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Our NVQ Care Courses include:
    Registration with awarding body
    Basic skills assessment

    Preparation of candidate learning plan

    Induction

    Direct access to assessor

    Assessor visits to workplace

    Delivery of underpinning knowledge where agreed

    Awarding body certification
NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care
NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care
NVQ Level 4 Health and Social Care
 
NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care
Who is it for?
This award is designed for staff who deliver physical, emotional, or enabling care to clients, whether they work in Health and Social Care in the public, private or voluntary sectors. It is designed to be relevant for staff in all care settings.

Qualification
This award is about the delivery of Health and Social Care to individuals. This includes both direct care, where the focus is hands-on care (doing things for the individual) and enablement care, where the focus is on the development and maintenance of the Individual’s independence (supporting and enabling individuals to do things for themselves).

Course content

The award is structured so that a learner will achieve six units. For learners employed in a social care setting inspected by Commission for Social Care Inspection, learners must complete four core units and two optional units.

Core units
      HSC 21  Communicate with and complete records for individuals
      HSC 22  Support the health and safety of yourself and individuals
      HSC 23  Develop you knowledge and practice
      HSC 24  Ensure your own actions support the care, protection and well-being of individuals

Optional units
There are a range of optional units available depending upon work role and work setting.


Qualification delivery and assessment

Your assessor will observe you carrying out practical tasks during your normal working hours in order that you can meet the requirements of The National Occupational Standards.


Progression opportunities

On completion of this programme you will be able to progress on to NVQ Health and Social Care Level 3 if your work role is suitable.

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NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care
Who is it for?
The award is designed for staff who deliver physical, emotional or enabling care to clients who have a medium to high dependency, whether they work in health or social care, or in the public, private or voluntary sectors. It is designed to be applicable wherever such care is delivered. The award has links to the NVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care award, but reflects a higher level of responsibility and specialisation. As such, it is a potential progression route from Level 2.

Course content

The course contains four core units and four optional units.

Core units
      HSC 31 Promote effective communications for and about individuals
      HSC 32 Promote, monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the working environment
      HSC 33 Reflect on and develop your practice
      HSC 35 Promote choice, well-being and the protection of all individuals

Optional units
There are a range of optional units available depending upon work role and work setting.


Course delivery and assessment

Learners work with as assessor and individually, completing activities and assessments for each unit. Your assessor will observe you carrying out practical tasks during your normal working hours in order that you can meet the requirements of The National Occupational Standards.


Progression opportunities

On completion of this programme you may be able to progress on to NVQ Health and Social Care Level 4, if your work role is suitable.

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NVQ Level 4 Health and Social Care
Who is it for?
The level 4 in Health and Social Care (Adults) is designed to reflect the work of candidates who undertake Health and Social Care activities at Level 4 working with service users/carers.

The aim of this qualification is to recognise the skills and competences of candidates in the workplace.

The qualification is about the management and delivery of physical, emotional or enabling care to clients/service users. The candidate will be managing and delivering care in support of others, and will be accountable in the area of practice.

Candidates will be working without direct supervision or on their own, such as in a clients/service users own home. Candidates will have autonomy, and will be required to make decisions within boundaries and limits agreed with their team.

Course content

To achieve a full EDI Level 4 NVQ in Health and Social Care, candidates must achieve 8 units made up of 4 Core units (including the choice of specialist route) and 4 Optional units.

Core units
      UNIT 41 Use and develop methods and systems to communicate record and report.
      UNIT 42 Contribute to the development and maintenance of healthy and safe practices in the working   environment.
      UNIT 43 Take responsibility for the continuing professional development of self and others.
      UNIT 45 Develop practices which promote choice, well-being and protection of all individuals.

Optional units
There are a range of optional units available depending upon work role and work setting.


Course delivery and assessment

Learners work with as assessor individually, completing activities and assessments for each unit. Your assessor will also observe you carrying out practical tasks during your normal working hours in order that you can meet the requirements of each unit. Like all NVQ's this qualification is competence-based. This means that it is linked to a person's ability to competently perform a range of tasks connected with their work.

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