This qualification is about direct care, where the focus is hands-on care, (doing things for services users) enablement care, and development and maintenance of the services users independence (supporting and enabling services users to do things for themselves). Candidates will usually be delivering care in support of and under the direction of a colleague who is accountable in the area of practice, although this person may not always be in the immediate vicinity while the candidate is working with services users. The candidate would be expected to seek support, advice or assistance if they are unclear about what to do or if unusual or untoward situations arise (for example, deterioration in the services users’ condition).
These competencies are for persons who are likely to be in roles where for example their duties include:
Relevant occupations include:
This list is not exhaustive and only serves to illustrate the breadth of the qualification.
To achieve the full qualification, candidates must complete eight (8) units in total made up of four (4) mandatory units plus four (4) optional units. Candidates can also take additional units, although these are not required to complete the qualification.