Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

UNIT 39: INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROLKey skillsAchievement of key skills is not a requirement of this qualification but it isencouraged. Suggestions of opportunities for the generation of Level 2 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 2When learners:• describe the causes ofinfection• describe how namedexamples of a viral, abacterial and a fungalinfection may be spread• describe the causes ofinfection• describe how namedexamples of a viral, abacterial and a fungalinfection may be spread• describe the causes ofinfection• describe how namedexamples of a viral, abacterial and a fungalinfection may be spread• describe the causes ofinfection• describe how namedexamples of a viral, abacterial and a fungalinfection may be spread.They should be able to develop the followingkey skills evidence:C2.1aC2.1bTake part in a group discussion.Give a talk of at least four minutes.C2.2 Read and summarise information from atleast two documents about the samesubject. Each document must be aminimum of 500 words long.C2.3 Write two different types of documents,each one giving different information.One document must be at least 500 wordslong.BN018467 – Specification – Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care– Issue 1 – February 2007 © Edexcel Limited 2007489