VTCT Skills
Level 3
QN: 610/0209/4
Curriculum Active
VTCT Skills Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF)
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by VTCT Skills. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1640 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
VTCT Skills
Syllabus Units
66 Units
Guided Hours
1640 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Administer medication to individuals, and monitor the effects
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication
- Know about common types of medication and their use
- Understand procedures and techniques for the administration of medication
- Prepare for the administration of medication, Administer and monitor individuals’ medication
2
Administer oral nutritional products to individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to administer oral nutritional products to individuals in line with current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice guidelines
- Understand common nutritional products and their uses
- Understand how to manage possible reactions to the use of nutritional products
- Be able to prepare for oral administration of nutritional products
- Be able to administer oral nutritional products to individuals
- Be able to maintain stock of nutritional products
3
Be safe and responsible online
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Protect personal and work-related information and privacy
- Maintain personal well-being when using devices
4
Building Relationships
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to build relationships with customers and managing these effectively
- Be able to build trust with and across the team
- Be able to identify and share good practice across teams
5
Contribute to supporting individuals in the use of assistive technology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the range and purpose of assistive technology available to support individuals
- Be able to contribute to the use of selected assistive technology
6
Develop and implement marketing plans
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify and prioritise marketing objectives for own area of responsibility.
- Be able to produce a marketing strategy in own area of responsibility.
- Be able to produce and implement a marketing plan for own area of responsibility.
- Monitor and evaluate the marketing plan in own area of responsibility.
7
Develop and sustain effective working relationships with staff in other agencies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context of working in partnership.
- Develop effective working relationships with staff in other agencies, Sustain effective working relationships.
8
Duty of care in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how duty of care contributes to safe practice
- Know how to address conflicts or dilemmas that may arise between an individual’s rights and the duty of care
- Know how to respond to concerns and complaints
- Know how to recognise and respond to adverse events, incidents, errors and near misses
9
Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that support the fulfilment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia while minimising risk of harm
- Be able to maximise the rights and choices of individuals with dementia
- Be able to involve carers and others in supporting individuals with dementia
- Be able to maintain the privacy, dignity and respect of individuals with dementia whilst promoting rights and choices
10
Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand that each individual’s experience of dementia is unique
- Understand the importance of diversity, equality and inclusion in dementia care and support
- Be able to work in a person centred manner to ensure inclusivity of the individual with dementia
- Be able to work with others to encourage support for diversity and equality
11
Facilitate person centred assessment, planning, implementation and review
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of person centred assessment and care planning
- Be able to facilitate person centred assessment
- Be able to contribute to the planning of care or support
- Be able to support the implementation of care plans
- Be able to monitor a care plans
- Be able to facilitate a review of care plans and their implementation
12
Handling information in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand requirements for handling information in care settings
- Implement good practice in handling information
13
Introduction to personalisation in social care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the meaning of personalisation in social care
- Understand systems that support personalisation
- Understand how personalisation affects the way support is provided
- Understand how to implement personalisation
14
Leading people
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to adopt an effective leadership style to achieve positive outcomes
- Be able to support the development of the team and people through coaching, role modelling values and behaviours
- Understand organisational cultures, equality, diversity and inclusion
- Be able to communicate organisation strategy and team purpose
- Be able to manage change effectively
15
Managing People
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to build a high-performing team by supporting and developing individuals
- Be able to motivate team achievement
- Be able to set operational and personal goals and objectives
- Be able to monitor team performance, providing clear guidance and feedback
- Understand performance management techniques
16
Mental capacity and restrictive practice in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of mental capacity
- Understand the application of the principles of mental capacity and consent
- Understand restrictive practices
17
Obtain venous blood samples
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, policy and good practice related to obtaining venous blood samples.
- Understand the anatomy and physiology relating to obtaining venous blood samples.
- Be able to prepare to obtain venous blood samples.
- Be able to obtain venous blood samples.
- Be able to prepare venous blood samples for transportation.
