Level 3 Certificate in Information, Advice or Guidance


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The NOCN Level 3 Certificate in Information, Advice or Guidance aims to provide learners with the skills and underpinning knowledge required by employers in a broad range of contexts where information, advice or guidance is provided.

  • It is appropriate for learners who have responsibility for information, advice or guidance as part of their core work and for those who may be involved in general signposting within the sector. The qualification also supports work-based learning within the sector.
  • Within Post Compulsory Education, the qualification may be offered to staff who are involved in supporting people with careers and personal choices such as Train to Gain Assessors.
  • It is also an appropriate qualification for those who may be giving advice in the Voluntary Sector who would benefit from a programme of study which reinforces good practice, provides underpinning knowledge and gives formal recognition for learning and skills developed through experience.


Pre-Requisites
Learners will need to be able to demonstrate a minimum level of experience in the delivery of information, advice or guidance at Level 2 and be working in a relevant occupational sector. There is no requirement for learners to take up or maintain membership of a specified organisation on completion of the qualification. The demands and nature of the qualification and the assessment requirements are such that learners will need to have literacy skills which are preferably at level 2 of the National Standards in Adult Literacy. This level is required in all three skill areas of Literacy. The learner will need to be able to:

  • Read and interpret given tasks
  • Provide answers that are clear, logical and nderstandable
  • Organise relevant information clearly and coherently.


Duration

  • 7 workshop days and in addition candidates will be expected to undertake additional self-study/research before and after each workshop. Workshop dates:

 8 September, 22 September, 6 October,  20 October, 3 November , 17 November , 24 November

  • Although the amount of self-study/research time required will vary for each candidate it is expected that a minimum of 75 hours will be required.


Assessment
Each candidate must complete to standard a series of assessments for each unit within the qualification.

Location
All group sessions will be held at the Learning Partnership, Woburn Road Industrial Estate, Kempston.


Progression

  • Level 4 NVQ Qualification in IAG, which is the minimum standard of competency required in the careers and education sector.
  • Learners will also gain the appropriate skills and knowledge to progress to course such as Counselling Skills, Community Development and Working within Voluntary Organisations.

Course Units

  • Providing Information to Clients
  • Information, Advice or Guidance Principles
  • Operating within Networks to Support Information Advice or Guidanceand Practice
  • Managing, Accessing and Creating Information Resources in IAG
  • Organising and Administering Job Brokerage
  • Reflecting on Own PracticeReferral in IAG Practice
  • Developing Interaction Skills for IAG

For further details on course units, please download the PDF.

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