Advice and Guidance NVQ Level 4 (Work-based)

This NVQ is for you if you work in a role where you you are providing in-depth and diverse guidance to a range of clients. Your role is likely to involve referral of clients to other services and reviewing of clients to monitor progress.

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 level of the NVQ undertaken will depend upon the level of responsibility the individual has.

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 clients in more health related areas i.e. ex-offenders, alcohol or drug issues.

Courses start September, January, April and June.