Highfield
    Level 1
    QN: 603/6438/5
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    Highfield Level 1 Certificate in Introduction to Health and Social Care and Children’s and Young People’s Settings (RQF)

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Highfield. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 524 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 1
    Awarding Body
    Highfield
    Syllabus Units
    33 Units
    Guided Hours
    524 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Applying for a Job

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different methods of applying for jobs
    • Be able to complete a job application
    2

    Awareness of protection and safeguarding in children’s services and adult social care settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the principles of protection and safeguarding
    • Know how to handle suspected or alleged abuse
    • Know own boundaries and responsibilities when working in a social care setting
    3

    Communicating

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to create, edit and use contacts
    • Know the types of digital activities that leave a ‘digital footprint’ and understand the implications
    4

    Communicating Solutions to Others

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to solve problems
    • Know how to communicate the solution appropriately to others
    • Be able to communicate the solution appropriately to others
    • Be able to review own performance
    5

    Dementia Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what dementia is
    • Understand key features of the theoretical models of dementia
    • Know the most common types of dementia and their causes
    • Understand factors relating to an individual’s experience of dementia
    6

    Developing effective communication skills for the workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of effective communication for the workplace
    • Understand how to communicate effectively with others
    • Be able to use communication skills with others
    7

    Developing Personal Presentation Skills for the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about personal presentation for the workplace
    • Be able to present self appropriately for the workplace
    8

    Developing time-management skills for the workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of time-management skills for the workplace
    • Be able to use time-management skills
    9

    Effective Teamwork

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to organise their own work
    • Know how to support the work of a team
    • Know how to contribute to their own learning and development
    10

    Health and Safety in children’s services and adult health and social care settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the main roles and responsibilities for health and safety in health and social care
    • Know about the hazards and measures to help prevent them in health and social care settings
    • Know the procedures for responding to accidents, near misses and ill-health in health and social care
    11

    Interview Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare to be interviewed
    • Be able to respond to questions in an interview
    • Be able to assess own performance in an interview
    12

    Introduction to autistic spectrum conditions

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand autism, its related conditions and underpinning theories
    • Understand how autism is diagnosed
    • Understand how autism affects individuals
    13

    Introduction to communication in children’s services and adult social care settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different forms of communication in children’s services and adult social care settings
    • Understand how to communicate with individuals in adult social care settings
    14

    Introduction to diversity, equality and inclusion in children’s services and adult social care settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion in social care
    • Know the effects of discrimination on individuals and why diversity is important in children’s services and adult social care
    • Know factors that affect inclusion
    15

    Introduction to duty of care in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the implications of duty of care
    • Understand support available for addressing dilemmas that may arise about duty of care
    • Know how to respond to complaints
    16

    Introduction to mental health awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand mental health and wellbeing
    • Know ways to promote mental health and prevent mental ill health
    17

    Introduction to privacy and dignity in children’s services and adult social care settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the principles of dignity in children’s settings and adult care
    • Know the role of the care worker in relation to promoting dignity
    18

    Introduction to the prevention and control of infection in children’s services and adult health and social care settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand common infections
    • Know the importance of hand washing, cleaning and personal protective equipment (PPE)
    • Understand waste management procedures and the associated risks
    • Understand the roles and responsibilities in preventing infection
    19

    Keeping yourself and others safe from COVID-19

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what Coronavirus and COVID-19 are
    • Know how COVID-19 can affect the body
    • Know how to protect yourself from COVID-19
    20

    Learning from More Experienced People

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to identify more experienced people
    • Be able to learn from people with more experience
    • Understand what they have learned from people with more experience
    21

    Listening Techniques

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand active listening
    • Know how to listen to customers effectively
    22

    Personal Behaviour for Success

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how behaviours influence different situations
    • Know how own behaviour impacts on others
    • Know strategies that can be used to modify behaviour in different situations
    • Know how personal behaviour affects personal success
    23

    Preparation for work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the skills and qualities needed for working life
    • Investigate personal career opportunities
    24

    Principles of healthy eating and drinking for children and adults

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know why healthy eating is important
    • Understand the relationship between keeping hydrated and staying healthy
    25

    Principles of personal development in children’s services and adult social care settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is required for good practice in children’s services and adult social care roles
    • Understand how learning activities can develop knowledge, skills and understanding
    • Know how a personal development plan can contribute to own learning and development
    26

    Produce a Curriculum Vitae

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • 1 Know the purpose of a CV2 Know information required in a CV3 Be able to produce a CV
    27

    Understand how to handle information in children’s services and adult social care settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the importance of secure handling of information in children’s services and adult social care settings
    • Know how to handle information securely in social care settings
    28

    Understand the principles and values in health and social care _adults and children and young people_, early years and childcare

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the principles and values that underpin work in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare
    • Know ways to respect and value those who access services in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare
    29

    Understand the range of service provision and roles within health and social care _adults and children and young people_, early years and childcare

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the range of service provision available in health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare
    • Know the range and scope of roles within the health and social care (adults and children and young people), early years and childcare
    30

    Understand the role of the social care worker

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand working relationships in social care settings
    • Understand the importance of working in ways that are agreed with the employer
    • Understand the importance of working in partnership with others
    31

    Understanding mind-set towards work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know why having the right mind-set is important
    • Know how to improve mind-set
    32

    Use of online and digital software and systems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to safely use systems
    • Understand the uses of Social Media
    • Know how to communicate by email and online chat facilities
    33

    Using devices and handling information

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what is meant by hardware, software, operating systems and applications
    • Be able to navigate online content
    • Be able to open, read and save information
    • Be able to recognise when a technical problem has been encountered

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/6438/5
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    Highfield
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    Aug 2020