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Your Guide to Being a CACHE Centre 06: Terms you will encounter Your Customer Quality Advisor or Subject Specialist will discuss and support you with the following: Credit transfer Credit transfer is the process of using credits awarded in the context of one qualification or awarded by a different awarding organisation towards the achievement requirements of another qualification. Every awarding organisation in the QCF must support credit transfer by recognising credits of all other QCF organisations. Credit transfers should be submitted to CACHE Customer Services with a copy of the certificate issued, if it was not issued by CACHE. We will authenticate the credit value within the Rules of Combination for the qualification against which credit is being claimed. The final decision regarding credit value that can be transferred rests with CACHE if we are awarding the qualification for which credit is being claimed. Personal Learning Record (PLR) Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) RPL enables individuals with existing learning and achievements to achieve QCF qualifications without having to repeat learning. It is an alternative route to recognition, not a short cut. Learners will be awarded credit using RPL when they have successfully demonstrated that they meet all the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of a QCF unit. CACHE cannot award credit for the partial completion of a unit. You can use RPL flexibly along with other assessment methods, as long as there is a full audit trail. Learners over the age of 16 can use their ULN to access their online Personal Learning Record (PLR) which will show all their credit and qualification achievements in the QCF. With each learner’s permission, you will also be able to access their Personal Learning Record to view their previous achievements which will help you to ensure that opportunities for credit transfer are maximised for each learner. Learners will need to be issued with a Privacy Notice in relation to the use of their personal data on the PLR. Further information on this is available on www.learningrecordsservice.org.uk. Rules of Combination (RoC) QCF Rules of Combination (RoC) specify the number of credits that need to be achieved through the completion of specific combinations of units to achieve a QCF qualification. For detailed information see the Qualification Specifications on the CACHE website or through cachezone. Information on RoC is also available on the Register of Regulated Qualifications (RRQ) http://register.ofqual.gov.uk “ Internally assessed assignments are marked and internally moderated within your Centre. “ 18
Your Guide to Being a CACHE Centre Value statements Values in Childcare for Children and Young People For values to be meaningful, they must be owned at a personal level and then integrated into our work. This statement of values should underpin the content and delivery of all CACHE Children and Young People’s qualifications and every aspect of the assessment. The CACHE learner will put the child or young person first by: • ensuring their welfare and safety • showing compassion and sensitivity • respecting them as individuals • upholding their rights and dignity • enabling them to achieve their full learning potential • never using abusive language or physical violence • respecting the parent, or those in a parenting role, as the primary carer and educator of the child or young person • respecting the contribution and expertise of staff in the child care and education field and other professionals with whom they may be involved • respecting the wishes, needs and with customs, values and spiritual beliefs of the child and their family • upholding CACHE's Equality and Diversity statement • honouring the confidentiality of information relating to the child or young person and their family, unless its disclosure is required by law or is in the best interest of the child or young person. Values in Health and Social Care For values to be meaningful, they must be owned at a personal level and then integrated into our work. This statement of values should underpin the content and delivery of all CACHE Health and Social Care qualifications and every aspect of the assessment. The CACHE learner will put the individual first by: • providing individualised care • ensuring the individual's welfare and safety • showing compassion and sensitivity • upholding the individual's rights and dignity • never using abusive language or physical violence • respecting the wishes, needs and preferences of the individual and their family • honouring the confidentiality of information relating to the individual and their family • the contribution and expertise of staff in the care and education field and other professionals with whom they may be involved • upholding CACHE's Equality and Diversity statement. Values in Playwork For values to be meaningful, they must be owned at a personal level and then integrated into our work. This statement of values should underpin the content and delivery of all CACHE Playwork qualifications and every aspect of the assessment. • All children and young people need to play. The impulse to play is innate. Play is a biological, psychological and social necessity, and is fundamental to the healthy development and well-being of individuals and communities. • Play is a process that is freely chosen, personally directed and intrinsically motivated. That is, children and young people determine and control the content and intent of their play, by following their own instincts, ideas and interests, in their own way for their own reasons. • The prime focus and essence of playwork is to support and facilitate the play process and this should inform the development of play policy, strategy, training and education. • For playworkers, the play process takes precedence and playworkers act as advocates for play when engaging with adult led agendas. • The role of the playworker is to support all children and young people in the creation of a space in which they can play. • The playworker's response to children and young people playing is based on sound up to date knowledge of the play process, and reflective practice. • Playworker's recognise their own impact on the play space and also the impact of children and young people’s play on the playworker. • Playworker's choose an intervention style that enables children and young people to extend their play. All playworker intervention must balance risk with the developmental benefit and well-being of children. Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education Apex House, 81 Camp Road, St Albans, AL1 5GB T: 0845 347 2123 F: 01727 818618 www.cache.org.uk Patron: Her Majesty the Queen 19
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