How you’d get it
How you’d get this certificate
- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer Training Qualifications UK Ltd has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and Training Qualifications UK Ltd awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from Training Qualifications UK Ltd.
01What it is
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These are the units Training Qualifications UK Ltd registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
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02The units
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Contribute to support of positive risk-taking for individuals Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll explore the significance of positive risk-taking and person-centred risk assessment. The unit includes relevant legislation and policies, and develops skills to support individuals in making informed choices about risk.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the importance of risk-taking in everyday life and its potential benefits for individuals' development and well-being.
- Understand the importance of positive, person-centred risk assessment in identifying and managing risks in a way that promotes individuals' autonomy and choice.
- Know how relevant legislation and policies relate to positive risk-taking, including safeguarding and duty of care requirements.
- Support individuals to make informed choices about taking risks, providing them with accurate information and support to weigh the potential benefits and risks.
- Contribute to the support of individuals to manage identified risks, implementing agreed risk management strategies and monitoring their effectiveness.
- Understand duty of care in relation to supporting positive risk-taking, balancing the need to protect individuals from harm with their right to make their own choices.
Contribute to supporting group care activities Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll explore the role and benefits of group care activities within care and support plans. The unit develops skills to contribute to a supportive group culture, implement activities, and evaluate their effectiveness.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the place of group care activities in the care and support of individuals, considering their benefits and limitations.
- Contribute to the development of a supportive group culture, promoting positive relationships and mutual respect.
- Contribute to the implementation of group care activities, following agreed plans and procedures.
- Contribute to the evaluation of group care activities, providing feedback on their effectiveness and impact.
Contribute to supporting individuals in the use of assistive technology Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll understand the range and purpose of assistive technology to support individuals’ independence. The unit develops skills to contribute to the preparation, use, and monitoring of selected assistive technologies.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the range and purpose of assistive technology available to support individuals.
- Contribute to the use of selected assistive technology.
Contribute to supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll understand legislation, policies, and guidance related to supporting individuals with learning disabilities to access healthcare. The unit covers the functions of healthcare services and how to contribute to supporting individuals in healthcare access.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the relevant legislation, policies and guidance relating to supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare services.
- Understand the function of different healthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may need to access, including their roles and responsibilities.
- Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks underpin long term health and wellbeing for individuals with a learning disability.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of plans for healthcare with individuals with a learning disability, ensuring their involvement and preferences are considered.
- Support individuals with a learning disability to overcome barriers to accessing healthcare services, such as communication difficulties or anxiety.
- Support individuals with a learning disability to use healthcare services effectively, including preparing for appointments and understanding information provided.
Contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll understand the impact of multiple conditions and/or disabilities on physical, emotional, and social wellbeing. The unit covers available support and developing skills to contribute effectively to supporting individuals with multiple conditions.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the impact of multiple conditions and/or disabilities on individuals' physical, emotional, and social wellbeing, considering the complexities of their needs.
- Know the support available for individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities, including healthcare services, social care provisions, and community resources.
- Contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities, working as part of a team to meet their diverse needs.
- Evaluate own contribution to the support of an individual for an activity, identifying areas for improvement and reflecting on own practice.
Dementia Awareness Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit provides a comprehensive understanding of dementia, including its definition, symptoms, progression, and theoretical models. You'll learn about common types of dementia, their causes, and factors influencing individual experiences.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand what dementia is, including its definition, symptoms, and progression
- Understand key features of the theoretical models of dementia, including biological, psychological, and social models
- Know the most common types of dementia and their causes, including Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, and Lewy body dementia
- Understand factors relating to an individual’s experience of dementia, including their personal history, cultural background, and social circumstances
Introduction to communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll be introduced to effective communication in health, social care, or children’s and young people’s settings. The unit covers meeting individual communication needs, reducing barriers, and applying confidentiality principles.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand why communication is important in the work setting, including its role in building relationships, providing information, and ensuring safety.
