Introduction to

Health and Social CareDiploma

Levels 2 & 3

The aims of today are to ensure you

• Are familiar with the structure and requirements of the awards you are completing

• Understand the different roles and responsibilities of those involved in the process

• Identify additional support available in completing the award

• Identify different methods of gaining and presenting evidence

• Gain practical experience of using e-portfolio• Leave with a development plan for the first unit

Who is involved in your award?

• Learner• Assessor• Internal Quality Assurance

(Internal Verifier/IV)• Vocational Training Team• External Quality Assurance

(External Verifier/EV)• Awarding Body (City & Guilds)

Learner Responsibilities

• Familiarise yourself with the units• Present evidence that relates to the unit• Seek guidance and support from your assessor• Meet with your assessor on a monthly basis• Inform your assessor when there is a problem• Take responsibility for completing your award• Gain patient/service user consent• Ensure anonymity of evidence • Maintain a record of the time you have spent

researching and completing activities

To complete unit 201/301 you need to: -

• Complete worksheet • Carry out a personal SWOT analysis• Identify your learning and development needs• Create SMART targets for the completion of your

apprenticeship award

Structure of Diplomas

• Mandatory Units – topics include communication, health and safety, equality, personal development, duty of care, health worker role

• Option Units – topics are specific to work role

• Number of units to achieve award is dependent upon the credit rating of each unit

Composition of a unit• Title• Level – units of different levels can appear

within a qualification• Credit Value• Unit Aim• Learning Outcomes• Assessment Criteria• May be knowledge only or a mix of

performance and knowledge

Learning Outcomes

• State the achievements learners will be able to prove

• Know – demonstrates knowledge• Understand – demonstrates knowledge and

understanding• Be able to – demonstrates competence

Assessment Criteria (Terminology)

• States how criteria should be proved• Describe – knowledge• Explain – knowledge• Apply – doing • Demonstrate – doing• Show - doing

Evidence Methods• Observation• Witness testimony• Expert witness testimony• Reflective accounts• Professional discussion• Work products• Oral/written questions• Assignments, projects and case studies• Recognition of prior achievement• Simulation

This morning we have covered: -

• The structure and requirements of the awards you are completing

• The different roles and responsibilities of those involved in the process

• Identified additional support available in completing the award

• Identified different methods of gaining and presenting evidence