Revised Learning Disability Qualification (LDQ) website - www.ldq.org.uk
The website is currently hosted and run by ARC - the Association For Real Change on behalf of Skills for Care.
The site offers information about the current LDQ Induction Award, the Learning Disability Knowledge Sets developed by Skills for Care and details of the revision of the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF)
Information and details about the Learning Disability Award Framework (LDAF) Award which was replaced by the LDQ Induction Award can still be found on the LDAF website
Skills for Care - Learning Disability Knowledge and Skills Sets
Skills for Care has developed two series of Learning Disability Knowledge Sets, published in 2008 and 2009.
Knowledge sets are collections of key learning outcomes for specific areas of work within adult social care. They are designed to improve consistency in the underpinning knowledge learnt by the adult social care workforce in England.
It is intended that the key learning outcomes within each knowledge set should be used by employers to develop in-house learning and by training providers, publishers and awarding bodies to produce learning programmes, resources (CD-ROMs, videos, workbooks) and, potentially, qualifications. The key learning outcomes provide minimum standardised outcomes that employers may use either to produce their own in-house learning or learning packages or as a benchmark when buying in learning provision or learning packages.
These knowledge sets are designed to be used separately or alongside the Learning Disability Induction Award and as part of a worker's continuing professional development. Their aim is to provide specific standardised knowledge and understanding to help social care workers undertake their role.
You can download the Knowledge and Skills Sets by clicking on the link below:
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/developing_skills/knowledge_sets/learning_disability_knowledge_sets.aspx
Further Resources
City and guilds - Induction Award in supporting people with a learning disability - Vocational (No. 3100 )
City and guilds - FAQ on LDQ (PDF)
Skills for Care - Knowledge and Skills Sets for Learning Disability Induction
BILD (British Institute of Learning Disabilities Information)
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