This is a nationally recognised qualification which is designed to recognise the role you have in the workplace and to give you credit for the activities you undertake there.  This qualification is to guide and assess the development of knowledge and skills relating to your work as a health and social care worker. This is the new NVQ in Health & Social Care which came into effect 1^st January 2011.

Who is it for?

The Diploma in Health and Social Care QCF Level 3 equivalent to the old NVQ 3 is for those working in the care sector benchmarking their level of competency in the workplace It will help employees to achieve a nationally recognised qualification that demonstrates they’ve attained a degree of ability which gives a vital baseline in their own personal development. This QCF course or also known as NVQ Diploma is applicable to anyone in the following job roles that hasn’t acquired any higher qualifications to level 3.

• Care Assistants, Support Workers, and key workers in residential settings
• Healthcare assistants and Support Workers in community and primary care environments
• Healthcare assistants and support workers in acute health environments
• Care assistants, support workers and key workers in domiciliary services
• Care assistants, support workers, key workers in day services
• Support workers in supported living projects
• Community-based care assistants, support workers and key workers, including those employed in specialist areas e.g. dementia, learning disabilities
• Personal assistants employed directly by the individual they support or by any their family members.
• Emerging new kinds of workers and multidisciplinary health job roles beyond traditional service limits and delivery methods.

You will be allocated a tutor who will help you through your learning.  You will also be allocated a QCF assessor/ NVQ Assessor who will assess your work and visit you at your workplace.

Qualification Structure and Units within this course.

In order to attain the Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England; every learner needs acquire a minimum of 58 credits and would be able to choose from 3 pathways; generic pathway, dementia pathway, learning disability pathway. To achieve this they have to choose either of the following:

Generic Pathway

28 credits from the 9 mandatory units in Group A

A minimum of 2 credits and a maximum of 7 credits from the optional units in Group B

Minimum 23 credits from the optional units within Group C

OR

Dementia Pathway

28 credits from the 9 mandatory units in Group A

A minimum of 2 credits and a maximum of 7 credits from the optional units in Group B but must complete: DEM 301 Understand the process and experience of dementia.

Minimum 23 credits from the optional units in Group C but 1 of these have to be completed: DEM 304, DEM,312, or DEM 313

OR

Adults with the Learning Disabilities Pathway

28 credits from the 9 mandatory units in Group A

A minimum of 2 credits and a maximum of 7 credits from the optional units in Group B but must complete: LD 201 Understand the context of supporting and individual with learning disabilities

Minimum of 23 credits from the optional units in Group C but 1 of the following has to be completed: LD 302, LD 303.

Visit here to view a list of all units and topics within the Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 3.

Assessment Details
You will be assessed against the national standards and you will be required to demonstrate competence and knowledge for all areas of the course.
The assessor will give you personal tutorial support at pre-arranged times plus personal assessment achieved by using a a number of methods including observation at their place of work.

Eligibility Criteria

This is an opportunity for Healthcare Businesses and employers to access free training, so that their employees can be trained at NO COST to themselves or their employees.  Subject to eligibility criteria, the entire programme is fully-funded.

Duration

This depends on your prior knowledge level.  We find that most employees need 6-9 months spread over a number of learning hours.

Entry Requirements

This programme is for those in work or those who are in voluntary employment and want to gain the experience.  Free spaces are available now; to be sure you qualify, fill the request form below now for a quick response:

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This is a nationally recognised qualification which is designed to recognise the role you have in the workplace and to give you credit for the activities you undertake there.  This qualification is to guide and assess the development of knowledge and skills relating to your work as a health and social care worker. This is the new NVQ Diploma in Health and Social Care which came into effect 1^st January 2011.

Who is it for?

The Diploma in Health and Social Care QCF Level 2 is equivalent to the old NVQ 2 is for those working in the care sector benchmarking their level of competency in the workplace.  It helps employees to gain a nationally recognised qualification that shows that they have attained a level of ability which provides an important baseline in their own personal development. This QCF NVQ is applicable to anyone in the following job roles that hasn’t acquired any higher qualifications up to level 2.