18
Operational Management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to communicate organisational strategy and deliver against operational plans
- Be able to translate goals into deliverable actions for the team
- Be able to organise
- prioritise and allocate work
- Be able to collate and analyse data, and create reports
- Be able to adapt to meet challenges and identify solutions
- Be able to effectively use resources
19
Principles of social media within a business
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Introduction to the use of social media within a business
- Understand the impact of social media on a business
20
Professional Practice in learning, development and support services
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the purposes of learning, development and support services
- Understand current legislation, policies and influences on LDSS
- Be able to implement the current principles and values that underpin and inform the work of LDSS practitioners
- Understand how the views of children, young people and carers can be used to improve learning, development and support services
- Be able to use supervision to support continuing professional development and personal effectiveness, .
- Be able to reflect on own skills, knowledge and effectiveness to inform and improve own practice
21
Promote choice and independence in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Promote individuals’ rights to make choices
- Promote individuals’ independence
- Understand the role of risk assessments in promoting person-centred approaches, choice and independence
22
Promote continuing personal development in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know what is required to be competent in own role
- Demonstrate commitment to own development
- Understand the value of reflective practice
- Use reflective practice to improve ways of working
- Develop leadership behaviours
23
Promote effective communication in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand why effective communication is important in the work setting
- Understand the variety in peoples’ communication needs and preferences
- Be able to communicate effectively with others
- Be able to meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals
- Understand the role of independent advocacy services in supporting individuals’ to communicate their wishes, needs and preferences
- Understand confidentiality in care settings
24
Promote effective communication with individuals with sensory loss
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of effective two way communication
- Understand different methods that can support communication with individuals with sensory loss
- Be able to support the individual with communication
- Evaluate the effectiveness of methods of communication used to support an individual with sensory loss
25
Promote equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand influencers on working practices to promote equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights
- Understand the importance of equality, diversity, inclusion and human rights within own work setting
- Know how to promote equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights
- Work in an inclusive way
26
Promote health and well-being in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of individuals’ well-being
- Know how to monitor individuals’ health
- Be able to assess and respond to changes in an individual’s health and well-being
- Promote individuals’ health and well-being
27
Promote health, safety and security in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own responsibilities, and the responsibilities of others, relating to health and safety
- Understand procedures for responding to accidents and sudden illness
- Carry out own responsibilities for health and safety
- Move and handle equipment and other objects safely
- Handle hazardous substances and materials
- Promote fire safety in the work setting
- Implement security measures in the work setting
28
Promote infection prevention and control in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to prevent and control the spread of infection
- Prevent and control the spread of infection
29
Promote person-centred practice in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to work in a person-centred way
- Understand the application of person-centred practices in care settings
- Understand the importance of individuals’ relationships
30
Promote personal well-being in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own well-being
- Understand the importance of maintaining and improving own well-being
- Know how to maintain and improve own well-being
- Know how to manage own stress and anxiety
31
Promote positive behaviour
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how legislation, frameworks, codes of practice and policies relate to positive behaviour support.
- Understand the context and use of proactive and reactive strategies.
- Be able to promote positive behaviour.
- Be able to respond appropriately to incidents of challenging behaviour.
- Be able to support individuals and others following an incident of challenging behaviour.
- Be able to review and revise approaches to promoting positive behaviour.
32
Provide agreed support for foot care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the signs and causes of foot and toe-nail abnormalities
- Be able to prepare to provide support for assessed foot care needs
- Be able to promote the individual’s engagement in their own foot care
- Be able to provide foot care safely
- Be able to record and report on foot care
33
Provide support for therapy sessions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the benefits of therapy sessions
- Be able to prepare for therapy sessions
- Be able to provide support in therapy sessions
- Be able to observe and record therapy sessions
- Be able to contribute to the review of therapy sessions
34
Provide support to maintain and develop skills for everyday life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the context of supporting skills for everyday life
- Be able to support individuals to plan for maintaining and developing skills for everyday life
- Be able to support individuals to retain, regain or develop skills for everyday life
- Be able to evaluate support for developing or maintaining skills for everyday life
35
Provide support to manage pain and discomfort
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand approaches to managing pain and discomfort
- Be able to assist in minimising individuals’ pain or discomfort
- Be able to monitor
- record and report on the management of individuals’ pain or discomfort
36
Purpose and principles of Independent Advocacy
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand Independent Advocacy
- Explain principles and values underpinning Independent Advocacy
- Describe the development of Advocacy
- Be able to explain different types of Advocacy support and their purpose
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of an Independent Advocate
- Understand Advocacy standards
37
Recognise indications of substance misuse and refer individuals to specialists
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Recognise indications of substance mis
- Assess and monitor risk., Handle information and maintain records., Refer individuals to appropriate services.
