Competences

• a)Deliver and assess health and social care in a wide range of contexts;
• b)Build on the existing interests and expertise in vocational education and apply these theoretical constructs to practice;
• c)Develop lesson plans and design teaching and learning for students in a didactically sound way, whilst perceiving and evaluating the learning processes and lesson progress by tasks;
• d)Develop various assessment tools to be able to review the different criteria in the syllabi;
• e)Develop various assessment tools to be able to review the different criteria in the syllabi;
• f)Decide and formulate which assessment strategies are suitable for the different learning abilities of the students;
• g)Evaluate different tasks whilst being able to give verbal and written feedback to students;
• h)Create relevant, valid and authentic tasks in relation to the criteria found in the syllabi;
• i)Conduct and apply pedagogical research to improve teaching, learning and assessment practices.
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Knowledge

• • a)Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the way individuals learn and the importance of the interactions between teaching and learning in a vocational setting;
  • b)Identify the pedagogical tools required to teach creatively and imaginatively to assess effectively and engage learners;
  • c)Develop an understanding of the key aspects of vocational subjects within the National Curriculum Framework, focusing on the VET Subject Learning Outcomes (SLO), namely the Knowledge, Comprehension and Application Criteria;
  • d)Classify and elaborate on relevant health and social care topics in a way appropriate to the different learning aptitudes of the students;
  • e)Outline the importance of the vocational educators’ ethical reasoning in their pedagogical practice and as a result interpret how this is useful in a health and social care educational setting;
  • f)Show understanding of the work methods and new roles of teachers in vocational education and training, moving from a lecturing approach towards a moderator of learning;
  • g)Show an understanding of the verification process within vocational education and be able to elaborate on its importance with regards to quality assurance purposes;
  • h)Critically appraise contemporary research evidence that provides new insights into effective teaching, learning and assessment strategies.

Skills

• a)Apply learning in a vocational setting, focusing on conditions for learning, learning methods, learning difficulties, benefits of learning and the importance of effective communication in lessons;
• b)Apply previous knowledge and understanding, as well as their problem-solving abilities, to new and unfamiliar situations in a broader or multi-disciplinary context of health and social care education;
• c)Plan and combine theoretical and practical aspects of teaching in learning situations that have real life or real work experience;
• d)Analyse the complex work of VET teaching, as well as benefits resulting from the dialogue between practitioners and academics;
• e)Design a fair and authentic assessment including an exam paper and an assignment brief to assess the various criteria according to the  subject content;
• f)Enable students to apply reflective strategies to create a Portfolio, showcasing the practical skills used in the different application criteria;
• g)Design and implement assessment and feedback strategies using AI supported tools to enhance learning in Health and Social Care education.
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