OCNLR
    Level 2
    QN: 603/3275/X
    Curriculum Active

    OCNLR Level 2 Diploma in Skills for Professions in Health and Social Care

    Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by OCNLR. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1697 hours.

    Qualification Level
    Level 2
    Awarding Body
    OCNLR
    Syllabus Units
    83 Units
    Guided Hours
    1697 hrs
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    Course Syllabus & Study Modules

    Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.

    1

    Activity Provision in Health and Social Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of activity provision to health and social care service users.
    • Know about different types of activity within health and social care.
    • Be able to select and plan appropriate activities for health and social care service users.
    • Understand the role of the health or social care professional supporting individuals undertaking activities.
    2

    Applying for a Job

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to apply for jobs.
    • Be able to prepare a job application.
    3

    Approaches to Mental Health

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the term ‘Mental Health’.
    • Understand the differing methods for treating/controlling mental illness.
    • Understand the different techniques for anger management.
    • Understand the role of therapeutic communication skills in mental health.
    • Understand the roles and functions of a range of agencies and individuals providing care services for people who are mentally ill.
    4

    Basic First Aid Principles

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the legal requirements for provision of first aid in the workplace.
    • Understand basic first aid procedures.
    5

    Care of the Elderly

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the ageing process.
    • Know about conditions affecting older people.
    • Know how to communicate with older people.
    • Know about good practice in caring for older people.
    6

    Care Planning Skills for the Care Worker

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the care planning process.
    • Understand the assessment process.
    • Understand the role of risk assessment in the care planning process.
    • Be able to participate in planning the delivery of care.
    • Understand the implementation of care plans.
    • Know how to evaluate plans and processes.
    • Understand the issues around the storage of information.
    7

    Career Planning

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to investigate career options.
    • Be able to assess career options.
    • Be able to plan to achieve a career-related goal.
    • Know about career progression.
    8

    Collaborative Working Using Digital Technology

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to prepare and set up collaborative technologies for use.2.
    • Be able to use collaborative technology safely and securely.3.
    • Be able to initiate
    • contribute to, and value contributions from others, in tasks using collaborative technologies.
    9

    Communication in Health and Social Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about different forms of communication.
    • Understand the importance of communication between health and social care practitioners and service users.
    • Know about barriers to communication between health and social care practitioners and service users.
    • Understand the practice of information sharing between health and social care practitioners.
    10

    Creating and Publishing Websites

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use structures and styles when creating websites
    • Be able to use website software tools to prepare content for websites
    • Be able to publish websites
    11

    Databases

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to create and modify non-relational database tables.
    • Be able to enter, edit and organise structured information in a database.
    • Be able to use database software tools to run queries and produce reports.
    12

    Dealing with Loss and Grief in Health and Social Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about loss and grief.
    • Know the process of grieving and adjusting to loss.
    • Know how a health and social care professional can support an individual to adjust to loss or grief.
    • Know about support services for people grieving or adjusting to loss.
    13

    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.
    14

    Developing Awareness of Neuro Linguistic Programming

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand ‘well-formed outcomes’ with reference to Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP).2.
    • Understand the senses and micro expressions.3.
    • Understand the link between thoughts and eye movements.4.
    • Understand the importance of rapport.5.
    • Understand the effects of anchors.
    15

    Diabetes Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what is meant by diabetes.
    • Know risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes.
    • Know the treatment and management options for individuals with diabetes.
    • Know how to respond to hypoglycaemia.
    • Know how to respond to hyperglycaemia.
    • Know the links between diabetes and other conditions.
    16

    Digital Content Creation – Audio and Video

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to design a digital publication that incorporates audio and video content (such as an electronic document, web page, blog, social media page, and online survey).
    • Be able to input audio and video material elements within a rich media publication design.3.
    • Be able to format and produce a rich media digital publication.
    17

    Digital Content Creation – Text and Image

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to design a digital publication that includes text and images.2.
    • Be able to input text and combine with other digital media within a publication design.3.
    • Be able to edit, format and produce a digital publication.
    18

    Disability and A Disabling Society

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the meaning of the term disability and how society and the environment can affect people with a disability.
    • Understand the different models of disability.
    • Be able to recognise stereotypical images and language used about people with disabilities in literature and by the media.
    • Understand the impact of disability legislation on people with disability.
    19

    Duty of Care in Health and Social Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the concept of duty of care in health and social care.
    • Know the role of legislation and workplace policies in helping health and social care organisations and staff to fulfil their duty of care.
    • Know about dilemmas relating to duty of care.
    20

    Effective Learning in Health and Social Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the demands of a course of study in Health and Social Care.
    • Understand how personal challenges and aspirations impact on their course of study in Health and Social Care.
    • Understand different ways of learning and relate to their own preferences.
    • Understand how self- and peer assessment can help to improve own learning.
    • Understand how working with others can help improve own learning.
    21

