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Programme Description

A nationally recognised and flexible qualification from EDEXCEL Awarding Body that enables candidates to gain a qualification that relates directly to their management role within the Care organisation. This valuable qualification is recognising the skills of care / nursing home managers, health administrators, and candidates could progress into professional employment in social work.

The NVQ Level 4 in Care enables managers to gain a competency-based qualification, which meets the national minimum standards for best practice in this area. The award is a higher-level qualification, which includes the broad range of care skills at this level. The award brings together and recognises the mix of advanced practitioner work functions, with first line management responsibilities. The award at this level involves complex technical or professional work with a substantial degree of personal autonomy and responsibility. This might include responsibility for the work of others and the allocation of resources. Examples of practitioners for whom this award would be relevant include: Leaders of care teams, managers in residential care establishments, who do not have a formal qualification.

The health services is one of Britain's biggest employers with approximately 1.2 million employed by the NHS and approximately 0.7 million in the private sector. As issues surrounding health and well-being continue to be a priority in our lives, so the career opportunities in the field of Health continue to develop and expand. With the UK Government fully committed to increase funding for health and social care, employment prospects in this sector will continue to grow.

Studying this course in the UK can create a chance for employment in the Heath and Social Care Sector in the UK and other developed countries such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and America as this qualification is widely recognised all over the world. Due to quality of education in the UK and worldwide status of the EDEXCEL awarding body, this qualification is accepted by the Health and Care Industry every where in the World.

There are very high employment prospects within this rapidly growing sector in the UK economy. Many leading recruitment agencies have recognised the need to attract workers from overseas to meet the shortfall of recruits within the UK.

As with any NVQ, the qualification is a competence-based programme and candidates are required to demonstrate competence and specific knowledge and understanding across a defined range of standards.

You will be a professional in management, nursing, social work, social care, or with a related qualification. You may be a manager of a residential or nursing home or be responsible for joint planning with other professionals. Overseas students must have obtained BSc in Nursing or Master in Social Work or Master in Social Care or MBA or equalant to these masters.

It is desirable that the delegate has already attained a relevant level 3 qualification.

For students whose first language is not English an English language score of IELTS 6.00 or equivalent is required with at least 5.0 in reading and writing. Students will be required to take a short language test during their induction week.

This qualification is designed for all staff in management roles employed in the adult care sector, including deputy and assistant managers. Following the introduction of national registers for residential care managers in 2003, it is now necessary for managers to hold a qualification accepted for registration. This programme will enable students to meet the requirements of the National Minimum Standards for registered care services (as set by the Care Standards Act 2000).

The programme covers people management, budget management and quality issues. It is based on standards developed by Skills for Care, part of the Sector Skills Council. By allowing managers to review current best practice and develop their skills accordingly, the qualification will enable them to provide the best possible service to their clients. Because the qualification offers a good range of units to choose from, it can be tailored to the needs of each individual. It also links closely to the quality assurance requirements of Investors in People (IiP) accreditation, allowing homes to work towards both awards simultaneously.

10 UNITS:

As with any NVQ, the qualification is a competence-based programme and candidates are required to demonstrate competence and specific knowledge and understanding across a defined range of standards.

Typical modules may include

Managing people and healthcare

Healthcare providers tend to be complex institutions with the opinions of clinicians, healthcare professionals, politicians and the public translated into the organisations which work to meet the needs of those they serve. The external environment, the blurring of professional boundaries, clinical advances and financial constraints combine to provide continuing organizational challenges. This course demonstrates methods in which healthcare mangers can effectively deal with these challenges.

Health systems, policy and financing

This course introduces students to individual elements of the health system and trends in health systems internationally with specific reference to policy development, financing and structural organisation.

Marketing

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the key marketing concepts and to develop participants understanding of the principles of marketing analysis

Innovation Management

The management of change and innovation is a key skill for managers at all levels. The aim of this course is to provide students with an introduction to a range of different theories and models and of organisational change and innovation, alongside an ability to apply these theories appropriately to organisations.

Individual Research Report

The report provides you with the opportunity to specialise in a particular area by undertaking individual research on a topic of your choice. Research reports vary from consultancy assignments to theoretical analyses, but all involve the effective application of the key concepts and techniques from the core courses. The report will consist of an original piece of work of not more than 8,000 words.

