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SVQ: Care Services, Leadership & Management at SCQF 10
This SVQ is suitable for those who have a leadership and management role in a care service.Upon successful completion, you will gain a recognised qualification which guarantees you have the skills, knowledge and abilities required to carry out your role competently....
SVQ Social Services & Healthcare at SCQF 7
This SVQ is deisgned fo those working in a supervisory or practitioner role with adults in a health or social care setting.Upon successful completion, you will gain a recognised qualification which guarantees you have the skills, knowledge and abilities required to carry out your role competently...
Short Courses
Supervising First Aid for Mental Health
This course builds on the Level 5 Award in First Aid for Mental Health. It covers a wider range of mental health conditions. It goes into detail on the range of therapy and professional support that a person may be given by professional bodies during treatment for a mental health condition.The course is suitable for all persons within a w...
Awareness of Safeguarding
This qualification will provide an understanding of safeguarding, which can be used in a workplace, activity group, or any environment where a person has contact with children or adults at risk.The qualification provides learners with the knowledge to identify a safeguarding concern, listen and appropriately record a disclosure, and repor...
First Aid For Mental Health
This course is suitable for everyone but has been designed to help employers to provide a positive mental health culture within the workplace and to provide learners with comprehensive knowledge on a range of the most common mental health conditions and the skills to be able to act should a condition be suspected.Learners undertaking this...
Award in the Principles of Safeguarding and Protecting Children, Young People or Vulnerable Adults
Safeguarding is how we can protect children, young people and vulnerable adults from abuse or neglect by another person's actions, or lack of actions.This course is designed for anyone, no matter the field they are directly involved in, to give them the tools and knowledge to make a difference to a vulnerable person's life. It will also...
Awareness of Mental Health First Aid
This awareness course is suitable for everyone as it provides learners with the knowledge to recognise a suspected mental health condition and the skills to start a conversation and be able to signpost a person towards professional help.Anybody can benefit from this course and it is a great stepping stone into First Aid for Mental Health....
REHIS Elementary Cleaning and Disinfection @ SCQF Level 5
Aimed at those who have cleaning duties, or are responsible for the monitoring of cleaning practices within the workplace.Understanding the importance of good working practices is vital if you work in the cleaning industry....
Work Based Training
SVQ in Youth Work @ SCQF Level 6
The MA consists of SVQ Youth Work at SCQF Level 6 which contains 4 mandatory and 2 optional unit. The candidates must be employed within an appropriate setting and have employer support to enable them to achieve their award. The award also contains core skills: Communication, numeracy, working with others, problem solving and information...
SVQ 4 Social Services & Healthcare at SCQF 9
Aims - To obtain a formal qualification. To meet requirement of the SSSC to enable conditions of registration to be met.Relevant to staff working within the health and social care sector for adults as a supervisor, team leader or manager....