View Unit : Promote professional development

Unit

Unit Reference Number

L/602/2578

Qualification Framework

QCF

Title

Promote professional development

Unit Level

Level 4

Unit Sub Level

None

Guided Learning Hours

Unit Credit Value

Date of Withdrawal

SSAs

1.3 Health and Social Care

Unit Grading Structure

Pass

Assessment Guidance

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.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Learning Outcome - The learner will:		Assessment Criterion - The learner can:
1	Understand principles of professional development	1.1	Explain the importance of continually improving knowledge and practice
		1.2	Analyse potential barriers to professional development
		1.3	Compare the use of different sources and systems of support for professional development
		1.4	Explain factors to consider when selecting opportunities and activities for keeping knowledge and practice up to date
2	Be able to prioritise goals and targets for own professional development	2.1	Evaluate own knowledge and performance against standards and benchmarks
2		2.2	Prioritise development goals and targets to meet expected standards
3	Be able to prepare a professional development plan	3.1	Select learning opportunities to meet development objectives and reflect personal learning style
		3.2	Produce a plan for own professional development, using an appropriate source of support
		3.3	Establish a process to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan
4	Be able to improve performance through reflective practice	4.1	Compare models of reflective practice
		4.2	Explain the importance of reflective practice to improve performance
		4.3	Use reflective practice and feedback from others to improve performance
		4.4	Evaluate how practice has been improved through: • reflection on best practice • reflection on failures and mistakes

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