Course description
This course will give you the essential qualification that you need to work in social care. If you are already employed in this sector, legislation requires you to be qualified to at least this level. It is divided into classroom sessions covering four compulsory units, and two optional units. These units are flexible and are tailored to your job role. To achieve each unit you will need to show competence in both theory and practical. As the NVQ is a vocational qualification, your performance in the workplace is very important and you should ensure that you are experienced enough to carry out required tasks unsupervised.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
You must be in paid employment in an appropriate care setting for at least 2 days per week. This must be with an adult client group - this course in not appropriate if you are working with children. In order to assess your suitability to undertake the course you will be required to complete an assessment and be interviewed.