• Care Assistants, Support Workers, and key workers in residential settings
• Healthcare assistants and Support Workers in community and primary care environments
• Healthcare assistants and support workers in acute health environments
• Care assistants, support workers and key workers in domiciliary services
• Care assistants, support workers, key workers in day services
• Support workers in supported living projects
• Community-based care assistants, support workers and key workers, including those employed in specialist areas e.g. dementia, learning disabilities
• Personal assistants employed directly by the individual they support or by any their family members.
• Emerging new types of workers and multidisciplinary health roles beyond traditional service limits and delivery methods.

You will be allocated a tutor who will help you through your learning.  You will also be allocated a QCF assessor/ NVQ Assessor who will assess your work and visit you at your workplace.

Qualification Structure and Units within this course.

To achieve the Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England; Learners must achieve a minimum of 46 credits and would be able to choose from 3 pathways; generic pathway, dementia pathway, learning disability pathway. To do this they must achieve:

Generic Pathway

24 credits from the 9 mandatory units in Group A

A minimum of 2 credits and a maximum of 7 credits from the optional units in Group B

At least 15 credits from the optional units in Group C

OR

Dementia Pathway

24 credits from the 9 mandatory units in Group A

A minimum of 2 credits and a maximum of 7 credits from the optional units in Group B but must complete: DEM 201 Dementia Awareness

At least 15 credits from the optional units in Group C but one of the following must be completed: DEM 204, DEM 209, DEM 210 or DEM 211

OR

Adults with Learning Disabilities Pathway

24 credits from the 9 mandatory units in Group A

A minimum of 2 credits and a maximum of 7 credits from the optional units in Group B but must complete: LD 201 Understand the context of supporting and individual with learning disabilities

At least 15 credits from the optional units in Group C but one of the following must be completed: LD 202, LD 203.

Visit here to view a list of all units and topics within the Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 2.

Assessment Details

You will be assessed against the national standards and you will be required to demonstrate competence and knowledge for all areas of the QCF NVQ course.
The assessor will provide personal tutorial support at pre-arranged times plus personal assessment achieved through a variety of methods including observation in the workplace.

Eligibility Criteria

This is an opportunity for Healthcare Businesses and Employers to access free training, so that their employees can be trained at NO COST to themselves or their employees.  Subject to eligibility criteria, the entire programme is fully-funded.

Duration

This depends on your prior knowledge level.  We find that most employees need 4 to 6 months spread over a number of learning hours.

Entry Requirements

This programme is for those in work or those who are in voluntary employment and want to gain the experience.  Free spaces are available now; to be sure you qualify, fill the application form below for a fast process:

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What’s QCF all about?

A new system emerged since 1st January 2011 to replace the pre-existed National Qualifications Framework (NQF) commonly known as NVQ Level 2, Level 3, Level 4 & Level 5. This new system is referred to as the QCF – Qualifications and Credit Framework ;  from 1st April 2011 the NVQ Level 4 along with the Leadership & Management courses (LMC) have already been combined to create a new award referred to as the QCF Diploma Level 5.

QCF is the new framework for recognizing and accrediting the qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  This Framework is in the midst of a big transformation of vocational qualifications.  The QCF framework has been created to provide simplicity and then make the entire vocational qualification system easier and a lot much easier to understand.   With the QCF, qualifications are now more relevant to employers, it meets their needs and it introduces flexibility for learners.

How does the QCF Diploma Work?

There exist 3 categories of qualifications within the QCF: Awards, Certificates and Diplomas.  Each unit within the QCF contains a credit value; one credit  is corresponding to 10 hours, here the learner knows the length of time is needed to finish a particular course.  Each unit will also have a level ranging between the entry Level 1 to Level 8; the higher levels represent how advanced a course is.

