HNC in Social Care

Why should you commission Oilean as your HNC in Social Care provider? Its very simple.

You will save money and give your staff a better educational experience. How?

The model of delivery

·        Is firmly rooted in best practice and presented in terms of your workplace systems, service users, policies and procedures, and

·        will save you money by significantly reducing outlays on staff release and replacement costs for day release at college.

Delivered Flexibly in Your Workplace

At Oilean we are now offering HNC in Social Care to groups of staff in-house in an holistic way

Our HNC delivery consists of 4 integrated assignments plus the graded assignment (much less than is being requested in most colleges) Candidates attend 6 workshops (generally 1 day per month)and generally completing the HNC in less than a year. The rest of the work is done in the candidate’s own time, by working through comprehensive workbooks.

Candidates have or will generally have completed their SVQ3 in Health and Social Care through Oilean

The model of delivery significantly reduces outlays on staff release and replacement costs in comparison for attendance at college. It also significantly reduces stress to staff as we can be flexible in setting deadlines for submissions etc.

Why deliver the HNC this way?

·        Staff find it difficult to meet the demands of college, home and work

·        At college students are required to submit separate assignments for each unit

·        College assignments deadlines often clash with busy times at work

·        Unit managers and supervisors often struggle to provide adequate support without knowing what is required of them.

·        Cover costs for day release are very expensive. In 2004 the Scottish Social Services Council reported that staff replacement costs are likely to be between £2k and £3k.

 ·        This is a model of delivery successfully piloted by VSA Aberdeen, and East Park, Glasgow

How it works

·        Candidates attend one full day a month (14 in total!!)

·        Candidates complete workbooks in their own time

·        After covering all the unit materials there are 4 holistic assignments and the graded unit

The Benefits

·        Flexible delivery, work at a pace that is comfortable for staff

·        Can move staff from one cohort if they become ill or need to call a temporary halt – better than leaving

·        It is firmly rooted in practice and presented in terms of workplace systems, service users, policies and procedures

·        Is a better model of delivery for more experienced staff

·        For staff who are concerned about their “academic” ability it builds on their practice

·        Workplace practice, policies and procedures become more integrated and consolidated

·        Tracks to SVQ underpinning knowledge

The Programme

·        Day 1 – Induction

·        Day 2 – Sociology for Social Care Practice

·        Day 3 – Psychology for Social care Practice

·        Day 4 – Social Care Theory for Practice

·        Day 5 – Social Policy and its Application to Social Services Provision

·        Day 6 – One of

1.      Youth and Community Justice or

2.      Understanding Loss and the Process of Grief or

3.      Working with Autism

(whichever suits your service best)

·        Day 7 – Protection of Individuals from Possible Harm and Abuse

·        Day 8 – 14 assignment tasks assigned then graded unit assigned, incorporating study / essay writing time.

Assessment

·        Workbooks completed in candidates own time and discussed in workshops

·        Candidates have open access to tutor support at all times, by telephone, email, memo etc.

·        Assessment remediation is clearly explained on an individual basis.