38
Recruitment, selection and induction practice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles and theories underpinning recruitment, selection and induction practice
- Be able to recruit people into an organisation
- Be able to select appropriate people for the role
- Be able to induct people into an organisation
39
Regulatory processes for adult care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand systems and requirements for the regulation of adult care services
- Understand key roles, remits and responsibilities in registered services
- Understand the inspection process
- Understand the wider range of regulatory requirements that apply to the service
40
Safeguarding in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the national and local context of safeguarding and protection from ab
- use and neglect
- Know how to recognise signs of ab
- Understand ways to reduce the likelihood of ab
- use or neglect occurring
- Know how to respond to suspected or disclosed ab
- Know how to recognise and report unsafe practices
- Understand the principles of online safety
41
Support a LBGT person at end of life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to respond sensitively to the wishes of an LGBT person at end of life
- Understand how to support a LGBT person’s end of life care
42
Support carers to meet the care needs of individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current legislation, national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to supporting individuals in the community
- Understand why some individuals may need to be supported
- Understand how to ensure individuals receive the support they need from carers
- Be able to support carers to meet the care needs of individuals
43
Support individuals at the end of life
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the requirements of legislation and agreed ways of working to protect the rights of individuals at the end of life
- Understand factors affecting end of life care
- Understand advance care planning in relation to end of life care
- Be able to provide support to individuals and key people during end of life care
- Understand how to address sensitive issues in relation to end of life care
- Understand the role of organisations and support services available to individuals and key people in relation to end of life care
- Be able to access support for the individual or key people from the wider team
- Be able to support individuals through the process of dying
- Be able to take action following the death of individuals
- Be able to manage own feelings in relation to the dying or death of individuals
44
Support individuals to access and use services and facilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand factors that influence individuals’ access to services and facilities
- Be able to support individuals to select services and facilities
- Be able to support individuals to access and use services and facilities
- Be able to support individuals’ to review their access to and use of services and facilities
45
Support individuals to access education, training or employment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the value of engagement in training, education or employment for individuals
- Understand how legislation, guidance and codes of practice support an individual to access training, education or employment
- Understand the support available to individuals accessing education, training or employment
- Be able to support an individual to identify and access education, training or employment that meet needs and preferences
- Be able to support individuals to undertake education, training or employmen
- Be able to evaluate engagement in education, training or employment
46
Support individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand legislation, policies and guidance relevant to individuals with learning disabilities accessing healthcare
- Understand the function of different healthcare services that an individual with learning disabilities may need to access
- Understand the role of professionals within different healthcare services that a person with learning disabilities may need to access
- Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks underpin long-term health and well-being for individuals with learning disabilities
- Be able to complete and review plans for healthcare
- Understand the issues that an individual with learning disabilities may face when accessing a variety of healthcare services
- Be able to support an individual with learning disabilities when accessing a variety of healthcare services
47
Support individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the impact of multiple conditions and/or disabilities on individuals
- Understand own role in supporting individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Understand the support available for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Be able to assist individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Be able to evaluate the support provided to an individual to engage in activities
48
Support LGBT people with learning disabilities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the need for support for LGBT people with a learning disability
- Understand how to provide support to LGBT people with a learning disability
49
Support positive risk taking for individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of risk taking in everyday life
- Understand the importance of a positive, person-centred approach to risk assessment
- Understand the legal and policy frame
- work underpinning an individual’s right to make decisions and take risks
- Be able to support individuals to make decisions about risks
- Be able to support individuals to take risks
- Understand duty of care in relation to supporting positive risk-taking
50
Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals who have dementia
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the factors that can affect interactions and communication of individuals with dementia
- Be able to communicate with an individual with dementia using a range of verbal and non-verbal techniques
- Be able to communicate positively with an individual who has dementia by valuing their individuality
- Be able to use positive interaction approaches with individuals with dementia
51
Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia
- Understand the effect that that mealtime environments can have on an individual with dementia
- Be able to support an individual with dementia to enjoy good nutrition
52
Understand how to support individuals with autistic spectrum conditions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the main characteristics of autistic spectrum conditions
- Understand how autistic spectrum conditions can impact on the lives of individuals and those around them
- Understand different theories and concepts about autism
- Understand the legal and policy frame
- work that underpins good practice in the support of individuals with autistic spectrum conditions
- Understand how to achieve effective communication with individuals with an autistic spectrum condition
- Understand how to support individuals with an autistic spectrum condition
53
Understand how to work in end of life care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know different perspectives on death and dying.
