QCF Unit and Assessment Specification

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1 QCF Unit and Assessment Specification Unit title Ofqual Unit code Recruitment and Selection within Health and Social Care or Children and Young People s Settings R/602/2338 SQA Unit code FL3R 53 SSC Ref O16

2 History of changes Publication date: April 2011 Version: 01 Version number Date Description Authorised by Scottish Qualifications Authority 2012 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part for educational purposes provided that no profit is derived from reproduction and that, if reproduced in part, the source is acknowledged.

3 QCF Unit specification Title Level 4 Credit value 3 Learning Outcomes Recruitment and Selection within Health and Social Care or Children and Young People s Settings Assessment Criteria The learner will: 1 Understand the recruitment and selection processes in health and social care or children and young people s settings. 2 Be able to contribute to the recruitment process in health and social care or children s and young people s settings. 3 Be able to participate in the selection process in health and social care or children s and young people s settings. The learner can: 1.1 Explain the impact on selection and recruitment processes, in own setting, of: legislative requirements regulatory requirements professional codes agreed ways of working 1.2 Explain circumstances when it is necessary to seek specialist expertise in relation to recruitment and selection. 1.3 Analyse how serious case reviews and inquiries have contributed to the establishment of policies and procedures within recruitment which safeguard vulnerable adults, children and young people. 2.1 Review job descriptions and person specifications to meet work setting objectives. 2.2 Work with others to establish the criteria that will be used in the recruitment and selection process. 2.3 Work with others to establish the methods that will be used in the recruitment and selection process. 2.4 Involve individuals in the recruitment process. 3.1 Use agreed methods to assess candidates. 3.2 Use agreed criteria to select candidates. 3.3 Communicate the outcome of the selection process according to the policies and procedures of own setting. (QCF Level 4) 1

4 Learning Outcomes The learner will: 4 Be able to evaluate the recruitment and selection processes in health and social care or children s and young people s settings. Assessment Criteria The learner can: 4.1 Evaluate the recruitment and selection methods and criteria used in own setting. 4.2 Recommend changes for improvement to recruitment and selection processes in own setting. (QCF Level 4) 2

5 Additional information about the Unit Unit purpose and aim(s) The purpose of this Unit is to assess the learner s knowledge, understanding and skills required to recruit and select in health and social care or children s and young people s settings. Unit expiry date 31 July 2015 Details of the relationship between the Unit and relevant national occupational standards (if appropriate) LMCS A3, HSC 444, CCLD 333, MSC D3, D4, D5 Details of the relationship between the Unit and other standards or curricula (if appropriate) N/A Assessment requirements specified by a sector or regulatory body (if appropriate) This Unit must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development's QCF Assessment Principles. Learning Outcomes 2, 3, and 4 must be assessed in the work setting. Endorsement of the Unit by a sector or other appropriate body (if required) Skills for Care and Development Location of the Unit within the subject/sector classification system 1.3 Health and Social Care Name of the organisation submitting the Unit City & Guilds Availability for use Shared Availability for delivery 01 April 2011 (QCF Level 4) 3

6 Guided Learning Hours 26 (QCF Level 4) 4

7 QCF Assessment specification Assessment (evidence) Requirements This information is provided in the accredited Unit specification and should be incorporated in the assessment and/or assessment guidance related to this Unit. Guidance on Instruments of Assessment More information on selecting instruments of assessment can be found in Assessment: A Guide for Centres Offering Ofqual Accredited Qualifications (Publication code: FA5465). (QCF Level 4) 5