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We're working in collaboration with awarding organisations to develop new qualifications needed in the care sector that are high quality, consistent and well understood.
There are currently eight qualifications for adult social care.
We have a process of approval for RQF qualifications against specifications developed in consultation with employers, the Department of Health & Social Care and other stakeholders in adult social care.
If you are an awarding organisation to develop other adult social care qualifications, please email NWDCS@skillsforcare.org.uk
Create a consistent approach to the assessment of qualifications in the sector and support awarding organisations’ quality assurance processes.
Skills for Care and Skills for Healths set of joint assessment principles which can be used by Awarding Organisations offering the Level 2 Diploma in Care.
Skills for Care & Developments set of assessment principles for use in social care across the UK. Skills for Care will use these principles for all other occupational competence qualifications in the sector.
New: Skills for Care and the Joint Awarding Body Group (JABQG) additional assessment principles guidance
The document above sets out clarification with aspects from the existing assessment principles and aims to recognise developments e.g., with the use of technology in the assessment process. This document must be used alongside and in conjunction with the appropriate existing assessment principles.
New: Joint Awarding Body Quality Group (JABQG) Guidance for Assessors and IQAs - acceptable qualifications
Agreed by the JABQG and supported by Skills for Care, this is an updated list of acceptable qualifications for those involved in adult social care qualification delivery in England.
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