- Meet the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of individuals, adapting communication methods to suit individual needs.
- Reduce barriers to communication, such as language barriers, sensory impairments, and cultural differences.
- Apply principles and practices relating to confidentiality at work, ensuring that sensitive information is protected.
Introductory awareness of Autistic Spectrum Conditions Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit provides an introductory awareness of Autistic Spectrum Conditions, focusing on characteristic difficulties in social communication, interaction, and behaviours. You'll understand autism as a spectrum and its implications for individual needs.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the areas in which individuals with an autistic spectrum condition characteristically have difficulties, such as social communication, social interaction, and repetitive behaviours.
- Understand the concept of autism as a spectrum, and the implications for variation in the capacities and needs of individuals with an autistic spectrum condition.
- Understand the behaviours exhibited by some individuals with an autistic spectrum condition, recognising that these behaviours can vary widely.
- Understand how to contribute to the person-centred support of an individual who has an autistic spectrum condition, respecting their individuality and preferences.
- Understand how to communicate effectively with individuals on the autistic spectrum, adapting communication styles to meet their specific needs.
Introductory awareness of models of disability Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit introduces the medical and social models of disability, comparing their definitions and implications. You'll understand how adopting each model affects individuals’ wellbeing and quality of life.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the difference between the medical and social models of disability.
- Understand how the adoption of models of disability impacts on the wellbeing and quality of life of individuals.
Introductory awareness of sensory loss Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll develop an introductory awareness of sensory loss, including factors impacting individuals and strategies to overcome challenges. The unit covers effective communication methods, causes of sensory loss, and recognising when support is needed.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the factors that impact on an individual with sensory loss and steps that can be taken to overcome these.
- Understand the importance of effective communication for individuals with sensory loss.
- Know the main causes and conditions of sensory loss.
- Recognise when an individual may be experiencing sight and / or hearing loss.
- Report concerns about sensory loss.
Principles of positive risk taking for individuals with disabilities Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll gain an understanding of the importance of positive risk taking for individuals with disabilities. The unit covers person-centred risk assessment principles, relevant legislation, and supporting individuals in decision-making regarding risk.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the importance of risk taking in everyday life for individuals with disabilities.
- Understand the importance of positive, person-centred risk assessment.
- Know how legislation and policies are relevant to positive risk taking.
- Understand how to support individuals with disabilities in decisions about risk-taking.
- Understand how to support individuals with disabilities to manage identified risks.
Principles of self-directed support Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit provides learners with an understanding of self-directed support in social care. It covers supporting individuals to direct their own care, develop support plans, use personal budgets, and engage in outcome-focused reviews.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of self-directed support in social care.
- Understand how to support an individual to direct their own support and develop their support plan effectively.
- Understand the different ways that people can use their personal budget to meet their identified needs.
- Understand the purpose and process of outcome focused reviews in self-directed support.
Principles of supporting an individual to maintain personal hygiene Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit covers the importance of personal hygiene for health and wellbeing, including social and cultural influences. You'll learn how to encourage and support individuals in maintaining hygiene and recognise when poor hygiene may indicate other issues.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of good personal hygiene.
- Encourage an individual to maintain personal hygiene.
- Support an individual to maintain personal hygiene.
- Understand when poor hygiene may be an indicator of other underlying personal issues.
Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability regarding sexuality and sexual health Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit provides knowledge of human sexuality development and how it may differ for individuals with learning disabilities. You'll understand sexual health issues, relevant legislation, and ways to support sexuality and sexual health appropriately.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the typical development of human sexuality across the lifespan.
- Understand how the sexual development of individuals with a learning disability can differ from typical development, considering potential challenges and variations.
- Understand the issues of sexual health and how these can be supported for individuals with a learning disability, including contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and relationships.
- Understand relevant legislation influencing the support of sexuality and sexual health for individuals with learning disabilities, including rights, responsibilities, and safeguarding.
- Support the sexual expression of an individual with a learning disability in a safe, respectful, and appropriate manner, promoting their autonomy and wellbeing.
