BEM Micro-credential
BEM content (for all partners) |
Title/name of the credential | Personal hygiene maintainer |
Function of the micro-credentials
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The micro-credential is designed for the needs of designed for the needs of users in hospital and non-hospital facilities (individual homes, homes for the elderly, homes for orphans, etc.) in order to implement personal hygiene of the user (morning and evening
hygiene, as well as hygiene of the whole body ) to ensure a decent life. |
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Possible target groups | The micro-credential is intended for:
Public Health institutions and Private health institutions employees who want to improve their skills and knowledge in the field of personal hygiene. Mostly employers with qualification from another sector or high school education. • Students and pupils: for volunteer work and increasing employability in the health and social protection sector. Changing careers: The lack of work force in the sector leads to the possibility of transitioning into this job position. • Freelancers: an additional source of income for health and non-health workers. Each of these groups will benefit from the skills and knowledge to maintain personal hygiene and better mobility in the labor market. |
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Branch/sector of application | Health and social care | |
Fields of application / work environment | People with this micro-credential can use their skills and knowledge in maintaining the personal hygiene of users in: home conditions, in public and private health facilities, in social institutions, homes for the elderly and infirm, individual and group households.
Users are people of all ages who are unable to perform personal hygiene independently. |
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Typical work/professional tasks | Personal hygiene maintainer performs the following tasks:
ü Acquires means for maintaining personal hygiene |
ü Prepares user for hygiene procedure
ü Identifies materials, cosmetic preparations and means of user hygiene ü Implements proper methods of maintaining hand, foot, body, hair and oral hygiene ü Assists in partial and full hygiene in healthy, mobile and immobile persons of all age groups ü Gives advice on maintaining personal hygiene and care |
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Learning outcomes1 (personal and job related) | Knowledge | Skills | Key competences | |
The participant should be able to:
ü Classifies personal hygiene products, their purpose and role ü procures personal hygiene products according to the user’s requirements and needs ü determines the user’s personal hygiene needs ü chooses the appropriate material for the realization of the manipulation to be performed ü prepares the user for the implementation of personal hygiene ü Knows and uses correct methods of maintaining hygiene of user’s hands, feet, body, hair and oral cavity ü applies procedures for morning hygiene, evening hygiene, washing hair and body as well as hygiene for mobile and immobile users of all ages |
Native language communication: able to share and interpret thoughts, feelings, facts and attitudes, verbally and written form, and to realize linguistic interaction with colleagues, superiors and clients in different social and cultural contexts. She/He is able to formulate and express his own oral and written arguments in a manner appropriate to the context.
Communication in foreign languages: is able to understand and express in simple way feelings, facts and attitudes orally and in writing. Mathematical Competences and Core Competencies in Science |
1 The rule when writing learning outcomes is that they should relate to the three domains of learning (cognitive, affective, and psychomotor). Accordingly, the statement defining the learning outcome should refer to the acquisition of knowledge and skills through which competencies are acquired.
ü applies appropriate ways of maintaining personal hygiene according to the user’s age, gender and general condition
ü knows the rules for maintaining personal hygiene ü prepares a work plan, records the completed procedure for persona.0l hygiene ü removes waste properly |
and Technology: Apply Numerical Thinking and knowledge in explaining the nature of solving a series of tasks during daily operation and use of equipment and administration.
Digital Competencies: Uses basic IT technology in order to provide the best possible protection. It uses digital information and uses it in a systematic way. Learn how to learn: She/He is able to access, acquire, process and adopt new knowledge and skills for the purposes of personal progress, as well as to apply the same to advance the technique and technology of execution of the work.. Persistent in autonomous learning, but also in learning during the work with the collaborators in the area. Pursue innovation in order to made progress in establishing the integrated system for healt and social care. Social/societal and civic competences: in everyday environment, is capable of manifesting personal, interpersonal and intercultural |
competencies for constructive communication with people from different profiles, shows tolerance, expresses and understands different points of view and creates trust.
• Sense of initiative: shows initiative to realization of the important ideas and their implementation in actions, with a goal to improve practices. To be able to recognize opportunities and the challenges of improvement in different situations. It contributes towards the development of a culture that supports and values them initiatives, recognizes the different skills of everyone within of the activity. Cultural awareness and expression: recognizes and appreciates it the creative expression of ideas, experiences and emotions and the members in the team appropriately links them to self-improvement. It brings them closer own creative and expressive attitudes with the thoughts of other team members, their families and other |
colleagues, and expresses in an appropriate way that will improve their well-being. | |||
Validation | criteria | procedures | |
The participant should be able to:
ü lists personal hygiene products ü explains the purpose and role of personal hygiene products ü correctly uses personal hygiene products ü procures personal hygiene products according to the client’s requirements and needs ü communicates with the user about their personal hygiene needs ü prepares a plan for maintaining personal hygiene ü lists and prepares appropriate material for the realization of a certain manipulation of maintaining personal hygiene ü places the user in a suitable position for the realization of personal hygiene ü performs procedures of morning hygiene, evening hygiene, hair and body washing as well as washing of mobile and immobile customers of all ages ü applies appropriate ways of maintaining personal hygiene according to the user’s age, gender and general condition ü knows and uses rules for maintaining personal hygiene ü maintains hygiene of hands, feet, body, hair, oral cavity, teeth and prosthetic device ü trims nails, beard and moustache ü cleans and sorts used materials ü fills out documentation regularly and neatly, using IT ü performs appropriate recording of the completed procedure for personal hygiene ü selects waste and properly diverts solid and liquid waste, |
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Recognised/accepted (documented by MoU) | Name of companies
Private health institution , Public health institutions, Associations of nurses |
Provider(s) | Private health institution, Public health institutions, Associations of nurses and
secondary vocational schools |
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Additional information (if needed) | Entry level / prerequisites | Persons with completed secondary education for occupation, professional technical and/or high school education. |
Possible duration (recommendation) | The micro-credential is obtained after 90 hours of active learning | |
Specific content (national)
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Position in the chain of educational programmes | Not present in the existing educational programs
Some of the learning outcomes appear in some of the qualifications |
Reference to NQF | The term is not defined in the NRC under the existing legal framework. | |
Credits | 3 (three) ECVET. |