New QCF Diploma Level 3 successes – amongst the first in England
NVQ Academy is extremely pleased to announce its first successes for the new Level 3 Diploma Awards.
Three candidates from Apex Care Homes based in Bedfordshire are amongst the very first in the country to complete the new Award.
Samuel Ogbuagu, Anna Chileshe and Daniel Chilese were ably assisted and mentored by their Work-based Assessor and Manager Dorothy Hamaimbo who has received her Qualified Assessor Award.
Quote from Anna “Thank you very much for all the support and encouragement you gave us doing our training. Thanks once again and God bless you”
Quote from Daniel “My thanks go to my work based assessor, Dorothy, who tirelessly worked and mentored my work. I would also like to thank Colin Raine, the Internal Verifier for NVQ Academy for having verified and passed my work. I stand ready to do any further training”.
Quote from Dorothy “I am very pleased to be associated with the successes of the three candidates from Apex Care Home for the new Level 3 Diploma Award - especially so for being amongst the very first in the country to do so. I am proud that I was one of those involved in their successes assisting and mentoring them during their learning process.
I gained the skills needed for collecting and judging evidence of competence. My own learning process in assessing candidates was not plain sailing so to speak - it was challenging and at times frustrating - but it is one I would gladly do again. The sense of achievement I felt was immense. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone.
I would like to thank Colin -NVQ Academy for supporting me and also for their dedication to work, I would also like to thank the operations and training manager, Mr Ranjit Yogendra for Apex Care Homes Ltd for his guidance during the course of my work. I wish to extend my thanks to other members of staff for their enthusiasm and dedication who were always eager to help.
Ranjit Yogendra (Operations and Training Manager for Apex Care Homes) himself a Work-Based Assessor with NVQ Academy said “I am very proud of my candidates who have achieved this new award through their hard work and would like to thank NVQ Academy for the support the candidates and the Assessor received and I myself had a good relationship with the Internal Verifier throughout the course”.
Colin Raine (Internal Verifier for NVQ Academy said “I am delighted for Samuel, Anna, Daniel and Dorothy who have each gained a new and valuable National Award. They can be justifiably proud to be among the first in England to achieve the new Diploma”.
01/04/11 New QCF Level 5 Diploma Leadership for Health & Social Care and Children & Young People's Services ready for registration now!!
The Diploma is replacing the following NVQs
- Health & Social Care Level 4 (Adults)
- Health & Social Care Level 4 (Children & Young People)
- Leadership and Management in Care Services Level 4
with: Level 5 Diploma Leadership for Health & Social Care and Children & Young People's Services - Residential Management, Management and Advance Practice Pathways
01/01/11 New QCF Level 3 Diploma Health & Social Care (Adults) ready for registration now!!
The Diploma is replacing the following NVQs
- Health & Social Care Level 3 (Adults)
with: Level 3 Diploma Health & Social Care (Adults)- Learning Disability, Dementia and General Pathways
Funding Update
You will have noticed that Train to Gain and various other adult learner funding have disappeared – and you are not getting people knocking on your door offering all sorts of qualifications for nothing.
The Train to Gain scheme was reviewed early 2010 revealing that the management of the programme compromised value for money - source http://www.printweek.com/business/news/978966/MPs-report-slams-mismanaged-Train-Gain-scheme/
You may have also noticed that you may have been persuaded to “under qualify” your team – in other words offer them Level 2 instead of a Level 3 Qualification – this was not because your staff were not capable of completing a Level 3 – it was purely and simply the fact that funding was only available at Level 2.
It really is no wonder that the new coalition government has stopped this type of funding with immediate effect.
The BIS has just released their Skills for Sustainable Growth Strategy document which quotes " Co-funding at Level 2 for workplace learning outside of Apprenticeships will only apply to SMEs and applies at a level of 50%. Learning at Level 3 and above for workplace learning outside of Apprenticeships and entitlements will not receive Government funding" Extract from http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/further-education-skills/docs/s/10-1273-skills-for-sustainable-growth-strategy-summary (Page 10)
The good news is that you will now have a GENUINE and APPROPRIATE choice in the way forward for your Care Workforce and/or Classroom Support Staff .
NVQ Academy offers value for money combined with 15 years of Specialist Care Service Qualification Provision.
