CACHE Qualification Specification

Section 1: General introductionUnderstanding learning outcomesThere are two main types of learning outcome:• Skills that can be performed• Knowledge that can be learnt.Sometimes they can cover a combination of the two.Competence / Skills based learning outcomes:• generally begin with ‘Be able to’ and the assessment criteria usually show that theevidence must be observable• are about being able to perform a variety of different tasks as part of your work rolewithin a real work environment.Knowledge based learning outcomes:• generally begin with ‘Know’, ‘Understand’ or ‘Know how to’ and the assessmentcriteria will reflect that evidence can be recorded in ways other than observation,although observation remains a valid method (however, some learning outcomescould be purely knowledge based and do not need to be in the context of a workrole).For your convenience, Knowledge-only units are indicated by a lightbulb in both theUnit Achievement Log and at the top of the units.If a unit is not marked with a lightbulb, a unit has some Skills/Competencecomponent(s).© CACHE 2013 Version 2.0 7