Continuing professional development (CPD) and University Certificate Step up to Management Programme (Social Care training and learning (PRTL) can be used for Wales) updating and maintaining skills and knowledge, or for progression Coaching and Mentoring levels 3 or 5 Units from Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services QCF Adult placement/shared lives worker The worker is responsible for undertaking delegated tasks related to the assessment, monitoring and support of adult placement/shared lives carers. Social Care registration requirements N/A Wales’s Other requirements Service regulations require that service provider must ensure that at “the all times a sufficient number of suitably qualified, trained, skilled, competent and experienced staff are deployed to work at the service”. The suitable qualification will be recognised by Social Care Wales in this framework (see qualifications section). Current qualifications for working in the role, which are: Recommended for practice: required to register with Social Care Wales Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) Wales and required by regulation, the National Minimum Standards Northern Ireland or Welsh Government policy recommended for practice Past qualifications recommended for practice NVQ 3 Health and Social Care (Adults) NVQ 3 Care
Continuing professional development (CPD) and training and learning (PRTL) can be used for updating and maintaining skills and knowledge, or for progression University Certificate Step up to Management Programme (Social Care Wales) Coaching and Mentoring levels 3 or 5 Units from Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care Services QCF Adult placement/shared lives worker The worker is responsible for undertaking delegated tasks related to the assessment, monitoring and support of adult placement/shared lives carers. Social Care Wales’s registration requirements N/A Other requirements Service regulations require that “the service provider must ensure that at all times a sufficient number of suitably qualified, trained, skilled, competent and experienced staff are deployed to work at the service”. The suitable qualification will be recognised by Social Care Wales in this framework (see qualifications section). Current qualifications for working in the role, which are: required to register with Social Care Wales required by regulation, the National Minimum Standards or Welsh Government policy recommended for practice Recommended for practice: Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) Wales and Northern Ireland Past qualifications recommended for practice NVQ 3 Health and Social Care (Adults) NVQ 3 Care
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