NVQ 4 Health & Social Care

NVQ 4 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Entry Requirements
There are no formal requirements, but candidates need to be an experienced, practicing manager or deputy manager in a care environment, who is able to demonstrate both theoretical and practical competence in the work place to a national standard in key areas.

A skill scan will be carried out to ensure that your current job role lends itself to the level 4 standards.
Description
This NVQ is delivered wholly in the work place. You will be allocated a personal assessor who will utilise the course hours and visits to your workplace to suit your individual learning needs.

The course consists of planning and assessment tutorials and observation of your practice in the workplace.
Course Content
There are eight units of study in total, four mandatory and four optional units appropriate to your care setting.

The mandatory units are:
· HSC41 Use and develop methods and systems to communicate, record and report
· HSC42 Contribute to the development and maintenance of healthy and safe practices in the working environment
· HSC43 Take responsibility for the continuing professional development of self and others
· HSC45 Develop practices which promote choice, well being and protection of all individuals
Where a course is aimed towards an assessment/examination, it is expected that all students will enter for the qualification.
Method of Assessment
Assessment is by production of a personal portfolio of evidence demonstrating understanding and application of the NVQ 4 Standards.

Evidence will be a mixture of observation, witness testimony, professional discussion and candidate written evidence.
Progression
NVQ 4 Registered Managers Award.