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Care Scotland Qualification Information

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To access information related to the following qualifications, please follow the appropriate link:

View information relating to Childcare Qualifications.
Childcare

View information relating to Health and Socal Care Qualifications.
Health and Social Care

View information relating to Health-Sepcific Qualifications.
Health Specific

View information relating to Community Justice Qualifications.
Community Justice


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Childcare Standardisation Events

Tuesday 16 February 2010 - Glasgow

Thursday 18 February 2010 - Perth

Invitations have been sent out to Centres inviting a delegate to attend one of the above Standardisation Events. The suite of SVQ's in Children's Care Learning & Development, the HNC Early Education and Childcare, the HND Childhood Practice and the PDA in Childhood Practice at SCQF level 8 will be covered at these events.Ideally to gain maximum effect from the day, your representative should be involved in the day to day provision and delivery of the SQA qualifications within your centre.

Please note reply slips must be returned by Friday 5 February 2010. If you would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Care Scotland team.
 

 HNC Early Education & Childcare (G7CX 15) Review

As you are aware SQA commenced the review of the HNC Early Education & Childcare back in May of this year. At the meeting of the Qualification Design Team (QDT) on Monday 2nd 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

Social Care Standardisation Workshop feedback (46 KB)
 

Childcare Exemplar

The exemplar for Theoretical Approaches to Development and Learning(DF52 34) is now available on the SQA secure website.This must be access via the SQA co-ordinator at your centre.

 

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 Scottish Qualification Authority 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


PDA Health and Social Care Supervision at SCQF level 7

We are pleased to advise that the PDA Health & Social Care Supervision at SCQF level 7 has been validated and the Arrangements Document and Units are now available for download:

PDA Health & Social Care Supervision at SCQF level 7

Documentation to support the delivery of the award is currently being compiled, with more information to follow soon.


Predecessor PDA: Certificate Childcare & Education

To view the letter sent out to all approved childcare centres please follow the link below:


HND Social Services & HND Childhood Practice

We are pleased to advise you that the HND Social Services and HND Childhood Practice have both been validated.


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.


Urgent Interim Guidance

HNC Health Care (G8CE 15)

Please follow the link below for more information.


SVQs Allied Health Profession Support (G8A5 23)/Renal Support (G8A7 23) /Decontamination (G8A6 23)/Maternity/Paediatric (G8A1 23) level 3

It has been brought to our attention that the option to use Expert Witness Testimony where no assessor is available has been omitted from the pathway specific Units in the above frameworks.


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


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.

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