Scottish Vocational Qualification Level 3
Social Services & Health Care award or Healthcare Support Clinical Award Scottish Credit Qualification Framework (SCQF) Level 7
The candidate is supported by a college-based assessor from West Lothian College.
Entry criteria previous study at SCQF level 6 SVQ 2 desirable but not essential Nomination and application form to be completed by manager and emailed to Programme coordinator
Candidate completion expected 12 months.
The award consists of 8 units – 3 core and 5 other units that are selected by the candidate and manager to reflect the HCSW job role. See units list at: https://secure.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/Information_Sheet_SSHC_Level_3.pdf or SVQ 3 Healthcare Support (Clinical) – SQA
Core units
- Promote effective communication
- Promote health, safety and security in the work setting
- Develop your practice through reflection and learning
To evidence the course outcomes for the SVQ students have to undertake the following
- Complete an electronic portfolio of work by writing reflective accounts based on the care they deliver to demonstrate their practical, theoretical knowledge and understanding against the standards set with the SVQ units.
- The college-based assessor will induct the student on to the award and provide the student with access to an electronic portfolio.
- The assessor liaises with the student to monitor progress, assess and mark the student’s work against the SVQ units.
There will be an expectation that staff participating in the course will be supervised/ mentored in practice and that work based competences will be area specific and existing competences can be utilised with the course providing the underpinning knowledge.