Principles of supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit covers the legislation, policies, and guidance relevant to individuals with a learning disability accessing healthcare. You'll understand the functions of various healthcare services and the roles of professionals involved, enabling effective support for healthcare access.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand legislation, policies and guidance relevant to individuals with a learning disability accessing healthcare services.
- Understand the function of different healthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may need to access, including primary and specialist care.
- Understand the role of professionals within different healthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may need to access.
- Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks underpin long-term health and well-being for individuals with a learning disability.
- Understand the issues that an individual with a learning disability may face when accessing a variety of healthcare services, including communication barriers and sensory sensitivities.
Principles of supporting young people with a disability to make the transition into adulthood Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll understand the typical developmental stages from childhood to adulthood and how disability may affect this transition. The unit covers support options and the role of professionals in facilitating young people’s transition into adulthood.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the typical steps and stages of moving from childhood into adulthood, including physical, emotional, and social development.
- Understand how having a disability may affect the process of moving from childhood into adulthood, considering potential barriers and challenges.
- Know the options for supporting a young person who has a disability to make the transition into adulthood, including education, employment, housing, and social care.
- Understand how to support a young person with a disability through a successful transition, promoting their independence, choice, and control.
- Understand the importance of supporting a young person and their family to reflect on the transition, identifying achievements and areas for further development.
Promote positive behaviour Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit provides knowledge of legislation, frameworks, and policies relating to positive behaviour support. You'll understand proactive and reactive strategies, promote positive behaviour, and respond appropriately to challenging behaviour.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how legislation, frameworks, codes of practice and policies relate to positive behaviour support.
- Understand the context and use of proactive and reactive strategies.
- Promote positive behaviour.
- Respond appropriately to incidents of challenging behaviour.
- Support individuals and others following an incident of challenging behaviour.
- Review and revise approaches to promoting positive behaviour.
Provide active support Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit covers the principles of active support in person-centred care. You'll learn to promote participation, implement daily plans, communicate effectively, and maintain accurate person-centred records.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand how active support translates values such as respect, dignity, and empowerment into person-centred practical action with an individual.
- Interact positively with individuals to promote their participation in activities and decision-making, using effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Implement person-centred daily plans to promote participation, adapting activities and support to meet individuals' needs and preferences.
- Maintain person-centred records of participation, documenting individuals' progress, achievements, and any challenges encountered.
Provide support for journeys Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll explore factors influencing journey planning, including individual needs, safety, and accessibility. They will develop skills to support individuals in planning, undertaking, and reviewing journeys safely and effectively.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand factors to consider when planning support for journeys, including individual needs, safety, and accessibility.
- Support individuals to plan journeys, considering their preferences and abilities.
- Support individuals when making journeys, providing assistance and reassurance as needed.
- Review the support provided for individuals when making journeys, identifying areas for improvement.
Purpose and principles of Independent Advocacy Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of the purpose, principles, and development of Independent Advocacy. The unit covers different types of advocacy support, roles and responsibilities of advocates, and the importance of safeguarding individuals' rights.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the meaning and purpose of Independent Advocacy and its role in empowering individuals.
- Explain the key principles and values underpinning Independent Advocacy, such as independence, impartiality, and confidentiality.
- Describe the historical development of Advocacy and its evolution as a recognised form of support.
- Explain different types of Advocacy support and their specific purpose, including self-advocacy, peer advocacy, and professional advocacy.
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of an Independent Advocate, including representing individuals' views, promoting their rights, and challenging decisions.
- Understand the recognised standards of Advocacy practice and the importance of adhering to ethical guidelines.
Support Individuals With Specific Communication Needs Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit covers the understanding of specific communication needs and factors affecting communication effectiveness. You'll learn to identify and address these needs, interact using preferred communication methods, and promote effective communication between individuals.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand specific communication needs and the various factors that can affect an individual's ability to communicate effectively.
