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Personal Care

TQA 1

PER110113 TQA Level 1, Size Value = 10

The course document

This document contains the following sections:

rationale...... 1

course size and complexity...... 2

COURSE DESCRIPTION...... 2

COURSE requirements...... 2

ACCESS...... 2

Learning OUtcomes...... 3

COURSE CONTENT...... 3

WORK REQuIREMENTs...... 4

course delivery...... 4

Assessment...... 5

Quality Assurance Processes...... 5

Assessment Criteria...... 6

Standards ...... 6

Qualifications Available...... 8

Award Requirements...... 8

COURSE EVALUATION...... 8

COURSE DEVELOPER...... 8

Accreditation...... 8

Version History...... 8

rationale

This course has been developed for students who want to embrace change, feel positive about who they are and enjoy healthy, safe, responsible and fulfilled lives. It has been designed to help students reflect on/clarify their own values and attitudes and make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing behaviours.

course size and complexity

This course has been assessed as having a complexity level of TQA level 1.

At TQA level 1 the student is expected to carry out tasks and activities that draw on a limited range of basic knowledge and skills. The tasks and activities generally have a substantial repetitive aspect to them. Minimum judgement is needed as there are usually very clear rules, guidelines or procedures to be followed. VET competencies at this level are often those characteristic of an AQF Certificate I.

The course has a size value of 10.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This is an introductory course that offers students an opportunity to care for their own wellbeing. By studying the course, students will develop a set of personal and interpersonal skills which underpin personal care behaviours. It is envisaged this course will be appropriate for students with special needs.

The course comprises five (5) areas of learning and is part of the health and wellbeing suite of courses depicted in the following flowchart:

course requirements

Students must complete all five (5) areas of learning:

  • self awareness
  • personal wellbeing
  • diet and nutrition
  • personal and community support
  • personal fitness.

ACCESS

There are no access restrictions or prerequisite requirements for entry into this course.

Learning OUtcomes

On successful completion of this course, learners will have knowledge and skills to:

  • identify issues affecting their personal wellbeing
  • make informed personal choices
  • develop protective strategies to achieve and maintain personal health and wellbeing
  • recognise behaviours that impact positively and negatively on personal wellbeing
  • explore basic health and hygiene issues
  • access community support agencies on health and wellbeing issues
  • appropriately communicate emotions and feelings
  • access and use information.

COURSE CONTENT

Students must complete all five (5) areas of learning. Participation in a variety of healthy physical activities will contribute towards a student’s achievement of the learning outcomes.

Each area of learning is designed to take approximately 20 hours.

Area of Learning / Content
Self awareness
(approx 25 hours) / This learning area covers the following content:
  • Family/social background
  • Gender roles
  • Personality traits
  • Character strengths and weaknesses
  • Values and morals
  • Body image and self esteem
  • Verbal communication (appropriate and inappropriate language)
  • Posture and body language
  • Social skills and personal space
  • Feelings and emotions
  • different emotions
  • triggers for emotions
  • reasons for expressing feelings
  • appropriate and inappropriate behaviour
  • strategies for controlling emotions
  • stress management
  • conflict resolution
  • Personal relationships (family; friends; work; social; intimate).

Personal wellbeing
(approx 25 hours) / This learning area covers the following content:
  • Risk taking behaviours (drugs; alcohol; smoking; sexual activity; driving; travel)
  • Current health issues (obesity; anorexia; cardiovascular; cancer; asthma; allergies)
  • Adolescent concerns (acne; teenage pregnancy; sexually transmitted infections; mental health)
  • Personal grooming and hygiene (hair care; skin care; dental care; make-up; menstruation)
  • Looking after yourself
  • handling harassment and bullying
  • how to access appropriate help in cases of physical, sexual and/or psychological abuse (medical assistance, counselling and support agencies)
  • self defence strategies
  • relaxation.

Diet and nutrition
(approx 20 hours) / This learning area covers the following content:
  • Healthy food pyramid
  • Major food groups
  • Junk food and take-away food
  • Fad dieting
  • Energy intake and output
  • Combating overeating and obesity.

Support groups
(approx 15 hours) / This learning area covers the following content:
  • Help within the college environment
  • Agencies available in the community
  • Providing support for family and friends.

Personal fitness
(approx 15 hours) / This learning area covers the following content:
  • Developing personal fitness and wellbeing
  • Accessing local recreational and sporting facilities
  • Exercise (benefits, types and methods).

work requirements

Students must develop a personal wellbeing plan that is consistent with the five (5) areas of learning.

Course Delivery

The following activities (suggestions only) may complement the delivery of this course:

  • undertaking basic daily hygiene practices
  • engaging in healthy pursuits
  • engaging in valuable leisure time pursuits
  • engaging in a variety of physical activities
  • engaging in classroom and community based activities
  • engaging in positive self-talk
  • adopting healthy eating initiatives (e.g. selecting healthy food choices)
  • applying stress management techniques
  • accessing and using community support services and agencies.

Assessment

Criterion-based assessment is a form of outcomes assessment which identifies the extent of student achievement at an appropriate end-point of study. Although assessment – as part of the learning program – is continuous, much of it is formative, and is done to help students identify what they need to do to attain the maximum benefit from their study of the course. Therefore, assessment for summative reporting to the TQA will focus on what both teacher and student understand to reflect end-point achievement.

