The course is assessed through the production of reports with supporting evidence, observation of you giving advice and guidance, questioning of your knowledge in this area and testimony from your workplace on your work.
The next start date for this course is January. Course start dates are every September, January and April. The course will take 1 year to complete.
Level 3 Certificate Advice and Guidance (City & Guilds).
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These NVQs are for you if you work in a role where you offer information, advice and guidance (IAG) to others.
The IAG can be offered within any organisation and on any topic, however it is important that you can demonstrate that you have systems and procedures in place to track the IAG given and record the outcomes.
The course is made up of modules which you will choose to best reflect your responsibilities at work. Each level includes mandatory units – these cover the general skills required to work in this area i.e. communication, planning, development and team work.
You are required to choose optional units from a list of several given. The optional units each reflect a different area of advice and guidance work – some are directed towards the support of the provision, others to group delivery, others to the maintenance of information for the service and others are for people who work with specific client groups i.e. ex-offenders, individuals managing mental health issues, etc.
The course is assessed through the production of reports with supporting evidence, observation of you giving advice and guidance, questioning of your knowledge in this area and testimony from your workplace on your work.
You will need a computer and access to the internet.
You may wish to progress to the next level of the NVQ, move on to customer service or business focused NVQs or take higher qualifications in an area specific to your advice and guidance provision i.e. health care or careers.
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This course costs £724. This course is eligible for the Free Courses for Jobs funding which means you can study this for free if you meet the eligibility criteria. Please see the drop-down option below for more details. If you are not eligible for funding then you may be able to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to cover the cost of the course.
If you are aged 19 or over, you may not have to pay for this course if:
This course is funded by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) and/or West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA). You must be living in the South or West Yorkshire regions to qualify for funding.
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If the course is listed as full fee payable, you will have to pay for the course.
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