Heath & Social Care

Helping you to enhance good practice in CARE

All of the Care courses support the government initiatives towards the National Qualifications Framework of the Department of Health & Department for Education and Skills and meet the recommendations of TOPSS England.

Care NVQ Levels 2, 3 & 4

Level 2

This qualification is suitable for those interested in a career working in a care setting in hospitals, residential and nursing homes etc employed or on a voluntary basis.

Level 3

Candidates should have previous experience in care and be working in a supervisory position.

Level 4

These programmes are designed for owners, managers and staff, including learning needs and disabled client groups in the private, public or voluntary sector.

Caring for Children & Young People NVQ

Level 3

This programme is aimed at people working with children and young people in a wide variety of settings eg. Special Schools , Care Homes.

The Registered Manager Level 4

Level 4 Registered Manager NVQ 4 focuses on the task of managing a care service and some units have been taken from the Care NVQ at level 4.

Distance Learning packages are available and assessed observation in the workplace which can be carried out by our assessors or a qualified Work Based Assessor is included in the package costs.

Health & Safety Legislation

Some of these courses can be tailored to meet or update current legislation in key areas required in all care homes.

• Patient Handling
• Health and Safety
• Basic Food Safety
• Emergency First Aid
• Medication Management
• Induction Course

These courses can be tailored to meet the needs of residential and non-residential housekeepers and domestic laundry and kitchen staff. The courses provide a wide variety of underpinning knowledge which can be used as a progression route towards NVQs in Care Levels 2, 3 & 4. Courses can be booked as individual units or as a whole and take place either on-site or at the Achievement Training centre.

TDLB Assessors Awards

It is always a great help to your staff working toward NVQ qualifications to have an on-site assessor. Assessors Awards are normally charged at £270.00 per unit but if you have NVQ candidates enrolled with Achievement Training we can arrange low cost training for your staff to become qualified Care Assessors.

Assistance with funding is available subject to status and full information on how to apply for this funding is available on induction.