CACDP Level 3 NVQ in British/Irish Sign Language (BSN3/ISN3)

Entry Requirements:

• BSL Level 2 & Post Level 2 BSL experience of approximately one year, preferably in a work or similar environment with Deaf People is required.

Applications are assessed via interview with WDPC Deaf Assessors.

This qualification can be used as evidence of the language skills needed in order to operate independently and at an advanced level in the target language and is useful for those who work with Deaf people.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate competence at Level 3 of the National Language standards before they are registered for the units in this qualification. This means that they will be able to understand and express information, ideas and opinions about a variety of subjects and deal with a range of work tasks.

This qualification uses the National Qualification standards (CILT 2005) which define competent performance in BSL/ISL skills in both receptive (listening) and productive (speaking) units.

Candidates must achieve both units below for the full qualification. Units may be taken separately and in any order.

BSNL3 Understand Varied Language in a Range of Work Contexts: Skills for understanding of information, ideas and opinions, and varieties of expressions and sentence structures where grammatical features relevant to a range of work related and relevant social contexts are used.

BSNS3 Sign using Varied Language in a Range of Work Contexts: Skills for understanding of information, ideas and opinions, and varieties of expressions and sentence structures using grammatical features relevant to a range of work related and relevant social contexts; finding alternative, correct ways of expressing information when the recipitent does not understand.

Assessment: Internally assessed NVQ portfolio.