This introduction has been written to help support assessors in using the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook and accompanying online assessor support materials. This introduction covers the following topics: How to use these materials...2 Adding and removing units from the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook...8 Functional Skills, Essential Skills Wales and Key Skills...9 Tracking progress through the BTEC Apprenticeship...11
How to use these materials The online assessor support materials have been written to support you in using the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook Level 3 Health and Social Care. Each candidate taking a BTEC Apprenticeship at this level in this sector will receive a free copy of the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook on registration to help them complete the Apprenticeship. How to use the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook The BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook covers a number of units and qualifications within the Apprenticeship framework. It provides a holistic assessment plan, focusing on real work tasks, to guide candidates through demonstrating and evidencing their knowledge, understanding and competence. In addition to the Assessment Workbook, www.btecapprenticeshipworkbooks.co.uk provides extra support for both the assessor and the apprentice. The following table explains how the Workbook and website work alongside each other to support each part of the Apprenticeship Framework. Induction Employment Rights and Responsibilities Knowledge and understanding required for Knowledge and Competence qualifications Practical skills required for Competence qualification Assessment Workbook Activities to demonstrate understanding of main features of Apprenticeship and own work role, and provide evidence for Unit 1 of BTEC WorkSkills in Effective Learning and Employment The sector s ERR requirements are mapped into the Workbook, so activities generate evidence for this mandatory element as well as Unit 10 of BTEC WorkSkills in Effective Learning and Employment Activities to demonstrate the apprentice s knowledge and understanding, and guidance to prepare them for related professional discussions Guidance to prepare an apprentice for an observation and suggestions for Indicative answers for the assessor to use as a mark scheme for the candidate s work Indicative answers for the assessor to use as a mark scheme for the candidate s work Indicative answers for the assessor to use as a mark scheme for the candidate s work. Guidance documents to help structure a professional discussion that demonstrates related criteria Observation guides to help identify and record criteria that can be evidenced during a
Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills identifying naturally occurring workplace evidence Embedded into the activities, and mapped to BTEC WorkSkills in Effective Learning and Employment Level 3, Units 5-7 real work task. Where there are opportunities to demonstrate underpinning knowledge and understanding, there is also a discussion guide. In addition, evidence gathering logsheets help record naturally occurring workplace evidence Indicative answers for the assessor to use as a mark scheme for the candidate s work The website also provides additional support for Functional Skills, Key Skills and Essential Skills Wales. More information about this support can be found on page 9 of this introduction. Qualification coverage The BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook Level 3 Health and Social Care covers the following qualifications and units: BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care Unit 4 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Unit 6 Understand the role of the social care worker Unit 10 Principles of communication in adult social care settings Unit 11 Principles of personal development in adult social care settings Unit 12 Principles of diversity, equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Unit 13 Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care or children s and young people s settings Unit 14 Understand person-centred approaches in adult social care settings Unit 15 Understand health and safety in social care settings Unit 16 Understand how to handle Information in social care settings Diploma Level 3 Health and Social Care Unit 1 (SHC31) Promote communication in health, social care or children s and young people s settings Unit 2 (SHC32) Engage in personal development in health, social care or children s and young people s settings Unit 3 (SHC33) Promote equality and inclusion in health, social care or children s and young people s settings Unit 4 (SHC34) Principles for implementing duty of care in health, social care and young people s settings Unit 5 (HSC024) Principles of safeguarding and protection Unit 6 (HSC025) Role of the health and social care worker Unit 7 (HSC036) Promote person-centred approaches in health and social care Unit 8 (HSC037) Promote health and safety in health and social care
Unit 9 (HSC038) Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care Unit 31 (SS MU 3.1) Awareness of sensory loss mandatory for Wales and N. Ireland Unit 59 (HSC3003) Provide support to maintain and develop skills for everyday life Unit 60 (HSC3004) Support individuals in learning or development activities Unit 65 (HSC3013) Support individuals to access and use services and facilities Unit 68 (HSC3020) Facilitate person-centred assessment, planning, implementation and review s Unit 74 (HSC3029) Support individuals with specific communication needs Unit 80 (HSC3047) Support use of medication in social care settings BTEC Level 3 Award in Workskills for Effective Learning and Employment Unit 1: Preparing for a Level 3 Apprenticeship Unit 5: Using research skills to solve problems (CT/IE) Unit 6: Participating through team leading (EP/TW) Unit 7: Managing own learning (RL/SM) Unit 10: Understanding employment responsibilities and rights in health, social care, children and young people's settings Level 2 in Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health and Social Care Structure of the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook The Workbook is split into visits, which are broken down into sequences of activities based around real work themes and tasks. It is suggested that an apprentice completes all the knowledge and understanding activities within a visit, or a sequence of activities, in advance of the assessor visiting. The learner should also read the guidance contained within the Workbook about gathering workplace evidence and preparing for observations and professional discussions. During the visit, the assessor can carry out any necessary observations and professional discussions and review the work the apprentice has completed. The sequences of activities have been kept short to make this resource more flexible and help you combine topics for professional discussions. The number of visits in the Assessment Workbook is only a suggestion you may have more or fewer, depending on the needs of your apprentice. Activity sequences can be assessed in any order, so you can combine and separate them to suit your needs. You