- Understand the aims, principles and policies of end of life care.
- Understand factors regarding communication in end of life care.
- Know how to access the range of support services available to individuals and others.
54
Understand mental health problems
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the main forms of mental ill health
- Know the impact of mental ill health on individuals and others in their social net
55
Understand Parkinson’s for health and social care staff
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the signs, symptoms and progression of Parkinson’s.
- Understand the impacts of Parkinson’s on the individual and others.
- Understand the processes, procedures, methods, techniques and services used to manage Parkinson’s.
- Understand the issues associated with Parkinson’s medication.
- Understand communication and cognitive challenges associated with Parkinson’s at different stages.
56
Understand stroke care management
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to support individuals to manage stroke according to legislation, policy and guidance.
- Understand specific communication factors affecting individuals following a stroke.
- Understand changing physical needs of individuals affected by stroke.
- Understand the impact of the effects of stroke on daily living.
- Understand the associated complications for an individual with stroke.
- Understand the importance of adopting a person centred approach in stroke care management .
57
Understand the treatment and management of diabetes
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how diabetes is treated
- Know the treatment for hypoglycaemia
- Know the treatment for hyperglycaemia
- Understand the complications that can occur as a result of having diabetes
- Understand ways to prevent or detect complications associated with diabetes
58
Understand the impact of Acquired Brain Injury on individuals
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand Acquired Brain Injury
- Understand the impact on individuals of Acquired Brain Injury
- Understand the specialist communication needs of an individual with Acquired Brain Injury
- Understand the impact that personality changes can have on an individual and those providing support
- Understand the impact of challenging behaviour
59
Understand the process and experience of dementia
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the neurology of dementia.
- Understand the impact of recognition and diagnosis of dementia.
- Understand how dementia care must be underpinned by a person centred approach.
60
Understanding the role of the care worker in time of death
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to support an individual as they are approaching death
- Understand how to care for a deceased individual
- Know the support needed by family, significant others and friends of the deceased individual
- Understand relevant legislation and policies
61
Undertake physiological measurements
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand relevant legislation, policy and good practice for undertaking physiological measurements
- Understand the physiological states that can be measured
- Be able to prepare to take physiological measurements
- Be able to undertake physiological measurements
- Be able to record and report results of physiological measurements
62
Undertake stoma care
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand current legislation national guidelines, policies, protocols and good practice related to assessment for stoma care
- Understand the anatomy and physiology in relation to conditions requiring stoma care
- Be able to prepare individuals for stoma care
- Be able to carry out stoma care for individuals
- Be able to monitor and check individuals following stoma care
63
Undertake treatments and dressings of lesions and wounds
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand safety measures specific to undertaking treatments and dressings of lesions and wounds
- Understand wound infection and healing
- Understand the rationale for carrying out procedures when treating wounds/lesions
- Be able to prepare to treat and dress lesions and wounds
- Be able to carry out treatments and dressings to lesions/wounds
- Be able to record and report outcomes of the activities
64
Use devices and handle information
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- install and update applications and software on devices
- Mange and handle information from online sources
65
Ways of working in care settings
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand agreed ways of working
- Be able to work in ways that are agreed with the employer
- Understand working relationships in care settings
- Understand how to work in partnership with others
66
Work with families, carers and individuals during times of crisis
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand relevant legislation, policy and practice when working with individuals, carers and families in times of crisis
- Be able to develop risk management strategies when working with individuals, carers and families in times of crisis
- Be able to respond during times of crisis
- Be able to review the outcomes of requests for action during times of crisis
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/0209/4
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- VTCT Skills
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- May 2022