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Health
and Social Care -
NVQ Level 3
Course Code: NHSC03
Awarding Body: NCFE
Duration: 06-12
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Introduction |
An estimated three million people are employed in the health
and social care sectors in the UK. Driven by the government
requirements across the UK to modernise and raise standards
in these sectors, there is an increasing need to recruit, retain
and develop the skills of this workforce.
The level 3 qualification is designed for workers delivering
care and support, often without direct supervision or working
on their own - perhaps in an individual's own home. Workers may
have some supervisory or development responsibility for other
care workers, or they might be involved in specialist tasks with
a degree of responsibility or independence.
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Course Aims |
The NVQ in Health
and Social Care at level 3 is aimed at individuals who often
work without direct supervision or on their own, perhaps in
a user's own home.
The qualification is about the delivery of health and social
care to clients. This includes direct care, where the focus is
hands-on care and on the development and maintenance of the client’s
independence. This NVQ is designed for those people who deliver
physical, emotional or enabling care to clients, whether you
work in health or social care, in the public, private or voluntary
sectors. It is designed to be applicable wherever care is delivered
including hospitals, the client’s own home, clinic, residential
homes, nursing homes, day centres and group homes.
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Course
Market |
This NVQ is for those working in a Health or Social Care
setting.
It is suitable for:
- full or part time workers, paid and voluntary, permanent
or temporary as well as day or night workers, supporting
adults of any age, in any setting.
- individuals working with either older people or children
and young people in essential care environments, day care
settings or palliative care.
- people who work with individuals to support and assist
them with their physical or emotional care, daily living
needs or maintaining their independence.
- individuals who often work without direct supervision
or on their own, perhaps in a user's own home.
- senior care workers, health care workers, home care organisers
and community support workers. Units are also available for
drugs and mental health workers.
- for those working with people with learning disabilities
or challenging behaviour, as well as those in more supervisory
positions with greater autonomy and authority.
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Course Structure |
The Level 3 qualification contains Eight units. All candidates
must undertake the 4 core units (one of which is contextualised
to the Adults Pathway) plus 4 optional units from a choice
of 105 drawn from adults or children and young people or generic
options. The extensive range of options ensures coverage of
a wide range of work roles and specialisms across health and
social care.
The additional units are for Continuing Professional Development
and do not form part of the overall qualification structure.
Core Units:
HSC31 |
Promote effective communication for and
about individuals |
HSC32 |
Promote, monitor and maintain health,
safety and security in the working environment |
HSC33 |
Reflect on and develop your practice |
HSC35 |
Promote choice, wellbeing and the protection
of all individuals |
Click Here for the List of Optional
and Additional Units
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Duration |
As the qualification consists of work based assessment, the duration would vary
between 6 to 12 months depending on the outcome of the continuous assessment.
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Assessment |
The qualification is a work based
award and candidates' skills and knowledge are assessed in
the workplace whilst they are working directly with individuals
and colleagues. They must be working in a real health or social
care setting on a full or part time basis and in paid or voluntary
work. If candidates require any additional training prior to
assessment this can be based in or out of the workplace or
by distance or elearning.
Performance evidence requirements: Evidence
of candidate performance will usually be derived from assessor
observation or testimony from an expert witness of the candidate
carrying out real work activities in the workplace. In order
to complete the qualification, candidates must provide evidence
of experience from caring for more than one individual, except
in circumstances where a carer is working for only one individual
for the total period of their assessment.
Knowledge evidence requirements: Candidates
must be able to apply the specified knowledge and understanding
to their work practice and therefore, most usually, knowledge
and understanding will be apparent in candidates’ performance
evidence.
Simulation: Simulation is restricted and is limited to just one element within one unit.
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Entry Requirements |
There are no formal entry requirements
for candidates undertaking this NVQ, however candidates must
have the potential and opportunity to gain evidence for the
qualification in the work place.
This NVQ is not approved for the use of
those who are under 16 years of age. There may also be age
restrictions placed on individuals when undertaking certain
work activities within Health and Social Care. These too should
be clarified with the appropriate regulator where there is
any uncertainty about such restrictions.
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Exemptions |
Some candidates may have completed
few units as part of an NVQ, which can be transferred directly
into this qualification by presenting the original certificate
to the centre. This is all that is required so long as the
unit previously achieved is identical to the one in the qualification
and that authenticity has been established.
Accreditation of Prior Experience and Learning (APEL)
Some candidates for this qualification may
have undertaken training in the past and will be experienced
in Health and Social Care. Therefore opportunity is provided
for candidates’ prior
experience and learning to be assessed and accredited. This will
form part of the candidates’ initial assessment.
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| Progression: |
The NVQ will enable progression
within and between levels and across both sectors.
Laterally it will allow candidates who complete
the requirements for a full NVQ to take up Continuing Professional
Development opportunities through the optional and additional
suites of units. Vertically they will allow movement up to
another level across both sectors.
The Health and Social Care units will support
progression in employment in the following specialist areas:
- Management – residential adults, children and
young people and domiciliary work
- Drugs and Alcohol work
- Mental Health work
- Youth Justice work
- Rehabilitation work (especially for people with sensory
impairments)
- Some generic areas of Health
- Social Work
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