Care Certificate progress log, mapping and sign-off document

Standard Number: 12 Standard Title: Basic Life Support

Documentguidance

ThisdocumentprovidesanoverviewoftheoutcomesandassessmentcriteriaforStandard12:BasicLifeSupport.ItidentifiesthecriteriawithintheStandardthat shouldhavebeenachieveduponsuccessfulcompletionoftheunderpinningknowledgewithintheCareCertificateworkbook.Employeesmustdemonstratetheir competenceinpracticeinordertofullyachievethisStandardoftheCareCertificate.

Thisprogresslogandsign-offdocumentshouldbecompletedjointlybytheemployeeandthemanager/supervisor/assessor toconfirmthatalloutcomesandcriteria havebeenachievedinpracticeintheworksetting.Supplementaryevidencecanbeattachedtodemonstrateachievementanditissuggestedtodosoasgoodpractice.

ThisdocumentalsoprovidesanoutlineofthesuggestedmappingofoutcomesandcriteriawithinStandard11:BasicLifeSupportoftheCareCertificatetothe recommendedQualificationsandCreditFramework(QCF)unit,theNationalMinimumTrainingStandardsforHealthcareSupportWorkersandAdultSocialCare WorkersinEnglandandtheCommonInductionStandards.Thisdocumentdoesnotnecessarilyindicatedirectmappingofcriteriaandthereforeassessorsand/

ormanagersshouldensuretheyfollowtheguidancebelow.Pleasenotethatwhenthetermassessorisusedthroughoutthisdocumentthiscouldbethemanager, supervisororassessorandwillbedecidedbytheemployingorganisation.

ThisdocumentshouldalwaysbeusedinconjunctionwiththeguidanceprovidedintheCareCertificateFrameworkTechnicalDocument.

Guidanceforassessors

Assessorsmustensurethatthelearnerhasproducedevidenceforeachassessmentcriterionthatisvalid,authentic,reliable,currentandsufficient.Therefore assessorsmustnotassumethatifthemappingdocumentindicatesacriterioncouldhavealreadybeenachieved,themappedcriteriawithintheQCFunitshould automaticallybeawarded.LearnersandassessorsareresponsibleforensuringthattheoutcomesandcriteriawithintheQCFunitandstandardsbelowhavebeen achievedtotherequiredstandard.Forreference,withinthecolumnthatreferstocoverageoftherelevantQCFunit,aPindicatesthattheCareCertificatecriteria providespartialcoverageoftherelevantcriteriawithintheQCFunit,whereasanFindicatesfullcoverage.

TheAssessmentmethodusedcolumnis includedtoallowassessorstoprovideevidenceofthetypeofassessmentmethodthathasbeenusedtoassesstheCare Certificatecriteria.ThisislikelytobenotedastheCareCertificateWorkbook,however,furtherevidencecouldincludeprofessionaldiscussion,observation,question andanswer,e-learning,witnesstestimony,etc.Thiscolumncanalsobecompletedtoevidencecompetenceusingtheseexampleassessmentmethods.

TheEvidencelocationcolumnisincludedtoprovideaclearsignposttowherethelearner’sevidencecanbefound.Thismaybewithinaportfolioofevidence,a continuedprofessionaldevelopment(CPD)fileorelectronicallyviae-learningore-portfolio.

Unit number / Unit title / Level / Credit
L/602/5058 / Basic adult life support and automated external defibrillation / 2 / 2

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CareCertificate
Standard12
Outcome / CareCertificateStandard12
Criteria / Knowledge/ Competence / Question within workbook / QCFunit
L/602/5058
Basicadultlife supportand automatedexternal defibrillation / National Minimum Training Standards
N/A / Common Induction Standards
N/A / Assessment methodused / Evidence location / Sign-off initials / Date
12.1Provide basiclifesupport / Beabletocarryoutbasiclife support.
CompletepracticalBasicLife SupportTrainingthatmeets theUKResuscitationCouncil guidelines.
•Ifworkingwithadultsinhealth andsocialcaretheywillundertake traininginadultbasiclifesupport.
•Ifworkingwithpaediatric patientsinhealththeywill undertaketraininginpaediatric basiclifesupport.
•Ifworkingwithnewbornpatients inhealththeywillundertake traininginnewbornlifesupport.
Guidance:
• Most up to date ResuscitationCouncilResuscitationGuidelines
•CardiopulmonaryResuscitation – Standards for clinical practice and training joint statement
–Standardsforclinicalpractice andtrainingjointstatement / K&C / N/A / Learnersareprovided withbasiclife
supportunderpinning knowledgewithintheCareCertificate Workbookinaddition tocompletionof relevanttrainingfor theirworkplace.The knowledgeandskills gainedmayprovide mappingtothebasic adultlifesupportand automatedexternal defibrillationunit.

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Declaration of completion

I confirm that the evidence provided by the employee meets the full requirements forStandard 12: Basic Life Support.

Employee signature: Name of assessor*: Assessor* signature:

Completion date:

*TheAssessor can be your Manager, Supervisor or someone else authorised by your employing organisation.This individual provides confirmation that all learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the Care Certificate standard identified above have been completed and signed off by an authorising person.

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