    Effectiveness at Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about effective behaviour at work.
    • Be able to demonstrate effective working practices.
    • Be able to evaluate own practice.
    22

    Environmental Issues

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know ways that people affect theenvironment.2.
    • Understand the actions that peoplecan take to benefit theenvironment.3.
    • Know different ways to reducetheir carbon footprint.
    23

    Equality and Inclusion in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand equality and inclusion in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings.
    • Know how to work in an inclusive way.
    24

    Ethical and Political Issues Relating to Land-Based Activities

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to identify an ethical/ political issue relating to horticulture, environmental conservation or animal care.2.
    • Be able to research the issue identified.3.
    • Be able to present key arguments or aspects of the differing views researched.4.
    • Be able to explain their own views in relation to the issue.
    25

    Ethical Issues in Health Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the concept of ethics as it relates to health and social professions.
    • Understand a number of ethical issues in health care.
    • Understand the complexity of factors involved in ethical issues.
    26

    Exploring Careers in the Green Industries

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the green industries that offer career opportunities.2.
    • Understand the range of employment opportunities available in green industries.
    27

    Food Safety in Health and Social Care and Children's and Young People's Settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand food safety in health and social care and children’s and young people’s settings.
    • Be able to maintain hygiene when handling food and drink.
    • Be able to prepare, serve and clear away food and drink safely.
    • Know how to store food and drink safely in health and social care and children’s and young people’s settings.
    28

    Generating and Assessing a Business Idea

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to generate a viable business idea.
    • Be able to assess the potential of a business idea.
    • Know how to take a business idea forward.
    29

    Global Warming and Climate Change

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is meant by ‘global warming’ and ‘climate change’.2.
    • Understand the causes of global warming and climate change.3.
    • Understand the impact of global warming and climate change on the environment.4.
    • Know about local, national and international action regarding climate change.
    • Understand how to reduce personal impact on climate change.
    30

    Health and Safety in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare in the workplace.
    • Understand how risk assessments contribute to health and safety.
    • Understand how to identify and control the risks from common workplace hazards.
    • Know the procedures for responding to accidents and incidents in the workplace.
    31

    Improving Own Learning And Performance

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand different ways of learning, and relate to own preferences.
    • Be able to use his/her own strengths, aptitudes and skills to determine realistic learning targets.
    • Be able to make decisions about how to achieve learning targets.
    • Be able to review own performance.
    32

    Improving Personal Productivity

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan the use of digital software to improve productivity.2.
    • Be able to use digital systems and software efficiently to complete planned tasks.3.
    • Be able to review the selection and use of digital tools to make improvements in productivity.
    33

    Infection Prevention and Control in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People's Settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the spread of infection.
    • Know how health and social care or children and young people’s settings prevent and control infections.
    • Know how personal hygiene contributes to infection prevention and control in health and social care or children and young people’s settings.
    • Understand how to reduce the risk of infection in health and social care or children and young people’s settings.
    • Be able to encourage staff and clients/children in health and social care or children and young people’s settings to adopt practices that reduce the risk of infection.
    34

    Interview Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to present self for an interview.
    • Be able to take part in an interview.
    • Know how to review own performance in an interview.
    35

    Introduction to Autistic Spectrum Condition

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the importance of a person centred approach when working with individuals with an autistic spectrum condition.
    • Understand the concept of Autistic Spectrum Condition.
    • Understand the importance of effective communication for individuals with an autistic spectrum condition.
    36

    Introduction to Disability Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the difference between the terms disability and impairment.
    • Know how key legislation protects people who have a disability.
    • Understand attitudes and barriers faced by people who have a disability.
    • Understand the social model of disability and how it is put into practice.
    37

    Introduction to Learning Disability

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the importance of a person centred approach when working with individuals with a learning disability.
    • Know the main causes of learning disability.
    • Understand the importance of effective communication for individuals with a learning disability.
    38

    Introduction to Physical Disability

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the importance of a person centred approach when working with individuals with a physical disability.
    • Know the main causes of physical disability.
    • Know how the challenges of living with a physical disability can be addressed.
    39

    Introduction to Self-Employment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about self-employment in a given sector
    • Know the characteristics of successful self-employed people
    • Know about income and expenditure as a self-employed person
    • Know the responsibilities of a self-employed person
    • Know about planning for self-employment
    • Understand the support available to people considering self-employment
    40

    Introduction to Sensory Loss

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the importance of a person centred approach when working with individuals with sensory loss.
    • Know the main causes of sensory loss.
    • Understand the importance of effective communication for individuals with sensory loss.
    41

    Introduction to Sustainability

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the basic concepts of sustainability.
    • Understand the importance of natural resources.
    • Understand key challenges to sustainability in the world.
    42