can also add and remove units from the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook to better reflect the different needs of your apprentices. Guidance on doing this can be found on page 8 of this introduction. The Assessment Workbook is provided in a loose-leaf format, ready to be inserted into a ringbinder. This means that it is flexible, and can be used alongside your own activities and recording documentation. It also means learners can insert copies of logsheets and recording documents from the assessor support materials on the accompanying website into the relevant sections of the Workbook. Paper-based evidence could also be inserted here, if appropriate. There are supporting materials written specifically for assessors on www.btecapprenticeshipworkbooks.co.uk to use alongside the Assessment Workbook. On the website you will find a mapping document that shows how the qualifications have been mapped within the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook. This can be used alongside a progresstracking spreadsheet (for further details, see page 11). How to use the assessor support materials The assessor support materials have been designed to help make the delivery of an Apprenticeship more time-efficient and maximize the opportunities for holistic assessment provided in the Assessment Workbook. They mirror the four main types of activity that have been used in the Assessment Workbook. This section explains how the assessor support materials work alongside the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook and how they can be used to gather assessment evidence. Knowledge and understanding activities These structured activities can be used to demonstrate underpinning knowledge. These should be included in the candidate s action plan and completed independently by the candidate in preparation for their next assessment visit. These could include write-in activities, research tasks, developing a presentation, report writing, etc. and contribute towards the SASE/W requirement for learning hours. Workbook Candidate completes knowledge and understanding activities independently in preparation for the next assessor visit. Answers checked by assessor as evidence for the candidate s portfolio. Activities can be completed in a different sequence from the order in the Assessment Workbook and assessors may advise candidates not to complete all activities in order to focus only on units the candidate is covering. Additional knowledge and understanding criteria can be incorporated within the professional discussion. Indicative answers show the kind of information the candidate needs to produce in order to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding and can be used as a mark scheme. Achievement of criteria can be recorded on the tracking spreadsheet. Interactive PDFs of the Assessment Workbook activities are included on the website so learners can type into the Assessment Workbook. Evidence gathering activities These activities suggest opportunities for candidates to identify naturally occurring workplace evidence that could contribute towards their portfolio. By giving clear criteria for example, explaining what a relevant piece of workplace evidence should demonstrate candidates are encouraged to gather evidence independently in advance of their next assessor visit.
Workbook Guidance for candidates about what kind of evidence they could generate from their work role. Suggestions for selection criteria are included to guide apprentices to collecting relevant and meaningful evidence. Evidence logsheets help identify and record criteria demonstrated through naturally occurring workplace evidence. Some evidence logsheets also include discussion questions to help evidence any relevant underpinning knowledge and understanding. Once completed, the learner can also insert copies of these into the relevant section of their Assessment Workbook. Pro formas are also provided for expert witness statements and personal statements, giving you additional opportunities to gather assessment evidence. Putting it into practice These sections prepare candidates for possible observations. While the observation choices are entirely in the hands of the assessor, the Assessment Workbook suggests how typical workplace activities can demonstrate competence in a wide range of assessment criteria. It will also help prepare candidates by letting them know what they will be expected to do and what their assessor will need to see. Workbook Preparation notes for apprentices, suggesting one or more observation opportunities within a theme. Observation logsheets help identify and record criteria demonstrated through real workplace tasks. Criteria are listed in a logical sequence to match the sequence in which the apprentice is likely to complete the task. Once completed, the learner can also insert copies of these into the relevant section of their Assessment Workbook. Professional discussion These sections of the Assessment Workbook help candidates to prepare for the professional discussion in advance of their next assessment visit. Each section includes suggestions for the topics that might be covered in the discussion and some questions for apprentices to think about before their assessor visits. Each professional discussion section is focused on one specific work topic, with several discussions within each visit. You may wish to combine the professional discussions from different sequences of activities to focus a single discussion on the range of topics covered by an entire visit. Workbook Provides a selection of potential discussion topics to prepare the candidate for the professional discussion. Professional discussion guides provide a structure for the assessor designed to evidence criteria related to the topic being discussed. These guides can be used to
identify and record criteria evidenced during the discussion and create a log of criteria covered by an audio recording. Once completed, the learner can also insert copies of these into the relevant section of their Assessment Workbook. Additional assessor support materials In addition to the assessor support materials listed above, you will also find the following at www.btecapprenticeshipworkbooks.co.uk: A mapping document, identifying which criteria are covered by which part of the Assessment Workbook. This can also be used as a sign-off sheet to record and track progress through the Apprenticeship (see page 11). Interactive quizzes for the units of the Technical Certificate that can be assessed via onscreen test, which candidates can use as practice materials. Candidates may find it useful to discuss the interactive quizzes with an assessor or mentor. Contextualised practice activities for Functional Skills, providing candidates with tasks to complete in the context of their Apprenticeship sector. A Key Skills assignment designed to generate evidence for the skills-based qualifications. An Essential Skills Wales assignment designed to generate evidence for the Welsh skillsbased qualifications. Blank templates for witness statements, personal statements, professional discussions, observations and evidence gathering logs. Adding and removing units from the BTEC Apprenticeship The BTEC Level 3 Health and Social Care Apprenticeship Workbook covers the mandatory and most popular optional units for the Knowledge and Competence qualifications. However, with such a broad range of units, you may need to replace, remove or add one or more units to the content of the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook. Below is a suggested step-by-step guide to removing and adding units to the Assessment Workbook: To remove a unit 1 Use the holistic mapping document to identify where the unit you want to remove is covered. This should help you to identify which visit, and which sequences of activities include criteria from the unit in question. 2 Within the Assessment Workbook, remove any tasks or parts of tasks that cover the only unit you wish to remove. Note that due to the overlaps of criteria between units, there may be relatively little that you need to remove wholesale. The easiest way of removing tasks is simply to cross them out so the candidate knows to skip over them. 3 Also within the Assessment Workbook, identify whether any elements of the evidence gathering, observation or professional discussion activities relate specifically to the unit you want to remove. 4 Repeat the same exercise for the accompanying assessor support materials, deleting content relating to the unit you want to remove. The assessor support materials are provided in Word format, making them easier to customize. Remember to save these documents to your local area before you start making changes.