• Awards 1-12 credits
• Certificates 13 – 36 credits
• Diplomas 37 credits or more

With the QCF the learner can have an award at Level 1 or an award at Level 8. This is because the qualification type “Award, Certificate or Diploma” represents the size of a qualification, not level of difficulty.

Each QCF qualification title contains the following:

• The level of the qualification, which range from Level 1 – Level 8
• The size of the qualification, this could be either an Award, Certificate
• The content of the qualification is determined likewise.

Are you looking for work but no experience?  Are you already in work? The QCF will benefit you in the following ways:

1. It offers more flexibility; you could start with an award, certificate or move straight on to the diploma. Much wider range of units.
2. Easy access to information about the commitment and time needed to achieve the necessary qualification.  It will enable you plan your course around your commitments and responsibilities.
3. Allows you to gain credits at your own pace and combine them in a way that will help you reach your desired goals
4. Enables you to transfer credits between the various qualifications.  This ensures you don’t have to repeat courses undertaken already.

For an employer, the QCF framework have been created in such a way to make sure future qualifications allow a flexible procedure for meeting the various development needs within your workforce.

Learners could either go through the apprenticeship or the work based learning courses either way there is funding available for Level 2 and Level 3 NVQ Diploma; eligibility criteria applies however it is worth finding out if you qualify as a learner or as an employer you can get your staff funding for any of these QCF courses as they are vocational courses.

There are a number of industries to choose from:

1. Health and Social Care
2. Business and Administration
3. Beauty Therapy
4. Child Care
5. Customer Service
6. Distribution and Warehousing
7. Engineering and Technology
8. Hairdressing
   

You are welcome on these courses if:

• Still at school; need to combine vocational studies to maintain your job.
• Young people 16-19 years looking to do an apprentice course
• Adult learners 25 years and above
• Returning to work need to brush up your skills
• An employer looking to provide professional and career development for staff

Call us now on 07921100026 and we will get you on the appropriate course suitable for you; and more likely free for you if eligible.

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The term “work product” within NVQ refers to evidence produced by the candidate themselves during work practice or during the duration of the course. Work products could be care plans, risk assessments, fluid charts, daily reports, communication aids, minutes from meetings, leaflets, rotas and so on. The exact nature of this evidence will depend on what you do at work. Care must however be taken to maintain confidentiality when using work products. All names and personal details need to be removed from the work products before you place them in your portfolio. Depending on your assessor, you may create a separate file to put work products that don’t have to be in your portfolio. Your assessor can view the original copy and complete a form to testify that she/he has viewed the work product stating the specific criteria within the unit you have provided evidence for. It is good practice for your assessor to signpost where the evidence can be found in the workplace and then leave it there. Note that a blank form alone does not demonstrate competence or knowledge as the evidence has to be reliable and authentic that the work product is for the candidate.

To ensure authenticity, the products may need to be countersigned by a person in a position of responsibility who is able to vouch that the products are all your unaided work.

Examples of work products which you can provide and the corresponding units they can be linked to;

Care Plan – HSC 21a, HSC 214, HSC 213, HSC 328, HSC 330

Completed Incident form – HSC 22c, HSC 32c

Completed Accident Form – HSC 22c

Health & Safety checks/ Maintenance book – HSC 22

Hot water temperature book – HSC 22

Fire checks record book – HSC22

Fire drill record – HSC 22

Risk assessments – HSC 22, HSC 24c, HSC 218, HSC 223, HSC 335, HSC360

Fluid Charts – HSC 214, HSC 213

Menu Book – HSC 214, HSC 213

Supervision Notes/records – HSC 23, HSC 33

You can also use these work products to reference other units depending on the contents of what you have completed on the forms.

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Happy New Year to all our valued customers, readers and visitors, we thank you all for the contribution and support in 2009. I want to believe as you are reading article that you have dreams for 2010 and you have set goals with practical step by step plans that will help you achieve those goals.  But perhaps you haven’t done so; I will advice to do so as soon as possible, give your actions a definite direction by setting your goals and plans, and then work out your plans. It is important to ensure that your goals and plans include your professional or career development because this has a direct effect on your life especially if you desire an  increase in income for 2010 or a change in your lifestyle for the years ahead. To add value to one’s life most often requires a conscious effort and a deliberate action taken.

