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Scottish Vocational Qualifications for Social Carers Working with Adults or Children
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Qualifications offered: Health and Social Care Levels 2, 3 and 4. See menu on left of page
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Delivery models: all levels - open assessment (start anytime/personalised timetable); level 2 and 3 – taught programme (varied day release according to level); customised models
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Settings: community care, care homes, day centres, care at home
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Client groups: older people, people with additional needs, mental health, substance abuse, homelessness
Working with Children
- Qualifications offered: Children’s Care, Learning and Development Level 3 See menu on left of page
- Delivery models: level 3 – open assessment (start anytime/ personalised timetable); level 3 – taught programme (fortnightly evening release);
- Settings: nurseries, playgroups, after-school clubs, child minders
- Client groups: babies, pre-school, under 12s
Experience and Success
- Training for Care has been delivering SVQs since 1993
- 1000+ completions
- The first student in Scotland to complete the Health and Social Modern Apprenticeship
- The first student in Scotland to complete the Early Years Care and Education Modern Apprenticeship
- Three of the first ten students in Scotland to complete Child Care and Education SVQ 2
- One of the first ten students in Scotland to complete Care 4
Students and Support
- Professionally qualified staff, vocationally experienced in their subject areas
- High levels of candidate support built into all courses
- Assessment models and training times which recognise the demands on workplaces - supporting assessors and allowing candidates to complete courses on schedule
Fees and Funding
- Fees: Training for Care works hard to find the right balance between affordable fees and professional training!
- Funding: all courses are eligible for Individual Learning Accounts, Part-time Fee Grant. Skillseeker and Modern Apprenticeship funding available subject to eligibility. Training for Care also works closely with qualifying organisations to access the Voluntary Sector Development Fund
- See individual courses on the side menu for which fees and funding apply
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