Mentor Support Passport

Health & Social Care

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Introduction

This passport will allow you to support the traineeship learner within your setting on their work placement. It will give you information about what to expect and the kinds of things you will need to provide for the learner to allow them to progress and develop.

Traineeship Framework 2014 states:

Traineeships are an education and training programme which is available for young people aged 16-24 inclusive, including young people with Learning Difficulty Assessments or Education, Health and Care plans.

• are not currently in a job and have little work experience, but who are focused on work or the prospect of it

• are 16-24 and qualified below Level 3 or 19-24 and have not yet achieved a full Level 2

‘The involvement of employers is crucial to the success of Traineeships. Work experience in Traineeships should give the young person experience of a real workplace so they can develop the skills, knowledge, confidence, attitudes and behaviours they need to succeed at work.’

Checklist Tasks Completion Date

Job roles

Health and safety

Money

Policies and procedures

Party planning

Layout of the room

Infection control

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Task 1

Policies & Procedures • Provide the learner with a copy of policies

and procedures and support them to review the text to find out the key points and phrases within them.

• Provide further detail about any ‘challenging’ or ‘setting specific’ words and phrases.

• Encourage the learner to create a glossary of words they are not sure about.

• Support trainee to carry out their tasks either in practice or simulation within the workplace environment.

• Support the learner in identifying activities that require a procedure to follow and which policy it links to.

• Functional skill English and Mathematics embedded throughout all tasks in reading and writing. Mentor to support reading, writing and mathematical skills as necessary and ensure learner is provided with appropriate coloured copies if needed.

• Promote the learner to reflect on practices they have observed or undertaken themselves to encourage learning.

• Mentor to liaise with Assessor to ensure appropriate work experience is taking place and ensure that the workplace is supported by the Assessor, as appropriate.

Task 3 Identify the learner’s essential skills Essential skills Achieved Not achieved Any other comments

Understands the settings own policies and procedures

Follows safe practices

Used PPE appropriately

Followed good hand washing technique

Has cared for those who they are supporting in appropriate ways

Uses initiative with supporting staff to meet the needs of those they are supporting

Has demonstrated good communication skills

Task 4 Add any other skills or experience achieved during the

placement below.

Task 5

Health & Social Care, Policies and Procedures - eCPD Resource