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National Standards-based Qualfications

We continue to work with awarding bodies to develop qualifications based on National Standards.

Qualifications now available include:

ASDAN

Community Volunteering Qualifications Levels 1-3

Volunteers don’t have to complete all of the units to gain a qualification.

Unit awards are available

The Level 3 consists of 9 units

  • Understanding the nature of volunteering
  • Carrying out own volunteering role
  • Team working
  • Tackling problems
  • Research skills
  • Project management
  • Planning and reviewing learning
  • Career exploration
  • Health and Safety for volunteers

The Level 2 consists of 5 units:

  • Preparing to volunteer
  • Skills for self management
  • Dealing with meetings
  • Working to good practice standards
  • Understanding needs, issues and responses

The Level 1 consists of 6 units:

  • Preparing for your volunteering role
  • Personal skills for volunteers
  • Dealing with meetings as a volunteer
  • Meeting your organisation’s standards of good practice
  • Describing needs issues and your own voluntary work
  • Working in a team as a volunteer

ASDAN Community Involvement and Volunteering Award (aimed at 13-19 year olds) consists of six units:

  • Starting Out
  • Planning and Preparation
  • Taking Part
  • Meetings
  • Issues and Needs
  • Personal Development

For further information about ASDAN’s awards, please contact:

ASDAN
Wainbrook House
Hudds Vale Road
St. George
Bristol
BS5 7HY
Tel: 0117 941 1126

EDI (formerly ASET)

Vocational project management training suitable for staff and volunteers in small and medium-sized organisations.

Level 2 VRQ in Contributing to a Project
Level 3 VRQ in Project Management

The relevant units have been mapped to the National Occupational Standards for Management of Volunteers. These awards have been accredited into the National Qualifications Framework.

BTEC

Professional Certificate in Voluntary Sector Management

supported by the awarding body EDEXCEL

For more information, visit Charity Training’s website, send them an email or call 01778 344 113.

Institute of Leadership and Management

  • Level 3 NVQ in Management of Volunteers
  • Level 4 NVQ in Management of Volunteers
  • Level 5 NVQ in Management of Volunteers

These awards are based on the Management of Volunteers Standards and are accredited into the National Qualifications Framework.

To find out your nearest ILM Centre offering the new NVQs call 01543 266867 or send them an email.

Institute of Leadership and Management

Level 5 Award in Understanding Social Enterprise

This Award is based on SFEDI’s Business Enterprise National Occupational Standards and is accredited into the National Qualifications Framework. To find out your nearest ILM Centre offering the new NVQs call 01543 266867 or send them an email.

Lantra

Level 3 Award in Volunteer Management

The purpose of the Qualification is to enable individuals and organisations to develop an awareness of the skills needed to manage volunteers, and to apply these skills across a wide range of volunteer environments.

This qualification will be particularly suitable for managers who wish to undertake formal accreditation to gain a qualification but may not yet be in a position to undertake a full NVQ.

The Qualification comprises of six units all of which are assessed via the completion of a single case study/workbook. Each unit represents one credit of learning at level 3:

  • Plan Volunteer Work
  • Organise Volunteers and Resources
  • Monitor Volunteer Work
  • Communicate Effectively to Brief Volunteers
  • Support Volunteers to Solve Problems
  • Give Feedback to Volunteers

For further detail of how to become a centre to offer this qualification – or register with an existing centre please email contact Lesley Colvin at Lantra Awards or call on 02476 419703.

National Open College Network

  • Level 2 Certificate in Managing Voluntary and Community Organisations
  • Level 3 Award in Managing Volunteers
  • Level 3 Certificate in Managing Voluntary and Community Organisations

The relevant units have been mapped to the National Occupational Standards for Management Volunteers. These awards have been accredited into the National Qualifications Framework.

Visit NOCN’s website for more details.

Volunteer Development Scotland

  • Coordinating Volunteers (SCQF Level 6)
  • Managing Volunteers (SCQF Level 7)
  • Volunteering Management (SCQF Level 8)

VDS offer a range of accredited Awards that will provide individuals with new, recognised accredited qualifications and opportunities to learn and develop skills in the management of volunteers and volunteering.

All VDS accredited awards programmes are aligned with the National Occupational Standards for the Management of Volunteers and the Scottish Qualifications and Credit Framework (SCQF).

Visit the VDS website for more information.

Spirals (National Open College Network accredited)

Level 3 Award in Managing Voluntary and Community Organisations

This national qualification is suitable for people new to the responsibility of managing voluntary and community organisations and covers business planning, planning and policy, core values, legal frameworks and equality.

The units have been mapped to the relevant National Occupational Standards and there are various funding and delivery options available

Visit the Spiral website for more details.

Queens University Belfast

Level 1 Certificate in Effective Management of Volunteers

This qualification is mapped to the Management of Volunteers NOS and is accredited by Queens University Belfast through the Institute of Lifelong

Equivalent to the first year of an undergraduate degree, the qualification is currently offered via the Volunteer Development Agency in Belfast.

For more information, visit Volunteering NI’s website or or call 028 9023 6100.

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