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New Qualifications In Adult Social Care in
England
Last updated: July 2010
this presentation
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Why new qualifications?
What we have done
What we are doing
Next steps
why new qualifications?
• This presentation refers to Adult Social
Care in England
• All vocational qualifications are
changing as a response to the changing
landscape of health and social care
• To meet the knowledge and skills
requirements of employers
a simple architecture
what we have done! the QCF
development programme
• The current Health and Social Care (HSC) NVQs
level 2 & 3 will be replaced by HSC Diplomas at
Level 2 & 3
• The current leadership & management in care
service and the HSC NVQ level 4 will become a
combined level 5 Diploma in Leadership for
Health and Social Care and Children and Young
People’s Services
what we have done ! evolving QCF
Several changes have occurred during
the development process:
• Skills Funding Agency have extended
funding until end of 2010
• HSC diploma level 2 & 3 will go live in
Jan 2011
what we have done! other work
• To support the HSC Diplomas several other
qualifications have been identified
• Units from these may be used as optional
units within the HSC Diplomas
• Units may also be used within smaller
specialist qualifications as the QCF develops
• Units will allow learners to develop learning
in bite sized chunks and reflect business
need
structure – level 2/3 HSC diploma
Level 2 HSC
Diploma:
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Total credits =
46 credits or
more
Credits from
Group A = 24
credits
Group A
Mandatory Units
Level 3 HSC
Diploma:
• Total credits =
58 credits or
more
Group B
Specialist (Learning
Disabilities/Dementia)
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Credits from
Group A = 28
credits
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Combined
credits from
Groups B and C
must total at
least 30 credits
Or
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Combined
credits from
Groups B and
C must total at
least 22 credits
Generic Pathway Units - Optional
Group C
Optional Units
level 2 and 3 HSC diploma
mandatory units
9 mandatory units covering:
• Personal Development
• Communication
• Equality and Inclusion
• Duty of Care
• Role of Health and Social care worker
• Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults
• Person-centred Support
• Health and Safety
• Handling information
level 5 diploma in leadership for health and social
care and children and young people’s services
Shared Core & Mandatory
(A)
Children and Young People’s Pathways
Adult Pathways
Adults’
Adults’
Residential
Management
Management (F)
(E)
Adults’
Advanced
Practice
(G)
Children and
Young
People’s
Residential
Management
(B)
Optional Management Units (H)
Optional Units – Knowledge (I)
Optional Units (J)
Children and
Young
People’s
Management
(C)
Children and
Young
People’s
Advanced
Practice
(D)
HSC suite of units/qualifications update:
Specialist units within the HSC diploma:
• Sensory services
• Physical disabilities
• Mental Health
Specialist units/qualifications
• Certificate in Supporting individuals with Learning
Disabilities – level 2 & 3
• Dementia – level 2 & 3 awards and certificates
• Assisting and moving individuals - level 2 & 3 award
• Activities Organiser - level 2 & 3 awards and level 3
certificate
• Preparing for work in the care sector - level 2 & 3
• Commissioning, Procurement and Contracting in Care
Services - level 3, 5 & 7 diploma
recognition of prior learning (RPL)
RPL is a term used within the QCF to ensure
learners do not repeat learning
RPL Definition:
‘A method of assessment that considers
whether a learner can demonstrate that they
can meet the assessment requirements for a
unit through knowledge, understanding or skills
that they already possess, and do not need to
develop through a course of learning’
joining up…
• Skills for Care will ensure that changes
within qualifications will be reflected
across our business including NMDS
and TSI
• We will continue to engage external
organisations to ensure a consistent
and coherent approach to changes
how to get involved…
• Draft unit review:
– Expert reference group
– Web based consultation
• Highlight additional units needed within
the sector
• Keep up to date!
how to find out more…
• Visit our website www.skillsforcare.org.uk/qcf
for:
• QCF leaflets
• PowerPoint presentation
• FAQs
• Draft QCF units for consultation
• Approved QCF units
• For regular updates sign up to our e news:
marketing@skillsforcare.org.uk
for further information contact:
Project Managers:
Zoë Dodd
zoe.dodd@skillsforcare.org.uk
Fazeela Hafejee
fazeela.hafejee@skillsforcare.org.uk
For more information from Skills for Health visit:
www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/qualifications-and-creditframework
www.skillsforcare.org.uk