BTEC International Level 2 Health and Social Care

Unit 5: Unit 5 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 5 (Unit 5) — 30 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional30 GLH10 criteria3 learning aims
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria
A.P1Plan appropriately for an interview relating to a health and social care working role.
A.P2Demonstrate appropriate interview skills
B.P3Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal skills some of the time relevant to health and social care
B.P4Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal and working skills most of the time relevant to health and social care.
C.P5Identify areas of improvement to own performance in a health and social care setting.
C.P6Explain improvements of own performance and use of interpersonal skills in a health and social care setting.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Task 2
B.M2Task 3
C.M3Effectively assess own interviewee, working and interpersonal skills, recommending areas for improvement.

Distinction

1 criteria
ABC.D1Sources of information

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

PlanDemonstrateIdentifyExplainTaskEffectivelySources
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Be able to apply for a period of vocational experience in a health and social care setting
  • B. Be able to demonstrate working skills relevant to health or social care settings
  • C. Be able to reflect on own performance relevant to health and social care settings

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Verification & Quality Tools for Unit 5

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