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City & Guilds Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Advice and Guidance

Further Details
Course Code
LA05012
Location
Distance Learning
Duration
Open or Distance Learning, 18 months depending on individual employee progress
For course dates please contact Coleg Cambria on 0300 30 30 006 or email employers@cambria.ac.uk
Department
Customer Service, Advice & Guidance
Start Date
Roll On, Roll Off
End Date
Roll On, Roll Off
Course Overview
This qualification is for those working with clients in organisations providing advice and guidance services, on a professional or voluntary basis.

They are for anyone aged 18 or over (Level 4) providing advice and guidance in a professional or voluntary role. You could be working in careers guidance, for a trade union, in a school, in local housing, human resources, third sector services, public services or in health and social care.

This level is ideal if your role involves providing specialist advice and guidance to clients, reporting to senior management and networking with associated services.

To earn this qualification, you must complete a range of mandatory and optional units, including:

● Support clients to make use of the advice and guidance service
● Networking with other services
● Managing a personal caseload
● Advocating on behalf of clients
● Preparing and setting actions for clients
● Reviewing client progress
● Dealing with urgent situations
● Understanding legislation to adhere to
● PREVENT - 4 modules to be completed online inc British Values, Staying
safe online, what you can trust and radicalisation and extremism.

You can choose the qualification that demonstrates the specialist knowledge and skills you have developed, such as:

Negotiating on behalf of clients
Providing and maintaining information materials
Design information material for the use of clients
Liaise with other services
Prepare and set up mediation
Induction 1 x 2 hour session to include Pre Course Questionnaire and enrolment and screening for English, maths and digital literacy levels.

Unit assessments – Each unit has guided learning hours from between 8 hours to 15 hours per unit. All delivered in the workplace.
This support will be available on a structured basis in your workplace and in college on a flexible basis.
Assessor telephone / email support will also be available.
Essential Skills are a requirement with some funding options
Your course will be evidenced and stored on an e portfolio system called Smart Assessor.
Your role involves providing specialist advice and guidance to clients, reporting to senior management and networking with associated services, and managing, negotiating, training, evaluating and developing the service provision
These qualifications can help you to progress in a wide range of advice and guidance roles, including:

● Advisor
● Business link adviser
● Citizens Advice Bureau staff member
● Advice provider within educational institutions
● Counselling provider
● Training and human resources personnel
● Health and Social Care support advisor
● Housing Officer


Find out more about the apprenticeship.
If you’re committed to advancing your career, you may want to progress on to an additional qualification.

After completing the Level 4 you could take:
Level 3/4 Diploma in Management
Level 3/4/5 Coaching and Mentoring
Please contact our employer engagement team on 0300 30 30 006 or email employers@cambria.ac.uk to discuss funding eligibility.
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