Subjects & Qualifications
Care Scotland
Care Scotland Qualification Information
To access information related to the following qualifications, please follow the appropriate link:
Stop Press
Commissioning Procurement and Contracting
Earlier this year the National Occupational Standards in Commissioning, Procurement and contracting (CPC) were credit rated and levelled against the Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework. These standards were developed in response to requests from the Care Sector for qualifications in this growing area of practice. They were seen as important in the context of policy developments such as self-directed support and personalisation.
SQA now wish to gather views on which of these CPC Units may be suitable for inclusion as optional units in awards for example, HNC Social Care and PDA Leadership and Management for Care Services.
Please can you take the time to complete the online survey.
SVQ Health & Social Care EV Team - EV Standardisation, May 2010
SVQ Health & Social Care EV team - Agreed points from meeting
HND Social Services and HND Childhood Practice
Following consultation with our Publishing department we have been advised the Learning and Teaching packs for the following units are now estimated to be available some time in June - August 2010.
Developing Leadership
Professional Development and Practice
Applied Sociology
Applied Psychology
Early Years Standardisation - February 2010
The following is taken from Care Scotland’s Standardisation event workshops. The workshops examined, the expectations that centres have regarding evs, and what expectations the evs themselves have.
The points raised do not constitute official SQA policy, merely reflecting the attitudes and opinions of the Centres and evs who took part in the events.
Childcare Standardisation Events
HNC Early Education & Childcare (G7CX 15) Review
As you are aware SQA commenced the review of the HNC Early Education & Childcare back in May 2009. At the meeting of the Qualification Design Team (QDT) on Monday 2 November, it was decided to postpone this review until September 2010, when the QDT will re-group. This will allow us to await the outcome of work that is being commissioned by the Scottish Government in relation to a skills functions analysis against current policies in Scotland; the Early Years and Early Intervention policies; Equally Well; and work that is progressing between the Scottish Social Services Council and NHS Education for Scotland, which will then inform this review, ensuring that the qualification remains fit for purpose in its revised form.
If you would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Care Scotland team.
Social Care Standardisation Workshop December 2009
Childcare Exemplar
The exemplar for Theoretical Approaches to Development and Learning (DF52 34) is now available on SQA's secure website. SQA Co-ordinators will have access to this.
HNC Health Care
As you may be aware, we have recently reviewed the HNC Health Care. Since this award was validated in August 2006, it has been recognised that some of the Units require to be updated to provide clarity on delivery and assessment. In response to feedback from the Qualifications Support Team (QST) a selection of the Units were reviewed.
As such, amendments resulted in changes within the Support Notes (guidance) section of the following Units:
- F0KF 34 Health Care: Graded Unit 1
- DR3P 34 Physiology for Health Care Professionals
- DR3N 34 Health Care Policy
- FOK9 34 Calculations and Practical Techniques in Health Care
The revision of the Unit F0KB 33 Physiology of the Reproductive System resulted in changes to the Statement of Standards (mandatory) section. To reflect these changes the level of the Unit specification has been increased to SCQF level 7 and the Unit has been allocated a new SQA code. The current Unit specification will remain for a short period within the framework to allow for future certification.
All candidates currently undertaking this Unit must complete and be resulted on SQA's system by 30 June 2010.
We recommend that all new candidates are assessed using the new Unit F84Y 34.
Assessor A1 NHS Project
Guidance for practitioners to simultaneously evidence the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council Mentor Outcomes and the SQA A1 Assessor Unit:
Scheme of Integrated Assessments
The scheme of Integrated Assessments for HND Social Services (G97D 16) and HND Childhood Practice (G97E 16) are now available for download via SQA's secure site.
To access these, please contact your centre's SQA Co-ordinator.
Scottish Social Services Learning Networks
The Scottish Social Services Learning Networks support the workforce learning and development of the Social Services Sector.
They work to enable partnerships, to share knowledge and experience, and to facilitate sharing of resources across the social services sector. In order to meet the ongoing learning and development needs of the sector, the Learning Networks act as a catalyst for change.
Each Learning Network provides an effective forum to enable workforce learning and development to better meet the needs of service users and carers.
For further information please visit their website at: www.learningnetworks.org.uk
Predecessor PDA: Certificate Childcare & Education
To view the letter sent out to all approved childcare centres please follow the link below:
HNC Early Education & Childcare Unit Revisions (G7CX 15)
As centres will be aware the revised units (F3S3 34, F3S9 24, F3S4 34) have now been added to the above framework. The reviewed Units (DF51 34, DF52 34, DF50 34) will remain within the framework to allow for future certification and recognition of the award within internal systems. All candidates currently undertaking these predecessor Units must complete them by 31 July 2010.
Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework (SCQF) Social Services Recognition of Prior Informal Learning (RPL) pilot
Assessment Exemplars and Student & Tutor Guides
Assessment Exemplars and Student & Tutor Guides are available to download from the secure area of SQA's website. Access to this site is available to the SQA Co-ordinator of your centre.
Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations' Council (EVOC)
Training Needs Analyser
This is an online tool for voluntary private and public sector care providers. It has been designed for:
- small organisations with little or no HR support to make a complex area simpler to manage
- all managers with staff learning and development remit
The tool combines SSSC post requirements, your organisation's requirements and employee information. End analyses identifies qualifications required/in progress/completed plus a range of analyses options. For more information visit the EVOC website: www.evoc.org.uk.
Scottish Government reports
- Getting it Right for Every Child
- Investing in Children's Futures
- Key Proposals Early Years
- Social Work a 21st Century Profession
- Framework - Social Work Education in Scotland
- Changing Lives - 21st Century Social Work Review
- HN Design Principles
- SCQF Framework
Open Learning packs
Open Learning packs have been produced for a number of Units in the HNC Social Care and HNC Early Education and Childcare. These packs can be purchased from SQA at a cost of £17.00 per pack plus a handling charge of £2.95 and can be ordered via the Business Development & Customer Support Team. Please find below the relevant order form.
- HNC Social Care Open Learning packs - order form
- HNC Early Education and Childcare Open Learning packs - order form
Use the following link to access the HN website.
The pack to support the Unit: F6CX 34 Health and Social Care: Supervise People is at final editing stage and information relating to this pack will be communicated shortly.
The Open Learning Pack to support the Unit: F6CW 34 Health and Social Care: Supervise the Protection of People is now complete. Due to the delay in the production of the pack, it has been decided to provide it free of charge to our approved Centres. The pack is available to download from the SQA secure website; the nominated SQA Contact at your Centre has access to this site. Please do not hesitate to contact any of the Care Scotland team should you require assistance.
Contact Information
- Care Scotland Helpline
0845 213 5471
