Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

UNIT 35: INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREKey skillsAchievement of key skills is not a requirement of this qualification but it isencouraged. Suggestions of opportunities for the generation of Level 3 key skillevidence are given here. Tutors should check that learners have produced all theevidence required by part B of the key skills specifications when assessing thisevidence. Learners may need to develop additional evidence elsewhere to fully meetthe requirements of the key skills specifications.Communication Level 3When learners:• explain four benefits ofmicroorganisms• describe the role of threescientists in the developmentof current understanding ofmicrobiology• use examples to explain theprinciples of transmission ofpathogenic microrganisms• use examples to explain theprinciples of transmission ofpathogenic microrganisms.They should be able to develop the followingkey skills evidence:C3.1aC3.1bTake part in a group discussion.Make a formal presentation of at leasteight minutes using an image or othersupport material.C3.2 Read and synthesise information from atleast two documents about the samesubject.Each document must be a minimum of1000 words long.C3.3 Write two different types of documents,each one giving different informationabout complex subjects. One documentmust be at least 1000 words long.446BN018467 – Specification – Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care– Issue 1 – February 2007 © Edexcel Limited 2007