    Investigate an Environmental Issue

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand sources relating to an environmental issue.2.
    • Understand the causes of the issue.3.
    • Know how the issue impacts on the environment.4.
    • Understand the ways the issue is being or could be addressed.
    43

    IT Communication Fundamentals in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select and use a variety of sources of information to meet needs.
    • Be able to search for
    • select and use internet-based information and evaluate its fitness for purpose.
    • Be able to select and use IT to communicate safely, responsibly and effectively.
    44

    IT Software Fundamentals in the Workplace

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to select and use appropriate software applications to meet needs and solve problems.
    • Be able to enter and format different types of information to suit its meaning and purpose.
    • Be able to present information in ways that are fit for purpose and audience.
    • Be able to evaluate the selection and use of IT tools and facilities to present information.
    45

    Learning from Work Placement

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to reflect on what was learnt on work placement.
    • Be able to assess own performance during a work placement.
    • Be able to use learning from a work placement to set career-related goals.
    46

    Maintaining Quality Standards in the Health Sector

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how legislation, policies and procedures determine quality standards of work.
    • Know the limits of own expertise and knowledge and when to refer to others.
    • Know how to use resources efficiently to support quality standards.
    47

    Moving and Positioning Individuals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand basic anatomy and physiology in relation to moving and positioning individuals.
    • Know about guidance and requirements for moving and positioning individuals.
    • Know about health and safety in relation to moving and positioning individuals.
    • Know how to move and position an individual.
    48

    Person-Centred Approaches in Health and Social Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the concept and importance of person-centred care.
    • Know about person-centred approaches in health and social care.
    49

    Practical Presentation Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the skills involved in preparing and delivering presentations.
    • Be able to use different visual aids and delivery styles in presentations.
    • Be able to plan a presentation.
    • Be able to deliver a presentation.
    • Be able to assess performance and identify areas for improvement.
    50

    Preparing for an Interview

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to collate and understand information required in preparing for an interview.
    • Be able to prepare questions for an interviewer and answers to interview questions.
    51

    Preparing for Work Placement

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about the company or organisation where work placement is planned.
    • Know about a work placement.
    • Know what the company or organisation expects of the learner during work placement.
    • Be able to set targets relating to work placement.
    52

    Principles of Personal Development in Adult Social Care Settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is required for good practice in adult social care roles.2.
    • Understand how learning activities can develop knowledge, skills and understanding.3.
    • Know how a personal development plan can contribute to own learning and development.
    53

    Programming Fundamentals

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to use the different data types provided by the programming language.2.
    • Be able to use assignment statements to calculate results from expressions using basic mathematical functions.3.
    • Be able to use selection commands.4.
    • Be able to use loops.5.
    • Be able to use subroutines.6.
    • Be able to use functions.7.
    • Be able to use arrays.8.
    • Be able to use logical operators AND, OR and NOT.9.
    • Be able to read from and write to data files.10.
    • Be able to debug a program.
    54

    Project in Sustainability

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan a project to promote sustainability in a chosen environment.2.
    • Be able to undertake a sustainability project.3.
    • Be able to present the results of a sustainability project.4.
    • Be able to reflect on the sustainability project.
    55

    Protection and Safeguarding in Health and Social Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the responsibilities of health and social care organisations and practitioners in relation to protection and safeguarding.
    • Know about good practice in keeping health and social care service users safe or at reduced risk of harm.
    • Know about different forms of ab
    • Know how to respond to disclosure or suspicion of ab
    • Know about information and support in relation to ab
    56

    Searching for a Job

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about sources of information about job vacancies.
    • Be able to use information about jobs to identify suitable vacancies.
    57

    Setting and Meeting Targets at Work

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to set personal targets for a workplace.
    • Be able to review progress in meeting own targets.
    58

    Skills for Independent Enquirers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to plan research
    • Be able to carry out research
    • Be able to present findings of research
    59

    Skills for Reflective Learners

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to evaluate own strengths and weaknesses
    • Be able to set goals for own development
    • Be able to reflect on progress and achievement to support future progress
    60

    Skills for Self Managers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to manage self
    • Be able to work in a positive manner
    61

    Skills for Team Workers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to collaborate with others in team activities.2.
    • Be able to demonstrate personal skills that enhance relationships within teams.
    62

    Solving Work-Related Problems

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand problems that arise in the workplace.
    • Know how to use sources of help for workplace problems.
    • Understand how to solve workplace problems.
    • Know how to apply strategies to solve workplace problems.
    63

    Spreadsheets

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know different uses for spreadsheets.
    • Be able to use formatting techniques to enter data into a spreadsheet.
    • Be able to use multiple worksheets within a spreadsheet.
    • Be able to use formulae in a spreadsheet to calculate data.
    • Be able to present data in graphical form.
    • Be able to sort and manage data in a spreadsheet.
    • Be able to print a spreadsheet.
    64

