Advice and Guidance NVQ Level 3 (Work-based) (Flexible start dates)
Course Overview
Advice and Guidance NVQ Level 3 (Work-based) (Flexible start dates)
These NVQs are for you if you work in a role where you offer information, advice and guidance (IAG) to others.
The IAG can be offered within any organisation and on any topic, however it is important that you can demonstrate that you have systems and procedures in place to track the IAG given and record the outcomes.
The course is made up of modules which you will choose to best reflect your responsibilities at work. Each level includes mandatory units - these cover the general skills required to work in this area, including:
Communication
Planning
Development
Team work
You are required to choose optional units from a list of several given. The optional units each reflect a different area of advice and guidance work – some are directed towards the support of the provision, others to group delivery, others to the maintenance of information for the service and others are for people who work with specific client groups.
Course start dates are every September, January and April. The course will take 1 year to complete.
Located at: Off Site
Course Start: Flexible start dates
Study Mode: Part-time
Course Code: QMANAGL3WP
Course Fees and Funding
How much does the course cost?
This course costs £724. This course is eligible for the Free Courses for Jobs funding which means you can study this for free if you meet the eligibility criteria. Please see the drop-down option below for more details. If you are not eligible for funding then you may be able to apply for an Advanced Learner Loan to cover the cost of the course.
If the course is listed as 'full fee payable', you will have to pay for the course.
Free courses for jobs
If you are aged 19 or over, you may not have to pay for this course if:
- You do not already have a Level 3 qualification OR
- You already have a Level 3 qualification or higher but earn below the earnings threshold set by your local authority, which includes benefits (see below) OR
- You already have a Level 3 qualification or higher but are unemployed and in receipt of a means-tested benefit, below the earnings threshold set by your local authority (see below).
This course is funded by South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) and/or West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA). You must be living in the South or West Yorkshire regions to qualify for funding.
Earnings Threshold
- If you live in the qualifying West Yorkshire region and earn below £25,000 a year, then you may not have to pay for this course.
- If you live in the qualifying South Yorkshire region and earn below £30,476 a year, then you may not have to pay for this course.
Other funding information
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For further details, please contact our Information Unit by calling 01226 216 123 or emailing: info@barnsley.ac.uk
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The course information on this page was last updated 19 January 2026.
