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Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care

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UNIT 44: VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CAREThe unit provides opportunities for the production of evidence towards the <strong>Level</strong> 3key skills <strong>in</strong> communication, improv<strong>in</strong>g own learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> performance <strong>and</strong> work<strong>in</strong>gwith others.Essential resourcesThe follow<strong>in</strong>g resources are considered essential for the delivery of this unit:• an appropriately qualified tutor — a qualified assessor or <strong>in</strong>ternal verifier withappropriate vocational experience will be an asset <strong>in</strong> the delivery of this unit• a m<strong>in</strong>imum of 200 hours of work experience is required for the successfulcompletion of this unit — it is recommended that this is divided between at leastthree different placements — this time is additional to the work experiencerequired for Unit 6: Personal <strong>and</strong> Professional Development <strong>in</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong><strong>Care</strong>• library resources with key texts <strong>and</strong> other reference materials.In addition, the follow<strong>in</strong>g resources are considered to be highly valuable:• leaflets/DVDs on learner safety from the Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Skills Council.Indicative read<strong>in</strong>g for learnersThere are many resources available to support this unit. Some examples are:BooksBoys D <strong>and</strong> Langridge E — <strong>BTEC</strong> National <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Book 1 (NelsonThornes, 2007) ISBN 0748784047Boys D, Langridge E <strong>and</strong> Michie V — <strong>BTEC</strong> National <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Book 2(Nelson Thornes, 2007) ISBN 0748781722Crawford P <strong>and</strong> Bonham P — Communication <strong>in</strong> Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Sett<strong>in</strong>gs (Nelson Thornes,2006) ISBN 0748797165Jasper M — Beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g Reflective Practice (Nelson Thornes, 2003) ISBN 0748771174Miller J — <strong>Care</strong> Practice for S/NVQ 3(Hodder Arnold, 2005) ISBN 0340889330Skills for Life, Teachers Reference Pack, <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong> (DfES)Stretch B <strong>and</strong> Whitehouse M — <strong>BTEC</strong> National <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Book 1(He<strong>in</strong>emann, 2007) ISBN 9780435499150Stretch B <strong>and</strong> Whitehouse M — <strong>BTEC</strong> National <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Book 2(He<strong>in</strong>emann, 2007) ISBN 9780435499167LeafletsThe Right Start — Work experience for young people: health <strong>and</strong> safety basics foremployers (<strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> Safety Executive)St<strong>and</strong>ards for <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> Safety (Learn<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> Skills Council)544BN018467 – Specification – <strong>Edexcel</strong> <strong>Level</strong> 3 <strong>BTEC</strong> <strong>Nationals</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Care</strong>– Issue 1 – February 2007 © <strong>Edexcel</strong> Limited 2007

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