My word to you in this New Year is that if you have commenced any of the NVQ courses; make up your mind to complete it. If you are contemplating on enrolling on an NVQ course in 2010, stop hesitating, take action and just add it to your to do list for the year and make it work. “Wisdom is the principal thing and with whatever you get, have understanding with it”; be your best in 2010.

If you have not written out your personal or professional development plan for this year, do it today. Make sure you do so. Write out what your achievements were last year and what you hope to accomplish this year. Do researches on the internet on how to achieve these or simply discuss with your line manager as soon as possible so you can set your professional development plan for 2010.

I will encourage you to visit NVQMadeSimple.com as often as you can or simply bookmark this website and subscribe to our post update.  You will be kept abreast of quality and valuable information, a lot of exciting Career and income opportunities will soon be posted on this website.

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NVQMadeSimple.com has a goal to support both learners and NVQ Assessors in 2010 to ensure you are successful in achieving your own goals. 

Look forward to exciting articles and products that will make NVQ Assessment simpler and achievable for you. We wish you all the best in 2010 and your career pursuit will be accomplished.

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What is APL/APEL?

APL means Assessment or Accreditation of Prior Learning. This should be proved by either a certificate of attendance or by records signed by the tutor or an authorised person at work but not necessarily from an awarding institution.  It could be a work based learning course or in house training session at work, whereby you were given a certificate of attendance which might state the content of the training or learning outcome.

It does not necessarily require that you have undertaken a formal assessment like a test at the end of the training; this is what is referred to as informal learning.

APEL means Assessment or Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning. This does not necessarily refer to courses you have attended but could be learning and experience that has taken place over a period of time within the sphere of your work life, social life or domestic life that is relevant to your NVQ.

Generally mature students have acquired a range of expertise, skills and knowledge gathered from their job role, the community and their personal life experience. Using APEL as a method of assessment provides you with the opportunity to have your previous experience assessed and included in your NVQ.

Benefits of using APL/APEL

• It may mean that you do not have to repeat aspects of your NVQ units which you are already familiar with and have evidence to show for it.
• It may help to speed up your rate of study and complete your NVQ earlier than you may have thought, although this can be as time consuming as completing a workbook if you are unable to freely express yourself and complete the requirements for your APEL/ APL assessment.
• It’s a good reflection exercise to help you develop the ability to think about all you have done in the past that adds up to your competence and a free expression of how you have developed yourself professionally and personally.

 How do I know if I have “relevant” learning?

• You will need to ensure that any informal training or experience you wish to claim evidence of competence for is relevant to the units within your NVQ. This means it should address the unit, elements and the knowledge specification to a broad extent.
• You need to be able to judge and reference the evidence as similar to the standards within the units of the NVQ and also ensure the level is similar to the NVQ level you are working towards.
• You need to be able to demonstrate your experience or acquired learning.This could be through work products that you can show your assessor.

How do I provide Evidence using APL/APEL?

• Start by getting your curriculum vitae (CV), your job description, all your training certificates (of attendance or formal tests you completed during the training), supervision or appraisal reports or statements from employers and any work products.
• Write a personal statement outlining the relevance of your learning experience to the NVQ units (APEL). There is no set format for this personal statement. See how you can write one in the article “Why health and social care as a career?” although you need to work in agreement with your NVQ assessor on what to be covered.
• Reflect on your training in the past 2-5 years, select the relevant certificate you wish to include in your portfolio to use towards your NVQ, on each of these trainings write about:

1. How you did the training?
2. Why it was necessary?
3. What you learnt?
4. How it has been of benefit in your job?

Note:  APL is not complete if you do not write a reflective account on each of your training certificates to ensure it meets the standards within your NVQ. This means if you just insert copies of training certificates into your portfolio without any reflections it would not be used as a method of assessment. Read article on “How to write a good reflective Account for your NVQ”

Below is a list of common areas of training and their respective NVQ Units that have similar standards which you can use to reference your reflection.

