Allmän Kurs Basic – Profile Assistance within LSS and Elderly Care

• Show broad knowledge of functional variations, the LSS Act, elderly care, human rights, functioning, care, nursing and health promotion; knowledge of how facts can be gathered, compiled and presented.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the role that previous experience and knowledge play in adults' learning and life situation.
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of democratic processes and working methods.

• Apply specified methods and tools to perform assigned tasks in areas relating to functional variation, health promotion and nursing; the participant can follow instructions and descriptions within the field of work and study, search for and critically process facts within the subject areas of the course.
• Demonstrate the ability to analyse, process and maintain an overview.
• Understand and communicate in Swedish in speech and writing in various contexts and for different purposes.
• Plan and implement one or more social and educational activities for an individual or in a group during their work placement (LIA) period.

• Carry out practical work and studies with a degree of independence and take responsibility for simpler tasks, collaborate under supervision, contribute to shared outcomes, and evaluate how the tasks were performed.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of learning and study techniques.
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of self-assessment as a tool for learning and personal development.
• Set one's own goals for personal and professional development.
• Demonstrate increased self-awareness in relation to others and the ability to maintain a professional approach when working with people.
• Treat others with respect and consider the personal integrity of others, as well as take your own initiatives to participate in various contexts, including those that entail increased personal or collective responsibility.
• Receive and give others constructive feedback.

Subjects giving eligibility

• Swedish basic / Swedish as a second language basic
• Civics Foundation
• Basic mathematics
• Basic English
• Functioning and disability 1
• Basic health and social care

Subjects not granting eligibility (can be studied as a module within another subject)

• Working in elderly care
• Work Placement (LIA internship)
• Human rights and disability rights

For subjects leading to a qualification, the National Agency for Education’s relevant criteria are set out in Appendix 1.

See the syllabus for further information.