Health & Social Care: Foundation Skills Competition

Overview

The Foundation Skills competitions have been created to showcase the skills of students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), additional learning needs (ALN), or who require additional support for learning (ASL), who are currently undertaking a course with an FE or training provider at Entry level or level 1.

These competitions provide opportunities for students and learners to develop their vocational skills, wider skills for work, personal, social and independence skills.

This WorldSkills UK competition showcases the values, behaviours and attitudes required to work in health and social care and what it means to provide quality care. The competition is practical and are open to people currently studying Health and Social Care.

The skills you need to demonstrate

Hygiene, Health and Safety
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
Care plan
Risk assessment
Hazard identification
Empathy
Person-centred care

Entry criteria

This is an individual competition
There are no limits as to the number of entries per organisation
Competitors must be familiar with the basics of health and social care (for further information please look at the ‘Useful resources’ section below)
This competition is only open to people with learning difficulties