• Basic communication skills training– HSC21
• Advanced communication skills training – HSC31 and HSC369
• Report writing skills training – HSC21 and HSC31
• Basic Life Support & Emergency First Aid training – HSC22 and HSC32
• Health and Safety and Fire training -HSC22 and HSC32
• Moving and handling training – HSC223 and HSC360
• Medication Awareness training – HSC221 and HSC375
• Safeguarding Adults (formerly known as POVA) training – HSC24 and HSC35
• Understanding Mental Health Difficulties training – HSC336
• Handling challenging behavior training – HSC336 and  HSC337
• Food hygiene training – HSC213 and HSC214
• Pressure Area Care training – HSC217 and HSC358
• Care Planning and Review training – HSC328

As an Assessor I tend to encourage my candidates to start with the unit – HSC23, HSC33 and HSC43 – “Reflecting on your development and Practice”, this will give candidates the opportunity to use APL/APEL as a method of assessment for a range of units before they get cumbersome with workbooks and other assignments. So dear reader, if you are an NVQ candidate, find out from your assessor how you can use your previous experience or training certificates to provide evidence for your units, you will be surprised to know that you can get credits for your NVQ and this will reduce the workbooks or assignments you need to complete for APL.

APL means Assessment or Accreditation of Prior Learning

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NVQ 3 Health and Social Care

This is a very unique course within the healthcare sector. If you are reading this article you probably are on the course or intend to apply for it soon. NVQ Care Level 3 will be suitable for you if you use your knowledge and skills to carry out a broad range of complex work activities. Your job role will have considerable autonomy or responsibility, and often require you to manage or train others. At Level 3 you can cover everything from communicating using the latest assistive technologies to managing confidential information in line with Data Protection legislation, from acting appropriately if abuse is suspected to administering and storing medicines safely.

The benefits of the NVQ 3 Care has been covered in previous articles, however today I would like to present to you the different units within this course particularly the mandatory units, these are HSC31,HSC32, HSC33 and HSC35 and how you can complete them using our products and services, SEE WHAT’LL YOU GET

HSC31-Promote effective communication for and about individuals

As a health and Social Care worker you would know that a lot of your work thrives on effective communication. This unit is about how you support individuals to communicate with you and with others by using their preferred method of communication. Some of the individuals you work with may have difficulties communicating their needs; you need to show how you find out about these difficulties and your role in resolving or reporting it. This unit also covers the importance of reporting and record keeping. You will need to look into the policies, procedures within your organisation and legislation that determines how you carry out your work in relation to communicating sensitive and complex issues to individuals.

Note that the difference between HSC21 and HSC31 is that the scope you are considering at level 3 is not only simple day to day communication but difficult, complex and sensitive communications this could be distressing, traumatic, frightening, threatening issues the individual needs to discuss with you or you with them. Your reflective account needs show to this.

There are 19 knowledge requirements within this unit and you will need to show that you are informed about them all and you understand the applications likewise. There are 4 elements within HSC31 which are also known as the performance criteria which you generally would use as a guide when reflecting on practice. This is the only unit that has 4 elements.

The Elements are:

HSC31a – Identify ways to communicate effectively

HSC31b – Communicate effectively on difficult, complex and sensitive issues

HSC31c – Support individuals to communicate

HSC31d – Update and maintain records and reports

Unit HSC31 happens to be the only unit with 4 elements a, b, c & d. You will observe that most units would have 3 elements a, b, & c or rather just 2 elements a & b. A useful point to take note of, for the purpose of the NVQ is that the first element of most units is always a preparation stage of an activity (a). The second element is the actual carrying out of the activity (b) and the last element is the review stage of the activity (c). The fourth element in HSC31 is (d) and is purely about how you update and maintain records and reports at work.