Due to our low overhead costs we are able to offer you training/qualification of a Work Based Assessor (a member of your Senior Care Staff/Teaching or Senior Assistant team) FREE of charge as part of our package. You will only pay £550 + vat per Candidate *at either QCF Level 2 Certificate or Level 3 Diploma for Adult Services or Children & Young People's Workforce (including the various pathways). We price both Levels the same so that you chose the right and APPROPRIATE one. You will find this amount equates to the same or less than the 50% compulsory employer contribution (for level 2) as quoted above.
Our systems are designed and customised to suit your workforce – not to respond to “funding” requirements – and they fit around you and your Organisation to ensure there are no forms or unnecessary paperwork – just quality Qualifications at the APPROPRIATE Level.
We are ready right now to qualify your team and demonstrate to your inspectors your commitment to staff development and quality provision.
01/09/10 New QCF Level 3 Diploma for the Children & Young People’s Workforce ready for registration now!!
The Diploma is replacing the following NVQs with:
It has been developed to meet the requirements of the QCF (Qualification and Credit Framework) introduced across Europe to bring about equality, conformity and acceptability to Qualifications. More details of the QCF in general.
The qualification is COMPETENCE based – backed up as before by knowledge specifications in line with the relevant National Occupational Standards developed by Sector Skills Councils and Standard Setting Bodies.
The learner will be awarded credits for each Unit achieved which NVQ Academy/Awarding Bodies will enter onto their PLR (Personal Learning Record).
Funding
Whilst it would appear that there is still some funding available for 19 – 25 year olds – funding for Level 3 Qualifications is now almost non-existent.
Some would-be candidates have been disappointed that the fact that they had already had funding for Level 2 ruled them out for the more relevant Level 3 Qualification.
Employer contributions towards the little funding that remains is in the region of 47.5% of the grant and therefore would mean that employers would be paying anywhere from £600 upwards per candidate.
NVQ Academy has changed its pricing structure to recognise this - making it cheaper to avoid funding altogether – please refer to our pricing page here.
Some Organisations may still be eligible for TSI funding. This could mean that candidates are funded up to £75 per completed Unit. Please contact us for more details. Please note you cannot claim more than you have paid in (8 units at £75 would be £600) - and you can only claim one type of funding per candidate.
QCF (Qualifications and Credit Framework)
Qualification and Credit Frameworks have been (or are being) developed across Europe to bring about equality, conformity and acceptability to Qualifications.
All qualifications are being integrated into the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) for each country.
National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) will take their rightful place amongst all other qualifications in England And Wales.
NVQs continue to be offered until the end of December 2010.
The Qualifications may be re-branded – and may be known as a “Diploma” or a “Certificate” – but importantly they will remain VOCATIONAL Qualifications.
The qualifications will be COMPETENCE based – backed up as before by knowledge specifications in line with the relevant National Occupational Standards developed by Sector Skills Councils and Standard Setting Bodies.
They may (or may not) continue to carry the acronym NVQ – but the philosophy of WORK-BASED competence will remain.
Worthy of note is that the changes are only being made in England and Wales. Significantly Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) have already been integrated onto the SQF (Scottish Qualification and Credit Framework) – and will continue under the same name for the foreseeable future – and in exactly the same successful format demonstrated by NVQs and SVQs over the last ten years.
NVQ Academy will be offering its customers the choice to:- register for the current NVQs from now until the end of December 2010, register for the new Diplomas and Certificates as soon as they are available – or indeed to access SVQs through their accreditation with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority) Accreditation
NVQ Academy is accredited to offer Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in England.
SVQs have been integrated directly onto the Scottish Qualification and Credit Framework (SQF) – and the systems will remain virtually unchanged for the foreseeable future.
The Credit Frameworks have been developed to ensure equality, conformity and acceptability to Qualifications throughout Europe.
Scotland’s approach is particularly welcome to those who believe in the value of VOCATIONAL Qualifications. Retention of the acronym (SVQ) will undoubtedly avoid confusion that could have been caused by the introduction of Diplomas and Certificates (interpreted as academic, vocational or both).
We are delighted to be able to offer the following SVQs as a European accepted qualification to those who prefer the description of VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION.
- SVQ Health & Social Care Level 2
- SVQ Health & Social Care Level 3 Adults/Children & Young people
- SVQ Health & Social Care Level 4 Adults/Children & Young people
- SVQ Leadership & Management In Care Services Level 4
- SVQ A1 and V1 Assessor & Verifier Awards
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