To add a unit 1 Because there is often cross-over between the topics covered by different units, your first step should be to identify how much the content of the new unit may overlap with the content of the units already covered. The unit s learning outcomes should give a clear indication of where the overlap may occur. 2 Using the holistic mapping document, you can identify where any overlapping or related criteria appear within individual tasks or sequences of activities. You can map in these new criteria by updating the holistic mapping document, and by writing the unit number and criteria references in the margin of the Assessment Workbook. 3 You can incorporate additional units and criteria in the accompanying professional discussion, observation and evidence gathering activities in the same way. Depending on the balance of knowledge and competence criteria, you may find that the new unit is easier to fit into the assessor support materials than the Assessment Workbook. Functional Skills, Key Skills and Essential Skills Wales The BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook website also includes support materials for the skills element of the BTEC Apprenticeship, covering Functional Skills, Key Skills and Essential Skills Wales. At the time of writing, Key Skills has been extended in England until 2012 for Apprenticeships. However, in England, Functional Skills are also available for the skills elements of the Apprenticeship and are due to become a mandatory element in 2012. The support provided on this website covers: Functional Skills o Level 2 Functional English o Level 2 Functional Mathematics Key Skills o Level 2 Communication o Level 2 Application of Number Essential Skills Wales o Level 2 Communication o Level 2 Application of Number Functional Skills Sample assessment activities are provided, following the assessment style of the Edexcel paperbased exam. These use the vocational context of the BTEC Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care so candidates can practise applying problem-solving skills in a familiar context. These activities can be used to help learners to develop their Functional Skills, before they then complete their assessment. Please note that the contexts used in the actual Functional Skills tests are generic and therefore unlikely to be the same as the apprentice s work sector, so candidates need to be prepared to apply their skills in unfamiliar contexts. Mark schemes are provided for each of the Functional Skills activities and are only available under the assessor login. Key Skills
Key Skills is assessed through a combination of portfolio evidence and external assessment. On the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbooks website you will find a holistic assignment covering the relevant Key Skills for the Level 3 BTEC Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care. The assignment is based in the context of the learner s work sector and has been designed to cover all the necessary skills criteria for developing a portfolio of evidence. It can be used as supplementary skills materials to prepare a candidate for producing a Key Skills portfolio, or it can be used to produce a portfolio of evidence that can be submitted for evidence. It is recommended that any evidence produced through using the assignment is supported with additional workplace evidence. This will prove consistency and help plug any gaps where the candidate may not have demonstrated the necessary breadth of skills. Essential Skills Wales To support centres delivering Essential Skills Wales, the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook website includes a holistic assignment based in the learner s work sector covering the necessary skills. As with Key Skills, this can be used to practise skills or to produce a portfolio of evidence that can be submitted for assessment. If your candidates use the assignment to develop a portfolio of evidence, it is recommended that additional workplace evidence is collected alongside this. This will prove that the candidate can consistently apply these skills as will help plug any gaps where the candidate may not have demonstrated the necessary breadth of skills. Tracking progress through the BTEC Apprenticeship The BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook takes a holistic approach to assessment, combining criteria from the Knowledge, Competence and WorkSkills qualifications. There is a holistic mapping grid available on the BTEC Apprenticeship Assessment Workbook website to show you clearly which assessment criteria are covered by each part of the Assessment Workbook. This helps you to efficiently and effectively assess your candidates, but does not allow you to see how close your candidates are to completion, or how far through each unit they have progressed. The BTEC Apprenticeship tracker spreadsheet, which can also be found on www.btecapprenticeshipworkbooks.co.uk can be used to record achievement and monitor progress through the Apprenticeship. Full details on how to use the tracker spreadsheet are available together on the website with the spreadsheet itself.