1. The Apprenticeship Framework
Sue Smith
Head of Apprenticeships
Skills for Care

2. Let’s take a look at the framework – move to next slide

3. Intermediate and Advanced Apprenticeship
Here is what the Apprenticeship framework looks like:
This vocational route –different way of learning
Award in Employment Responsibilities and Rights in Health, Social Care, Children and Young People's Settings (ERR) This one unit award covers the Employment Responsibilities and Rights (ERR)
Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults) for England (QCF) Pathways: generic, dementia and learning disability.
Functional/Key Skills (or relevant Proxy qualifications) until September These skills can assist with care planning/record keeping.
Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care (QCF) This certificate is the knowledge component of the Apprenticeship framework.
Additional employer requirements – e.g. employer can add extra units if there is a need for specialist skills
Personal Learning and Thinking Skills - the softer skills you need to be able to do you job effectively
Why would you do all this instead of the Diploma?
breadth and depth of knowledge required by the sector, recognition via component certificates and an apprenticeship certificate
The diploma continues to hold value as the accreditation for competency whilst the framework endorses and credits individuals with not only the skill to do the job but the knowledge and understanding of why we work in the way we do and the consequences of not being competent and working within legislative guidelines.
An apprenticeship offers a full development programme which equips individuals to offer a high standard of care to vulnerable adults who have ever changing and complex needs.

4. Higher Apprenticeship in Care Leadership and Management – Pathway 1
General Adult Social Care Pathway
All Higher Apprentices on Pathway 1 must achieve the full
Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People's Services (England)
(QCF) minimum of 80 credits
And in addition to the full Diploma must also achieve;
unit J/602/3499: Undertake a research project within services for health and social care or children
and young people, (QCF) 10 credits
A total minimum (QCF) of 90 credits
The current framework was reissued in Feb 14 in line with SASE 13, removing the functional skills, ERR and PLTS components. Employers valued their inclusion. Following consultation it was decided that the inclusion of the research unit would not only meet the requirements of 90 credits in the framework, but give the Apprentice the opportunity to extend and develop skills in numeracy, ICT and literacy.
General Adult Social Care pathway: Adults’ Residential Manager; Adults’ (non-residential) Manager; Adults' Advanced Practitioner
Alongside the Level 5 Diploma, the Apprentice must complete:
J/602/3499: Undertake a research project within services for health and social care or children
and young people
They must also specifically achieve the following unit which is included as an option in the
qualification:
F/504/2218: Understand professional management and leadership in health and social care or
children and young people’s settings
Minimum 90 credits for this pathway– although likely to be more depending on the combination of units chosen

5. Higher Apprenticeship in Care Leadership and Management – Pathway 2
Specialist Adult Social Care Pathway
One of the following:
Higher Diploma: Professional Practice in Leading and Managing Care Services (Dementia Care)
Higher Diploma: Professional Practice in Leading and Managing Care Services (End of Life Care)
Higher Diploma: Professional Practice in Leading and Managing Care Services (Business, Quality and Service Improvement)
Professional Diploma in Care Leadership and Management (Business Development and Enterprise)
Professional Diploma in Care Leadership and Management (Learning Disabilities)
Diploma in Professional Practice in Social Care (Business & Enterprise)
Diploma in Professional Practice in Social Care (Dementia)
Specialist Adult Social Care pathway: Manager of Specialist Adult Social Care Services; Business Development Manager in adult social care
As well as taking the General Adult Social Care Pathway, Higher Apprentices have the option to take the Specialist Adult Social Care Pathway in an area of specialist care knowledge or in enterprise skills - and gain 120 HE credits.  Higher Apprentices taking the Specialist Adult Social Care pathway will gain a level 5 FHEQ qualification. Awarding universities undertake to recognise the 80 credits of prior learning in the L5 Diploma and offer a further 40 credits of knowledge units. They can then use the 120 credits gained, to progress onto degree level and graduate level University qualifications. Three Universities currently offer the additional HE pathway. The number of Universities (and pathway options) is set to grow in     

6. Development of Level 4 Diploma in Adult Social Care
Why are we developing this qualification?
When will it be available?
How will it be delivered?
Who is it for?
Why are we developing this qualification?
A number of requests have been made by the sector to develop a ‘community care officer’ type qualification at level 4 as the current level 3 and level 5 were not thought to be suitable for this role.
Following a year of research, agreement has been given to develop a level 4 qualification as an option for a range of roles that are working at this kind of level.
Skills for Care has long thought that there was no requirement for a level 4 qualification in the new structure of the QCF. The current level 3 diploma in health and social care is considered appropriate for the senior support worker role and the level 5 diploma for managers and advanced practitioners in social care. However more recently there have been a great number of requests from both employers and training providers for some kind of ‘bridge’ between the level 3 and level 5. Many say that the gap is too great for most learners and thus does not encourage progression.
When will it be available?
Update on the Diploma in Adult Social Care at Level 4: We are hoping that the diploma will be ready for submission by end of April and the AOs are looking to have it ready for delivery by September 2014.
How will it be delivered?
The size of the qualification is not yet decided but is flexible. The decision will partly depend on whether the framework is published under current SASE 2013 rules (needing a minimum of 90 credits) or whether it becomes part of any potential Trailblazer bid (where minimum credit values are not prescribed).
It is intended that it will form the centrepiece of a new Higher Apprenticeship Framework with the working title of Adult Social Care. HA frameworks at L4 must be at 90 credits under the SASE 13 rules. The exact size of this qualification is still being worked on but it will contain a set of core units currently predicted to be 39 credits and then a variety of optional units designed to provide something appropriate for the wide range of job titles put forward as suitable for this qualification.
Development of autism units which will now be added to the diploma.
Who is it for?
• Community Care /Support Officers
• Community Care /Support Officers - office based
• Social Care Assessor
• Care Assessment Officer
• Community Care Assessment officers
• Social Services Officer
• Social Care Assistant
• Social Work Assistants
• Brokerage workers
• OT Assistant
• Occupational Assessment officer
• Physiotherapy Assistant
• Rehabilitation and Re-ablement Assistant
• Independence Support Assistant
• Re-ablement Support Workers/Officer
• Telecare Assistant
• Assistive Technology Co-ordinator/officer

7. What Next… SASE 2013 to be deregulated
Current proposed frameworks in development and registered on the Apprenticeship Framework Online (AFO) to continue
No new Apprenticeship frameworks to be proposed
Trailblazers, who must be employers, to develop Apprenticeship Standards which replaces developers and frameworks.
Apprenticeship Standards will replace Apprenticeship Frameworks by the 2017/18 academic year.