To provide evidence of competence for unit HSC31 you need to follow the assessment plan you have agreed with your Assessor. You might be asked to complete a set of written Questions, obtain a witness testimony or write a reflective account, there are other ways of gathering evidence for your NVQ but it’s been widely noticed that NVQ candidates tend to require support in these 3 areas.

Our resource for mandatory units HSC31, HSC32, HSC33 & HSC35 is a fully loaded package with specimen answers/explanations to the 19 knowledge requirement and a guide for your reflective accounts. Complete your Unit HSC31 and the remaining 3 mandatory units with ease, Grab Your Copy Now.

HSC32- Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security inthe working environment.

There is a slight difference between how you provide evidence for this unit at NVQ Level 2 compared to NVQ Level 3. The words “promote, monitor and maintain”, as a senior social care worker you need to show that you keep the environment and individuals’ safe and encourage others to keep the environment safe and secured and you monitor the activities done that they are in line with the organisations policies and procedures for health and safety. Your Assessor will expect you to show competence that you are able to minimise risks arising from emergencies.

There are 18 knowledge requirements and 3 elements of performance requirements within this unit and you will need to show that you are informed about them all and you understand how to apply them at work. They are:

HSC32a – Monitor and maintain the safety and security in the working environment.

HSC32b – Promote health and safety in the working environment.

HSC32c – Minimise risks arising from emergencies

Our resource package on the mandatory units could be of great help to you in answering your questions without delay. You will be on time with submission of your assignments and you would have added a lot of knowledge and understanding on this unit. If you are still in doubt of how to answer a particular question your package comes with free access to an exclusive online support. Having troubles with Legislation or you don’t seem to know the connection with your organisation’s policies and procedures and this unit. Ask your questions and an assessor will supports you within 24hrs. Ready to buy go here now

HSC33- Reflect on and develop your practice

To develop your career in health and social care, you’ll need to continually improve your knowledge and skills. The art of reflection is a good tool to assess your competence and skills and thereby discover the areas you need development. This unit will help you to identify where to access information and support, relating to knowledge and best practice and enhance your continuing personal and professional development needs.

There are 11 knowledge requirements and 2 elements of performance requirements within this unit and you will need to show that you are informed about them all and you understand the applications likewise. They are:

HSC33a – Reflect on your own practice

HSC33b – Take action to enhance your practice

Your assessor may want you to write about your supervision/appraisal session with your manager or reflect on some training sessions and write about how and why you had to attend, what you learnt and how you are applying it at work. Your competence will also be judged based on your understanding of all the knowledge specification.

HSC35 – Promote choice, well-being and protection of all individuals.

For this unit you are expected to show that you protect individuals whilst respecting their diversity, differences and choice. Everyone receiving a care service needs to be treated as an individual and it is important that the care they receive meets their personal needs. This involves respecting people’s views, choices and decisions about life and their likes and dislikes. To do this you will need to build good relationships, respect people’s rights and value them as individuals.

There are 23 knowledge requirements and 3 elements of performance requirement within this unit and you will need to show that you are informed about them all and you understand the applications likewise. They are:

HSC35a – Develop supportive relationships that promote the choice andindependence.

HSC35b – Respect the diversity and difference of individuals and key people.

HSC35c – Contribute to the protection of all individuals.

You will need to show your understanding of legislation and organisational policies and procedures, Theories and practice. Your assessor will agree a plan with you on how to show your competence and this would involve you covering all the 23 knowledge specification and the performance criteria.

When you purchase a copy of our NVQ Care Level 3 Mandatory Units resource package, you can ask for additional guidance through our online support centre for free, so buy now with confidence.

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NVQ 2 Health and Social Care

If you’ve got formal Health and Social Care training and qualifications, you’re an asset to any employer operating in the care sector – whether it’s a day care centre or sheltered housing, a care home for the elderly or a domiciliary post in a private home.  An NVQ in Health and Social Care lets you strengthen the skills you use to do your job, helps you fill in any training gaps you might have and gain valuable qualifications at the same time.

