Diploma

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Society, Health and Development
Diploma
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The Vision

• The intrinsic value of human beings throughout
  life is at the heart of the Society, Health and
  Development Diploma. It provides a unique
  opportunity to bring together the social care,
  children and young peoples, community justice
  and health workforces within one qualification.
  It puts young people at the centre of the
  learning experience through informed choice.

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The Diploma Development Partnership SSCs

• Skills for Health (lead SSC)
• Skills for Care
• Skills for Justice
• SkillsActive (on behalf of the Childrens
  Workforce Network)

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Derivation of Content

• Diploma Development Partnership
• Curriculum Advisory Board
• Employer Engagement
• Workshops
• Seminars
• One to One Interviews
• Web Questionnaires
• Sector Think Tanks
• Good Practice
• Young Apprenticeships
• Pathfinders
• Aim-higher
• Widening Participation

Functional Maps National Occupational Standards Ch
ildrens Common Core Codes of Conduct Research Ind
uction Standards Foundation Degree Frameworks KSF
and Knowledge and Skills Sets
STATEMENT OF CONTENT
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Diploma Structure
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The Young Person at the Centre of the Diploma
Independent enquirers
Team workers
Self-managers
Project Work placement Classroom
setting Voluntary work
Creative thinkers
Reflective learners
Effective participators
The young person at the centre of the learning is
one of the unique selling points of the diploma
look for potential opportunities to achieve
PLTS
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Principal Learning Level 1All units 30 GLH

• A background to sectors
• Introduction to principles and values
• Introduction to partnership working
• Communication

• Working safely to protect individuals
• Health, wellbeing and lifestyle of individuals
• Addressing the needs of individuals
• Human growth and development

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Principal Learning Level 2

• Holistic 60 GLH
• Principles and values and personal development
• Communication and partnership working
• Safeguarding and protecting individuals
• Growth, development and lifestyles
• Addressing needs

• Sector Based 30 GLH
• Antisocial and offending behaviour
• Supporting children and young people
• Patient centred health
• Social model of disability

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Principal Learning Level 3All units 90 GLH

• The sectors in context
• Principles and values in practice
• Partnership working
• Communication and information sharing
• Personal and professional development in the
  work environment
• Safeguarding and protecting individuals and
  society

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Specialist Learning Level 3

• Infection prevention and control
• Health, wellbeing and lifestyle
• Addressing needs
• Supporting adults through transitions
• Causes of and responses to offending behaviour
• Impact of offending behaviour on individuals
  communities
• Supporting children and young peoples
  development

• Play and learning
• Supporting children young people through
  transitional processes
• Health conditions and treatments
• Nutrition and health
• Specialist study area in adult social care
• Group work
• Leadership management
• Ethical dilemmas, judgments decision making
  in social care practice

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Progression
A clear choice of qualification routes
Degree
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Whats next

• Gateway consortia announced
• CABs approved and developing qualifications
• 9 Regional provider/employer workshops underway
• Ongoing support for CABs and providers
• Qualification launch in September 2008

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Contact details

• www.skillsactive.com
• www.skillsforhealth.org.uk
• diploma_at_skillsforhealth.org.uk

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