The standard of achievement each student attains on each criterion is recorded as a rating of ‘C’ (satisfactory standard), according to the outcomes specified in the standards section of the course document.

A ‘t’ notation must be used where a student demonstrates any achievement against a criterion less than the standard specified for the ‘C’ rating. The ‘t’ notation is not described in course standards.

A ‘z’ notation is to be used where a student provides no evidence of achievement at all.

Providers offering this course must participate in the quality assurance processes.

Internal assessment of all criteria will be made by the provider. Assessment processes must gather evidence that clearly shows the match between individual student performance, the standards of the course and the student’s award. Providers will report the student’s rating for each criterion to the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority.

quality assurance processes

The following processes will be facilitated by the TQA to ensure there is:

  • a match between the standards for achievement specified in the course and the standards demonstrated by students
  • community confidence in the integrity and meaning of the qualification.

Processes – The TQA will verify that the provider’s course delivery and assessment standards meet the course requirements and community expectations for fairness, integrity and validity of qualifications the Authority issues. This will involve checking:

•student attendance records

•course delivery plans (the sequence of course delivery/tasks and when assessments take place)

•assessment instruments and rubrics (the ‘rules’ or marking guide used to judge achievement)

•class records of assessment

•examples of student work that demonstrate the use of the marking guide

•samples of current student’s work, including that related to any work requirements articulated in the course document.

This process will usually also include interviews with past and present students.

It will be scheduled by the TQA using a risk-based approach.

assessment CRITERIA

The assessment for Personal Care will be based on whether the learner can:

1.identify issues affecting personal wellbeing

2.establish and maintain personal health and wellbeing

3.appropriately communicate emotions and feelings

4.access and use information.

STANDARDS

Criterion 1:Identify issues affecting personal wellbeing

C Rating (satisfactory standard)
A learner identifies:
  • a limited range of current health and wellbeing issues
  • a limited range of factors that directly influence personal health and wellbeing
  • the consequences of some forms of risky behaviour
  • personal social rights and responsibilities.

Criterion 2:Maintain personal health and wellbeing

C Rating (satisfactory standard)
A learner:
  • applies a limited range of processes to enhance personal health and wellbeing
  • uses constructive feedback and advice from others to improve personal health and wellbeing
  • sets short term goals
  • prepares a basic personal wellbeing plan
  • uses health and wellbeing facilities and equipment in accordance with established safety procedures.

Criterion 3:APPROPRIATELY Communicate emotions and feelings

C Rating (satisfactory standard)
A learner:
  • selects and use a limited number of appropriate styles to communicate emotions and feelings
  • adjusts styles to respond to minor new requirements
  • uses communication styles that are appropriateand that foster positive interpersonal relationships
  • expresses emotions and feelings to another person in an appropriate, non-verbal manner
  • appropriatelyuses technology to assist with the expression of emotions and feelings.

Criterion 4:Access and use information

C Rating (satisfactory standard)
A learner:
  • accesses information by communicating verbally with other people
  • accesses information from a given range of written and visual material
  • uses a limited range of relevant ICT technologies to access information
  • uses ICT technologies in accordance with established safety procedures.

Explanation of Criterion 4:

The term ‘ICT technologies’ should be understood (in its widest sense) to encompass the application of information and communication technologies (ICT) to collect, categorise and analyse information. The following may be considered ‘ICT technologies’ in the context of this criterion:

  • using computer software/hardware to access the Internet for research purposes
  • using computer software/hardware to store and categorise research information
  • using computer software/hardware to format and present a basic personal wellbeing plan
  • using computer software/hardware to communicate through email and the web.

Qualifications available

Personal Care,TQA level 1 (with the award of):

PASS*

AWARD REQUIREMENTS

The final award will be determined by the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority from the 4 ratings. The minimum requirements for an award in Personal Care are as follows:

PASS (PP)

4 ‘C’ (‘satisfactory standard’) ratings.

*Flexible Learning teachers ONLY submitting PER110113 final award outcomes via the TQA web-portal will select either outcome code ‘NN’ (for no award) or ‘PP’ (for pass award).

COURSE EVALUATION

Courses are accredited for a specific period of time (up to five years) and they are evaluated in the year prior to the expiry of accreditation.

As well, anyone may request a review of a particular aspect of an accredited course throughout the period of accreditation. Such requests for amendment will be considered in terms of the likely improvements to the outcomes for students and the possible consequences for delivery of the course.

The TQA can evaluate the need and appropriateness of an accredited course at any point throughout the period of accreditation.

Course developer

Mr Andrew Jones (Purple Infinity) under contract.

Accreditation

The accreditation period for this course is from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2017.

Version History

Version 1 – Accredited on 10 August 2012 . This course replaces Personal Wellbeing PER115108 (expires 31 December 2012).

Version control

This document is a Word version of the course. It is not a TQA controlled version. The current PDF version of the course on the TQA website is the definitive one.

Tasmanian Qualifications AuthorityPeriod of Accreditation: 1 Jan 2013 – 31 Dec 2017

Version 1Date of Publication: 28 May 2014