National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are qualifications that demonstrate your ability to do your job. There are no formal examinations. The training is mainly on the job and NVQ assessment is directly related to your performance at work.

NVQ Level 2 will be suitable for you if you report to and take instructions from a boss or supervisor. Your job role will have some responsibility and may require you to work as part of a team.

At Level 2 you’ll develop a clear understanding of your specific role and responsibilities and you’ll be shown how you can help to create a safe, healthy environment for yourself and those you care for. The courses also cover equality, discrimination and stereotyping and you’ll see the day-to-day problems caused by prejudice within a care environment.

The benefits of the NVQ 2 Care has been covered in previous articles, however today I would like to present to you the different units within this course particularly the mandatory units, these are HSC21, HSC22, HSC23 and HSC24 and how you can complete them using our products and services, SEE WHAT YOU WILL GET

HSC21 – Communicate with and complete records for individuals

There are 14 knowledge requirements within this unit and you will need to show that you are informed about them all and you understand the applications likewise.

HSC21a – Work with individuals and others to identify the best forms of communication

HSC21b – Listen and respond to individuals’ questions and concerns

HSC21c – Communicate with individuals

HSC21d – Access and update records and reports

This unit helps you understand how to find out about individuals communication and language needs, where to get support to assist service users to use their preferred communication method and how to pass on information and records about changes in the needs of individuals.

There are legislations you need to be aware of with regards to accessing records and using them and you will need to be familiar with your organisations policies and procedures with regards to communicating with individuals and completing records.  All support required can be obtained from our unique resource.

HSC22- Support the health and safety of yourself and individuals

There are 18 knowledge requirements and 3 elements of performance requirements within this unit and you will need to show that you are informed about them all and you understand how to apply them at work.

HSC22a – Carry out health and safety checks before you begin work activities

HSC22b – Ensure your actions support health and safety in the place you work

HSC22c – Take actions to deal with emergencies.

At work you are responsible for your health and safety and the safety of the individuals you work with. Your employer must have informed you about what you need to do to maintain health and safety. For example wearing protective clothing, using equipment provided by employers at work. You are expected to be a role model at work and have knowledge of how to deal with emergencies if they arise. This unit will refresh your understanding of the health and safety principles and help you to cover any gaps in your knowledge.  You will be able to answer your questions and your reflective accounts when you get yourself a coy of the Mandatory Level 2 units.

HSC23 – Develop your knowledge and practice

There are 12 knowledge requirements and 2 elements of performance requirements within this unit and you will need to show that you are informed about them all and you understand how to apply them at work.

HSC23a – Evaluate your work

HSC23b – Use new improved skills and knowledge in your work  

It is a legal requirement that you improve on your knowledge and practice as a care worker. You have a responsibility to keep your skills and knowledge up to date by: 

• Attending training courses
• In-house training
• Taking qualifications e.g. NVQ

Learning is an ongoing process therefore you don’t need to wait for your manager to send you on training you can keep your skills and knowledge up to date by:

• Talking to work colleagues
• Searching the internet
• Listening to the radio
• Reading newspapers, magazines and professional journals
• Watching the news
• Talking to your manager

This unit will enable you to see ways of creating new skills and improving on existing ones. Get the resource to answer any questions you may need support with.

HSC24 – Ensure your own actions support the care, protection  and well-being of individuals

There are 21 knowledge requirements and 3 elements of performance requirements within this unit and you will need to show that you are informed about them all and you understand how to apply them at work.

HSC24a – Relate to and support individuals in a way they choose

HSC24b – Treat individuals with respect and dignity

HSC24c – Assist in the protection of individuals

Almost everything you will have to do to support individuals at work should involve their rights, preferences and choice. The individuals you work with ought to be treated with respects and dignity. Remember they are not your children. Every individual has a right to be protected from harm, danger and abuse. If you have attended previous training on Protection of Vulnerable Adults now known as Safeguarding Adults you will have understanding of why abuse happens, different types of abuse and what actions to take if you do suspect abuse.

