Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Advice And Guidance (IAG)

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In offering our Level 4 Diploma Advice and Guidance Courses we recognise that Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) services have a pivotal role to play in delivering the Social and Community Strategies. They promote the benefits of learning, advocacy and problem solving. Helping individuals to address and overcome the barriers to learning and support them in making realistic and well informed choices. It is vital to future prosperity that everyone should have access to information which is up-to-date, easy to understand and which addresses the wide range of questions and concerns people have about.

What is Advice and Guidance?

Advice and guidance is defined as:-

• Provide factual, current and impartial information to clients
• Presenting ideas in an accessible form for clients to consider
• Defining and providing routes which could assist clients to reach their requirements

The eleven units that all learners must complete to gain this qualification are:

• Understand the importance of legislation and procedures
• Develop interactions with advice and guidance
• Manage personal case load
• Evaluate and develop own contribution to the service
• Operate within networks
• Assist advice and guidance clients to decide on a course of action
• Prepare clients through advice and guidance for the implementation of a course of action
• Assist clients through advice and guidance to review their achievement of a course of action
• Provide and maintain information materials for use in the service
• Provide support for other practitioners
• Design information materials for use in the service
  
  Whilst on the course learners will receive the following all-inclusive features:

• Support team – You will receive live support throughout the duration of your course. Our amazing Support Team are available around the clock through our support system, just submit a ticket with your query and we will provide a same day response!
  
• Knowledge base – Learners are provided with access to our Knowledge Base system, which is full of useful videos, articles, and documents to assist you throughout the course.
  
• Rapid marking response – Submissions of work aim to be marked within 5 working days to ensure that you progress through your course as efficiently as possible.
  
• No deadlines – We do not impose any deadlines on our courses; you can complete the qualification entirely at your own pace throughout the duration of the course.
  
• Learning resources – All courses have a variety of learning materials, ranging from advice leaflets to PowerPoint presentations. These resources are accessible on our learning platform.
  
• Accredited certification – You will receive your accredited certificate and unit transcript free of charge from our approved awarding body at no extra cost!
  
• Course units – All units and assignments are included within the price and can be accessed at any point during the 9 months access to the learning platform.

Focus Awards are the approved awarding body for this qualification. Focus Awards believe in offering the very best service, advice and guidance so that we can support our learners on their journeys to success and achievement.

The Level 4 Diploma is aimed at experienced practitioners who work directly with clients, disseminating information, advice and guidance and formal advocacy. Prospective learners may also some have managerial or training responsibilities and could be creating information, advice and guidance publications.

• Must be aged 16 or above
• Learners must be in a voluntary or paid role within the sector – You will be observed in this setting.
• Learners must be able to demonstrate Maths and English at level 2
• Learners must have access to a qualified observer. This is someone who holds this qualification or an equivalent or higher.