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New Qualifications In Adult Social Care in England

Last updated: July 2010

this presentation

• 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

Group A

Mandatory Units

Group B

Specialist (Learning Disabilities/Dementia)

Or

Generic Pathway Units - Optional

Group C

Optional Units

Level 2 HSC Diploma:

• Total credits = 46 credits or more

• Credits from Group A = 24 credits

• Combined credits from Groups B and C must total at least 22 credits

Level 3 HSC Diploma:

• Total credits = 58 credits or more

• Credits from Group A = 28 credits

• Combined credits from Groups B and C must total at least 30 credits

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

Shared Core & Mandatory (A)

Adult Pathways Children and Young People’s Pathways

Adults’ Residential Management (E)

Adults’ Management (F)

Adults’ Advanced Practice(G)

Children and Young People’s Residential Management (B)

Children and Young People’s Management (C)

Children and Young People’s Advanced Practice(D)

Optional Management Units (H)

Optional Units – Knowledge (I)

Optional Units (J)

level 5 diploma in leadership for health and social care and children and young people’s services

HSC suite of units/qualifications update:Specialist units within the HSC diploma:• Sensory services• Physical disabilities• Mental HealthSpecialist 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 Hafejeefazeela.hafejee@skillsforcare.org.uk

For more information from Skills for Health visit:

www.skillsforhealth.org.uk/qualifications-and-credit-framework

www.skillsforcare.org.uk