You will need to provide evidence that you are able to safeguard individuals at work. Give answers or explanations to the knowledge criteria of this unit.

Our package NVQ 2 mandatory units resource package will support you to answer any questions set by your assessor around the knowledge criteria on HSC21, HSC22, HSC23, HSC24 and you will get a guide to how to write your reflective accounts. A detailed example is included in the package and best of all you get free online support from an NVQ Assessor if you need to ask further questions, grab your copy now

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In Part 1 of this article I analysed the NVQ Courses available to move you to the next level in your career as an Health and Social Care Worker and what you need to do to get a job within the sector if you are currently working elsewhere.

This post is a continuation but in a further upward and forward direction which is at management level or within the teaching sector.

If you have been working within this sector for some years it might be time to take another step further in the right direction. What do you enjoy doing at work? Within the period of working as an health and social care worker have you had to mentor other staff members and show them what to do? Are you currently carrying out the responsibilities of a manager at work but do not have qualifications to show for it? You should go ahead gathering evidence to prove yourself competent of working as a manager by acquiring NVQ Level 4 Health and Social Care and the Leadership and management course.

This course also comprises of 4 mandatory units and some optional units which you will make your choice in reference to your skill scan. Our products are coming out soon for NVQ Level 4, watch out for it.

You can complete this course within 6 – 12months and the rewards are great. You can do a Google search on Health and Social Care jobs as managers and see if the pay package is worth your while.

On the other hand if you would be interested in the assessing role or the teaching role, this is a rewarding role to pursue as well. I am an NVQ Assessor and I believe we are changing lives and supporting others to get a hold of their career and future.  Reflect on the role of your assessor if you are already taking an NVQ course. Would you like to take up such a role? Don’t be discouraged if you think you did not get enough support from your assessor or your assessor looked disorganised. There are standards of good assessment practice to follow. You would be made aware of these when you go through the A1 Award course.  If you have started we have a resource package that you can purchase for support, go here for more information

You might be curious to know how much your job will be worth when you step up to the challenge of becoming an NVQ Assessor , I will leave that to you to browse the internet and get a hold of this information and reset your goals for 2009. This course can also be completed within 6 – 12months. You will be required to assess NVQ 2 candidates as the major part of this course is practical rather than theoretical. Our unique online support is available to you when you purchase our resource on the A1 Award.

There you can ask any question to help you carry through your course, click here to purchase now.

If you are already an NVQ Assessor and you are undertaking teaching roles like delivering of underpinning knowledge sessions you will be required to have the PTTLS Award by 2010 in order to keep teaching. However you do not need this course if you are purely undertaking assessing roles only.

My advice is that things change all the time in our career, no knowledge gained is useless when you take additional courses, so go for City & Guilds PTTLS 7303 course titled- Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector.

This course is available in most colleges or training centres and you can complete this course within 3 months or less. This course will allow you start a teaching career as you can apply for lecturing jobs within the adult education once you have completed it. However, this course does not qualify you to work with individuals within the nursery, primary or secondary school level. It qualifies you to teach within the Further Education Sector.

We have PTTLS 7303 package tailor-made to support you through the 7 Assignments you will need to submit and also a guide to your journals and reflective writing. This package has examples of written assignments, journals, reflective accounts, scheme of work, micro teaching aids. Although written from a Health and Social Care background  but I find the principles to be the same across other fields therefore it is a good resource to use even if  you desire to teach within other fields as the questions and answers are teaching related and not particularly health and social care related, grab your copy here now.

Are you wondering if this will make a difference to how much you can earn now? Do your research and you will be amazed.

“Nothing really changes until you do something to change your situation. Apply for courses to take you to the next level now. All things are possible if you believe you can do it!”

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