12 Months Placement (Option):

The placement includes 40 weeks works work placement in the Health & Care industry. These positions are found by the College and are monitored by course tutors. The placements may be situated anywhere in the UK. Students can expect a gross salary minimum £200 for 37.5 hours of work per week. An extensive English Language support is built into the programme.

To achieve the Registered Managers award you must complete 10 units, 4 mandatory plus 6 optional. You will be allocated a workplace assessor who will guide you through the necessary evidence building in your workplace for the completion of the Registered managers award. Routes for Assessment will be individually discussed with the candidate.

Students are required to demonstrate competencies in accordance with the national standards. It will be achieved by Accreditation of Prior Learning and Achievement (APL), observation of current work practices and a portfolio of documentary evidence.

The NVQ is work based, which means that candidates are assessed in the workplace performing real work activities. A variety of assessment methods are used, yet the main form of assessment is direct observation. A team of suitably qualified college based assessors will carry out the workplace observations.

On completion of the course you will receive a prestigious industry recognised qualification, the EDEXCEL REGISTERED MANAGER AWARD NVQ LEVEL 4 in Health & Social Care. You will also achieve National Vocational Qualification Level 2 in Health & Social Care. In addition to that, you will achieve practical experience of working in the UK Home Care Centres and you will also have the opportunity to take other qualifications such as:
• First Aid at Work Certificate
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
• Basic Health and Safety Certificate
• Certificate in Manual Handling
• Certificate in Infection Controlling

Awarding Body: EDEXCEL is the leading provider of vocational and higher qualifications offering in the United Kingdom, recognised for their quality and are valued by employers in every sector of business.

Care home managers work in a variety of settings in the public, private and voluntary sectors. There is a growing trend for private healthcare companies to cater for the rise in demand for care services, especially care of the elderly. As a result, there has been an increase in demand for registered managers. Increasingly, local authorities are contracting out their care home services to independent organisations, again, leading to a corresponding rise opportunities in this sector.

In terms of career development, options include: moving into coordination of services or management at a regional level within a larger healthcare company or charity
1. moving into related areas such as company marketing or training
2. consultancy work on a freelance basis
3. working as an inspector, overseeing the implementation of national standards.

Figures are intended as a guideline only. Deputy managers moving into a registered manager role can expect to earn between £21,000 to £27,000 a year. With several years' experience this may rise to between £30,000 and £40,000 a year.

Depending on the employer, a range of associated benefits may be included in a salary package including private healthcare, company car, bonus and share options.

Where experienced managers hold nursing, care or social work qualifications, there is the opportunity to move back into those sectors at project management level.

Many leading recruitment agencies have expressed that the UK should be attracting workers from overseas to meet a shortfall in available recruits for employment. Just visit any of websites listed below and see how many opportunities are available in the UK.

http://www.jobs4medical.co.uk/
http://www.healthcarejobvacancies.co.uk/
http://www.bupa.co.uk/jobs/
http://www.healthjobsuk.com
http://www.ukjobsnet.co.uk/job-search/jobs/jci235/care-manager-jobs.html
http://advantage-healthcare.advantagehealthcare.com/
http://www.medhunters.com/
http://www.totaljobs.com/

• Free mobile-phone & 128MB USB pen drive
• All our programmes are taught programmes (not distance learning or online learning). Many colleges hide this and therefore cheat International students.
• Accommodation at affordable cost (our students pay from £30 per week compared to £65 paid by other students studying at local universities).
• All our lecturers have 10 or more years experience on the University Circuit. They are all specialist MBA lecturers.
• State-of-the-art Computer facilities with high speed fiber-optic internet access
• Excellent Library Facilities – (An extensive range of management books, request for new books are fulfilled within 7 days).
• We also offer free refreshments (tea, coffee, fruit juice & snacks), photocopying, printing, local phone calls and fax.
• Help and support in finding part-time jobs (84% success rate)
• Located at the heart of Birmingham City Centre.
• Opening bank accounts with two banks within three days.
• National Insurance No. procedure within a week.
• Free pick-up service from local airport (Birmingham International Airport).
• A strong emphasis on the social entertainment of our students: Football & Cricket matches, cultural evenings, guest speakers and most importantly programmes to help students to integrate with local Communities e.g. Indian (Gujarati, Punjabi, South Indian), Chinese, Muslims, Asian.
• English language support throughout year.
• Opportunity to apply for a number of international scholarships and bursaries.