    Stroke Awareness

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what a stroke is.
    • Know how to recognise stroke.
    • Understand the management of risk factors for stroke.
    • Understand the importance of emergency response and treatment for stroke.
    • Understand the management of stroke.
    65

    Support Individuals to Eat and Drink

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to support individuals to make choices about food and drink.
    • Be able to prepare to provide support for eating and drinking.
    • Be able to provide support for eating and drinking.
    • Be able to clear away after food and drink.
    • Be able to monitor eating and drinking and the support provided.
    66

    Supporting an Individual to be Part of a Community

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of social inclusion.
    • Understand social exclusion.
    • Know how social inclusion is promoted.
    • Know how a health and social care practitioner can support the inclusion of individuals in their community.
    67

    Supporting Sustainability in an Office Environment

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know how to support sustainability and efficiency in an office environment.
    • Be able to support sustainability in an office environment.
    68

    Sustainability Issues in Industry

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand sustainability issues in a chosen sector or industry.2.
    • Know how sustainability can be improved in a specific sector or industry.
    69

    Team Building Skills

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand characteristics of a team leader.
    • Know about leadership skills/style.
    • Understand team roles and personalities.
    • Know how to set clear objectives for the team.
    70

    Team Work in Health, Social Care or Children’s and Young People’s Settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of team-work in health, social care or children and young people’s settings.
    • Know how teams are structured in health, social care or children and young people’s settings.
    • Know the characteristics of effective teams in health, social care or children and young people’s settings.
    • Be able to work as an effective team member to complete a task or activity relating to health and social care or to the care of children or young people.
    71

    The Role of Neuro Linguistic Programming

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know the meaning of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP).
    • Understand how NLP links language and behaviour.3.
    • Understand what is meant by ‘personal choice’.4.
    • Know the key principles of NLP.5.
    • Understand the meaning of beliefs.6.
    • Understand the meaning of values.
    72

    The Role of the Health and Social Care Professional

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the role of the health and social care professional.
    • Understand the professional qualities and values needed by a health and social care professional.
    • Understand the different contexts in which a health and social care professional may work.
    73

    Time Management

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know what constitutes effective time management
    • Understand why it is important to manage their time in the workplace
    • Demonstrate time-management skills during the working day
    • Be able to assess how well they are managing their time
    74

    Understand How to Handle Information in Social Care Settings

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the need for secure handling of information in social care settings.
    • Know how to access support for handling information in social care settings.
    75

    Understanding Health Promotion and Health Education

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the meaning of health promotion and health education.
    • Understand the ethical issues relating to health education.
    • Understand the principles involved when promoting health.
    76

    Understanding Opportunities in Work Based Learning and Apprenticeships

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the purpose of work based learning and apprenticeships.
    • Understand how work based learning and apprenticeship opportunities can benefit own learning and development.
    77

    Understanding the Uses of Social Media for Business

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand what is involved in social media.
    • Understand the importance of security and trust when using social media for business.
    • Know the usefulness of social media as a business tool.
    78

    Using Numeracy Skills in Health and Social Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to recognise when to use numeracy skills in Health and Social Care.
    • Be able to select appropriate mathematical approach to solving Health and Social Care problems.
    • Be able to apply appropriate numeracy skills in a Health and Social Care context.
    • Be able to interpret and communicate results in situations where they have used numeracy skills in a Health and Social Care context.
    79

    Word Processing

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Be able to enter, edit and combine text and other information in word processed documents.
    • Be able to structure information within word processed documents.
    • Be able to use word processing software tools to format and present documents to meet requirements.
    80

    Working in a Team

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the advantages of disadvantages of having a team complete a task.2.
    • Understand the behaviours needed for effective team
    • Be able to recognise the strengths, skills and experiences of team members.4.
    • Be able to agree roles and responsibilities within the team in relation to a given task.5.
    • Be able to work positively as a member of a team.6.
    • Be able to reflect on the performance of a team.
    81

    Working in Health and Social Care

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Know about service provision in health and social care.
    • Know about occupations in health and social care.
    • Know about the skills and qualifications required to work in health and social care.
    • Know about career progression in health and social care.
    82

    Working with Colleagues

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand how people in the workplace depend on one another.
    • Understand how an individual’s behaviour affects other people at work.
    • Be able to demonstrate positive behaviours that promote effective working with others.
    83

    Working with Customers

    Verified
    Key Learning Objectives:
    • Understand the importance of customer service.
    • Know how organisations ensure effective customer service.
    • Know about effective customer service.
    • Be able to interact positively with customers.

    Regulatory & Verification Details

    Qualification Number (QN)
    603/3275/X
    Regulated Status
    Available to learners
    Awarding Body
    OCNLR
    Qualification Type
    Vocationally-Related Qualification
    Operational Start
    Jun 2018

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