- Contribute to establishing the nature of specific communication needs of individuals and identify appropriate ways to address them, working with relevant professionals.
- Interact with individuals using their preferred communication methods, demonstrating empathy and respect.
- Promote communication between individuals and others, facilitating understanding and positive interactions.
- Support the use of communication technology and aids to enhance an individual's ability to communicate.
- Review an individual’s communication needs and the support provided to address them, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations.
Support independence in the tasks of daily living Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit covers principles for promoting independence in daily living tasks, emphasising choice, control, and respect for individual preferences. You'll learn to assess support needs and assist with meal preparation, shopping, and household tasks.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles for supporting independence in the tasks of daily living, promoting choice and control.
- Establish what support is required for daily living tasks, involving the individual in the assessment process.
- Provide support for planning and preparing meals, taking into account dietary needs and preferences.
- Provide support for buying and using household and personal items, promoting budgeting skills and informed choices.
- Provide support for keeping the home clean and secure, ensuring a safe and comfortable living environment.
- Identify and respond to changes needed in support for daily living tasks, adapting the support provided to meet evolving needs.
Support individuals during a period of change Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
It teaches you to understand reasons for change and typical responses. You'll learn to support individuals in planning, managing, and adapting to change, including evaluating the effectiveness of support provided.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the common reasons for change in an individual's life and the potential responses to change, including emotional, behavioural, and practical responses.
- Support individuals to plan how to manage or adapt to change, considering their individual circumstances and preferences.
- Support individuals to manage or adapt to change effectively, providing emotional support, practical assistance, and encouragement.
- Evaluate the support provided to individuals during a period of change, identifying areas of success and areas for improvement.
Support individuals in their relationships Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll explore factors affecting individuals’ capacity to develop and maintain relationships, including physical and mental health and social circumstances. The unit develops skills to support individuals in identifying, developing, and maintaining relationships.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand factors affecting the capacity of individuals to develop and/or maintain relationships.
- Support individuals to identify beneficial relationships.
- Support individuals to develop new relationships.
- Support individuals to maintain existing relationships.
- Work with individuals to review the support provided for relationships.
Support individuals to access and use information about services and facilities Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit equips learners with skills to support individuals in accessing and using information about services and facilities. It covers identifying information needs, selecting appropriate sources, and providing information in accessible formats.
What you'll be able to do
- Know ways to support individuals to access information on services and facilities.
- Work with individuals to select and obtain information about services and facilities.
- Work with individuals to access and use information about services and facilities.
- Support individuals to evaluate the information accessed on services and facilities.
Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll understand the importance of personal hygiene for health and social inclusion. The unit develops skills to support individuals in maintaining hygiene with dignity, recognising when poor hygiene may indicate underlying issues.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of good personal hygiene for health, wellbeing and social inclusion.
- Support individuals to maintain personal hygiene, respecting their dignity and preferences.
- Understand when poor hygiene may be an indicator of other underlying personal issues, such as neglect, abuse, or mental health problems.
Support individuals to negotiate environments Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit focuses on factors affecting an individual's ability to negotiate their environment. You'll learn to prepare, support, and review assistance provided, promoting independence while considering physical, social, and emotional influences.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the various factors that can impact on an individual's ability to negotiate their environment, including physical, social, and emotional factors.
- Prepare to support an individual to negotiate an environment, taking into account their individual needs and preferences.
- Provide effective support to an individual to negotiate their environment, promoting their independence and well-being.
- Review the support provided to an individual to negotiate an environment, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring that their needs are being met.
Support individuals with self-directed support Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit covers the principles of self-directed support, including legislative and policy contexts. You'll learn to assist individuals in directing their own support, managing personal budgets, and developing support plans.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the principles of self-directed support within health and social care.
- Understand how to support individuals to direct their own support and develop their support plan.
- Understand the different ways that individuals can use their personal budget to meet their needs and aspirations.
- Support individuals to direct their support in line with their support plan.
- Support individuals to use their personal budget in different ways, ensuring value for money and adherence to regulations.
