Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs)
Training for Care is an SQA approved assessment centre and has over 20 years’ experience of delivering SVQs to social care and childcare sector staff.
We are based in Edinburgh and deliver training throughout the Lothians however if you are outwith the Lothians please contact us to discuss SVQ assessor availability in your area.
Fees and Funding
Our qualifications are eligible for Modern Apprenticeship (MA) funding or SAAS Part-time Fee Grant (PTFG), we also work with organisations to access the Voluntary Sector Development Fund (VSDF)
For more information on funding, please see the individual qualification pages
Working with Adults
Qualifications Social Services and Healthcare SVQ Levels 2, 3 and 4 (SCQF Levels 6, 7 and 9); PDA in Health and Social Care Supervision (SCQF Level 7); Management SVQ4 (SCQF Level 9) with CSLM Units
Delivery Models Open assessment (start anytime/ personalised timetable) and customised
Settings Community care, care homes, day centres, care at home
Client Groups Older people, people with additional needs, mental health, substance abuse, homelessness
Working with Children
Qualifications Social Services (Children and Young People) SVQ Level 3 and 4 (SCQF Level 7 and 9)
Delivery Models Open assessment (start anytime/ personalised timetable) and taught programmes
Settings Nurseries, playgroups, after-school clubs, child minders
Client Groups Babies, pre-school, under 12s
Expertise and Support
Staff Our staff are professionally qualified and vocationally experienced in their subject areas
Candidate Support A high level of candidate support is built into our delivery
Delivery Models We recognise the demands on workplaces so design delivery and training times to fit with the needs of organisations and their staff
Experience and Success
Training for Care has been delivering SVQs since 1993. We had the first student in Scotland to complete the Health and Social Care Modern Apprenticeship and the first student in Scotland to complete the Early Years Care and Education Modern Apprenticeship as well as three of the first ten students in Scotland to complete Child Care and Education SVQ 2 and one of the first ten students in Scotland to complete Care 4
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Emily's Training for Care Journey
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