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Current Provision
Our Approach to Training
“Training for Care is an educational charity committed to improving
standards of adult care and childcare through training.
Training must be relevant, enjoyable, accessible and – the
benchmark by which we should be judged – enhance the quality of life
of the users of care services”.
Staffing
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Current staff:
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professional (salaried) – 10
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professional associates (self employed) – 30
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administration (salaried) – 5
Students
Courses
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Standard SVQ provision (open courses) Health & Social Care and
Children's Care, Learning and Development SVQ 2 and 3;
each course runs twice yearly
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Customised SVQ provision for Health & Social Care and
Children's Care, Learning and Development (specific
organisations)
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Health & Social Care SVQ 4
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Pre-VQ (introduction to care work): course runs twice yearly
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Short Courses: 315 (April 2006 – March 2007)
SVQ Completion Rates (06/07)
89.6%
Approvals
and Accreditations
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Educational Charity (SC006545)
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Voluntary Organisation (SCVO Member)
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Company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in
Edinburgh (100529)
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Scottish Quality Management System accredited
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City and Guilds and SQA Approved Centres
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Early Years Modern Apprenticeship Centre
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Sector Skills Alliance Scotland (health & social care) Modern
Apprenticeship Centre
Scottish Vocational Qualifications
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Health & Social Care SVQs
– Levels 2, 3 and 4
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Children's Care, Learning and Development SVQs Levels 2, 3.
Short Courses
All short courses offered hold approvals/meet statutory and
professional guidelines as required - HSE, REHIS, Lothian Health, etc.
Customers
Working with 250 organisations in the voluntary/charitable, private and statutory sectors.
Current range:
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SVQ Programmes – the
Lothians, Glasgow
and Scottish Enterprise national contract
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Short Courses – throughout Scotland
and the north of England.
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