Advice and Guidance - Work-based | City College Plymouth

Course Overview

Type of Course and Awarding Body

NVQ Diploma - OCR

Level

Level Four

What's it all about?

This course is designed to reflect the activities and responsibilities of those who are fully developed and experienced practitioners, particularly in guidance and formal advocacy. Candidates might also have some managerial or training responsibilities. They could also be creators of information, advice and guidance, either disseminating information themselves as practitioners or through their organisation in the form of publications. Candidates at this level are expected to have a more dynamic relationship with other organisations.

Progression

You may wish to progress onto higher education qualifications - for example a foundation degree.

Entry Requirements

Although no previous formal qualifications are required to embark on the qualification, you will need to demonstrate that you:

are currently in employment
have managerial or training responsibilities
are a creator of information, advice and guidance within the service/practice
are dynamic in your dealings with organisations.

Duration

One year

Business Benefits

This NVQ provides a framework to ensure your staff are competent in a range of skills, knowledge and understanding of the advice and guidance functions required in their job role.

Roll On Roll Off?

Yes

Are there any exams?

You will need to collect a variety of evidence such as statements, observations and testimonies to build a portfolio. All of this will be under the guidance of an assessor. Once the criteria for each unit has been met, the unit will be sigend off as competent.

Course Content

What does the course involve?

To achieve a full OCR Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Advice and Guidance you must gain 37 credits made up of five mandatory units of 17 credits and optional units totalling 20 credits.

Mandatory units

AG3 Develop interrelations with advice and guidance clients

AG14 Manage personal case load

AG16 Evaluate and develop own contribution to the service

AG 18 Operate within networks

AG30 Understand the importance of legislation and procedures

Optional units

A choice of 21 specific units which are tailored to the experienced advice and guidance practitioner.

Details of the individual units can be located on the following website: www.ocr.org.uk.

Course Facts

This course is run on a roll on roll off basis, enrolments available throughout the year. Please contact us for further information on 01752 305300 or e-mail info@cityplym.ac.uk.

Advice and Guidance - Work-based