- Support individuals with an outcome-focused review of their self-directed support arrangements.
Support parents with disabilities Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll explore legislative and policy frameworks underpinning support for parents with disabilities. The unit covers identifying specific support needs and practical methods to assist parents and individuals in overcoming barriers to parenting.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the legislative and policy frameworks that underpin good practice in the support of parents with disabilities, including relevant legal requirements and ethical considerations.
- Understand the specific support that parents with disabilities may need to fulfil their parental responsibilities, considering individual circumstances and needs.
- Support parents with disabilities in their role, providing practical and emotional assistance as required.
- Support individuals with disabilities to overcome the barriers they may face in becoming parents and bringing up children, promoting their rights and choices.
- Develop positive working relationships with parents with disabilities, based on trust, respect and open communication.
- Work in partnership with other workers, different services and informal support networks to provide coordinated and effective support to parents with disabilities.
- Understand how to maintain the primary focus on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child, ensuring their needs are met and their safety is protected.
Support participation in learning and development activities Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll develop knowledge and skills to support individuals participating in learning and development activities. The unit covers considering individual needs, preparing individuals and environments, and promoting equality and inclusion.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the factors to take into account when supporting individuals to take part in activities for learning and development, including individual needs and preferences.
- Support individuals to prepare for taking part in learning and development activities, ensuring they are informed and ready.
- Contribute to preparing the environment and resources for learning and development activities, ensuring accessibility and suitability.
- Support individuals to take part in learning and development activities, providing encouragement and assistance as needed.
- Contribute to the evaluation of learning or development activities, providing feedback on the individual's participation and the effectiveness of the activity.
Support person-centred thinking and planning Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit provides an understanding of person-centred thinking, planning, and reviews within health and social care. You'll explore core principles, legal and ethical considerations, and their role in supporting person-centred approaches.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the core principles and practical application of person-centred thinking, planning, and reviews in health and social care settings.
- Understand the broader context, including legal and ethical considerations, within which person-centred thinking and planning are implemented.
- Understand your own specific role and responsibilities in the person-centred planning, thinking, and review processes.
- Apply person-centred thinking principles to improve aspects of your own life and personal development.
- Implement person-centred thinking strategies and conduct effective person-centred reviews in a professional capacity.
Support young people with a disability to make the transition into adulthood Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
This unit equips learners with knowledge and skills to support young people with disabilities through the transition to adulthood. You'll understand developmental stages, the impact of disability, and available support options.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the steps and stages of moving from childhood into adulthood.
- Understand how having a disability may affect the process of moving from childhood into adulthood.
- Know the options for supporting a young person who has a disability to make the transition into adulthood.
- Support a young person with a disability through transition into adulthood.
- Support a young person to reflect on the transition.
Understand Physical Disability Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll develop an understanding of physical disability, emphasising person-centred care and recognising individual uniqueness. The unit covers challenges faced and how assistive technology and adaptations support independence and inclusion.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and their physical disability, recognising their unique personality, skills, and aspirations.
- Understand the concept of physical disability, including the range of conditions that can cause physical impairments and the different ways they can affect individuals.
- Understand how the challenges of living with a physical disability can be addressed through assistive technology, adaptations to the environment, and appropriate support services.
- Understand the importance of promoting independence and inclusion for individuals with physical disabilities, enabling them to participate fully in society and make their own choices.
Understand equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
It teaches you to understand equality, diversity, and inclusion in dementia care. You'll appreciate individual differences, the importance of person-centred approaches, and methods to meet diverse needs of individuals with dementia.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand and appreciate the importance of diversity of individuals with dementia, including their age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability
- Understand the importance of person-centred approaches in the care and support of individuals with dementia, focusing on their individual needs, preferences, and values
- Understand ways of working with a range of individuals who have dementia to ensure diverse needs are met, including adapting communication styles, providing culturally sensitive care, and promoting equality and inclusion
Understand mental health problems Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll gain knowledge of the main forms of mental ill health, their characteristics, and diagnostic criteria. The unit explores the impact of mental ill health on individuals’ daily lives and their social networks.
