Health & Social Care

How will the Health and Social Care NVQ help your business?

It ensures that your staff meet the nationally required levels of knowledge and achieve the appropriate qualifications.

The NVQ will help employees develop a clear understanding of their specific role and responsibilities and how to create a safe and healthy environment for themselves and those they care for, as well as covering issues such as equality, discrimination and communication skills. It will ensure your employees can deliver an excellent level of care and that their skills and achievements are acknowledged with a nationally recognised qualification.

Who is a Health and Social Care NVQ suitable for?

It's ideal for all staff who need to achieve the skills and qualifications to meet level 2 Health and Social Care standards - either those who are already working in those areas, or who are keen to do so in the future.

What will your staff learn?

The NVQ Health and Social Care will include:

An introduction to NVQs, the Health and Social Care NVQ
A tool to identify and recommend the NVQ units (mandatory and optional) most relevant to the learner and their current working role/environment
An area to record the units for which they wish to gather evidence for their NVQ
A mandatory unit section which will include the six modules of the CIS course underpinning knowledge content plus an additional four modules of content
A tool to record any planned activities to generate required evidence for units/elements of units

The units will cover topics including; understanding the organisation and role of the care worker, safety at work, effective communication, recognising and responding to abuse and neglect, understanding social issues in care eg. equality, discrimination and stereotypes, and personal development. Other areas covered will depend on the optional modules selected.

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Orchard Skills Centre official opening

Orchard Skills Centre on Drake Street, Rochdale was officially opened on 23rd February, with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting by the Mayor and Mayoress, Councillor Keith Swift and Ms Sue Etchells.

Orchard Training Solutions; Hopwood Hall College’s Employer Engagement Arm developed the skills centre after the government launched the Response to Redundancy (R2R) initiative in mid 2009. The aim of the project is to help individuals who are unemployed or at risk of redundancy and make training available so they can broaden their skill range and increase their employability.

The College’s Vice-Principal for Finance & Corporate Services, John Spindler, and the College’s Vice-Principal for Skills, Dr O J Rahim, members of the College executive, local government representatives, partners, tutors and students attended.

The opening provided an opportunity for the many organisations who work with the skills centre to meet and celebrate the successes that the project has enjoyed so far.

Jane McAuley, R2R Project Co-ordinator said: “In just a short space of time since the skills centre opened in early November, we’ve already had learners who have completed training courses, secured job interviews and accepted job offers. In an area of high unemployment like Rochdale, this is a fantastic achievement.”

Siobhan Probert of Syke, a former hairdresser, had been unemployed for several months when she called in to the skills centre to enquire about the training opportunities available. Siobhan said: “The staff at the skills centre were friendly and really helpful. I wanted to get into office work and they put me on the office skills course followed by basic and intermediate IT. I got help updating my CV and was back in employment within 2 months of contacting them. I’d recommend anyone who is in my situation to contact the skills centre.”