What you'll be able to do
- Know the main forms of mental ill health, including their characteristics and diagnostic criteria.
- Know the impact of mental ill health on individuals' daily lives.
- Know the impact of mental ill health on the individual's social network, including family, friends, and carers.
Understand mental well-being and mental health promotion Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
It teaches you to understand diverse perspectives on mental well-being and mental health across the lifespan. You'll gain knowledge to implement strategies promoting mental well-being for individuals and groups.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the different perspectives on the nature of mental well-being.
- Understand the different perspectives on the nature of mental health.
- Analyse the factors that may influence mental well-being across the life span.
- Analyse the factors that may influence mental health across the life span.
- Implement an effective strategy for promoting mental well-being with individuals.
- Implement an effective strategy for promoting mental well-being with groups.
- Implement an effective strategy for promoting mental health with individuals.
- Implement an effective strategy for promoting mental health with groups.
Understand the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities Real unit · Training Qualifications UK Ltd
You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of the context of supporting individuals with learning disabilities, including relevant legislation, policies, and historical perspectives. The unit covers the nature and characteristics of learning disabilities and principles of support.
What you'll be able to do
- Understand the legislation that supports the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities
- Understand the policies that support the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities
- Understand the nature of learning disability
- Understand the characteristics of learning disability
- Understand the historical context of learning disability
- Understand the basic principles of advocacy in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families
- Understand the basic principles of empowerment in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families
- Understand the basic principles of active participation in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families
- Understand the practice of advocacy in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families
- Understand the practice of empowerment in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families
- Understand the practice of active participation in relation to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families
- Understand how views impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and their family carers
- Understand how attitudes impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and their family carers
- Promote communication with individuals with learning disabilities
03The standards
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
- Standard
Enable individuals and families to put informed choices for optimising their mental health and social well-being
- Standard
Support individuals to access learning, training and development opportunities
04The credits
The credits, and who awards them
Level 2 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by Training Qualifications UK Ltd rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Contribute to support of positive risk-taking for individualsContribute to supporting group care activitiesContribute to supporting individuals in the use of assistive technologyContribute to supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcareContribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilitiesDementia AwarenessIntroduction to communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settingsIntroductory awareness of Autistic Spectrum Conditions
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
The Coach · your practice partner Illustration The Coach You have to open the conversation in “Support individuals to negotiate environments”. Say the first line to me, exactly as you would say it to them.
You I wanted to have a quick chat about how things have been going recently.
The Coach That is the warning shot, and they will spend it worrying. Try the version that says what this is about in the first sentence.
- Rehearse the conversation Apply
“Support individuals to negotiate environments” is a conversation before it is a document. You have it with Zavmo playing the other person, badly at first, then again once you know what you actually want to say.
- Bring your own plan Create
For “Support person-centred thinking and planning” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
- Map a live decision Analyse
“Understand equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care” runs on a decision you are facing now. Zavmo maps it with you and shows what the second-order effect looks like before you find out the slow way.
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Contribute to support of positive risk-taking for individuals, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
Learners will explore the significance of positive risk-taking and person-centred risk assessment. The unit includes relevant legislation and policies, and develops skills to support individuals in making informed choices about risk.
How the thinking builds
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
It is £70 a month, billed monthly. Your free first module is Future Fluency, and you can cancel any time. Teaching towards this qualification begins when you subscribe.
Built for TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Supporting Individuals with Learning Disabilities (RQF)
37 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by Training Qualifications UK Ltd.
- Contribute to support of positive risk-taking for individuals
- Contribute to supporting group care activities
- Contribute to supporting individuals in the use of assistive technology
- Contribute to supporting individuals with a learning disability to access healthcare
- Contribute to the support of individuals with multiple conditions and/or disabilities
- Dementia Awareness
and 31 more in the full unit list below.
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