She Knows Health and Safety

NVQ’s

Each of our Assessors and Mentors will work with you to find the best approach for your NVQ portfolio compilation. We promise that your involvement with us will be a beneficial one - we may not be the cheapest NVQ provider on the market, but we sincerely think we are the best - with our unique format workbook, friendly assessors and provision of study aids, you’ll find the combination hard to beat!

What’s more we don’t take short cuts, we will come to your workplace to observe you as per the NVQ requirements and we will assist you with your portfolio build on a face to face basis if you get stuck!

SHE Knows also seeks to drive the cost of your career development down, we may be able to do this for you in a variety of ways.

1. By tapping into local funding through Regional Development Agencies, and the Learning and Skills Council.
2. As an ELCAS approved provider for service personnel
3. As an approved provider under the career development loans scheme

Funding

SME businesses in Yorkshire can qualify for a 60% contribution for their safety training through SHE Knows.*

http://www.enhancementfund.co.uk/aboutthefund/aboutus.asp

Please call our office on 0845 370 3727 for further details or to book an appointment for a consultant to call to visit.
* Subject to application to the Enhancement Fund

Assessors are approved/accredited by OCR our awarding body and are either Chartered Members of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) or are working towards this status.

National Vocational Qualifications in Health and Safety. (N.V.Q.’s)

Accredited by OCR NVQ’s are achieved in your workplace. You will be required to produce a portfolio of evidence listed in our workbook. SHE Knows, offers NVQ’s in Health and Safety at levels 3, 4, 5 and also in the Competence Awards in Safety.

1. Competence Awards (Level 2)
2. Level 3 in Occupational Health and Safety
3. Level 4 in Occupational Health and Safety Practice
4. Level 5 in Management of Health and Safety

National Vocational Qualifications are work based and involve no exams

SHE Knows Ltd is the first organisation to issue our candidates with a workbook that provides a route map, taking you through your NVQ step by step. Evidence requirements are specified in a checklist format, and all cross referencing is done for you. The new NVQ standards were launched at the beginning of 2009 and the Level 4 qualification is fully recognised by the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) as a route to corporate membership, on successful completion of the NVQ portfolio candidates can initiate their application to IOSH to become a Graduate Member (Grad.IOSH).

Evidence Provision for your NVQ

You will be asked to build a portfolio of evidence to match the NVQ standards. Examples of evidence provision are:

• Photocopies/e-mail copy of documents created at work;
• Risk Assessments undertaken
• Accident Investigation
• Workplace Inspections
• Training Written/Delivered
• Professional Discussions;
  • with your assessor or mentor
  • recorded by yourself
• Witness testimonies from your Manager/H&S team
• Copies of assignments submitted for other safety qualifications

NVQ Level 4 in Occupational Health and Safety

The Level 4 NVQ is becoming increasingly popular and holds the same status and respect as the NEBOSH Level 6 Diploma and degree courses. Students studying for NVQ Level 4 ideally should have undertaken the NEBOSH (International) General Certificate or NVQ level 3 in Health and Safety and be undertaking a substantial H&S role within the organisation.

The following units need to be undertaken to gain the full NVQ Level 4.

Unit	Mandatory Units
HSP2	Promote a positive H&S culture
HSP3	Develop and implement the H&S policy
HSP4	Develop and implement effective communication systems for H&S information
HSP5	Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in H&S matters
HSP6	Identify, assess and control H&S risks
HSP7	Develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for H&S
HSP8	Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for H&S
HSP10	Develop and implement H&S emergency response systems and procedures
HSP11	Develop and implement H&S review systems
HSP12	Influence and keep pace with improvements in H&S practice

NVQ 3 in Occupational Health and Safety

Unit	Mandatory Units
HSS1	Make sure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety
HSS2	Develop procedures to safely control work operations
HSS3	Monitor procedures to safely control work operations
HSS4	Promote a healthy and safe culture in the workplace
HSS5	Conduct a health and safety risk assessment of a workplace
HSS6	Investigate and evaluate health and safety incidents and complaints in the workplace

Unit	Optional units
HSS5	Investigate and evaluate health and safety incidents and complaints in the workplace
HSS7	Make sure your own actions within the workplace aim to protect the environment
HSS8	Review health and safety procedures in workplaces
HSS9	Supervise the health, safety and welfare of a learner in the workplace

The Level 3 NVQ holds the same status and respect as the NEBOSH (International) General Certificate. Students studying for NVQ Level 3 ideally should have undertaken the IOSH Managing Safely Certificate and be undertaking a supporting H&S role within your organisation.

The following units need to be undertaken to gain the full NVQ Level 3.

NVQ Level 5 in Management of Health and Safety

This qualification is designed for those who have substantial responsibilities for strategic budgets and guiding the work of subordinate managers. As this program is for health and safety managers, competences which are assessed include a person’s application of skills across a significant range of fundamental principles, often across an unpredictable variety of contexts.

Featuring strongly in this qualification is the personal accountability for analysis, diagnosis, design, planning, execution and evaluation of your business. As you will have a substantial personal autonomy and often, significant responsibility for the work of others, with the allocation of substantial resources these elements are also featured strongly. Candidates must undertake a total of eleven units to gain the full qualification.

Unit	Mandatory Units
HSP1	Develop and review the organisation’s health and safety strategy
HSP2	Promote a positive health and safety culture
HSP3	Develop and implement the health and safety policy
HSP13	Influence and keep pace with improvements in health and safety practice
L2	Identify the learning and development needs of the organisation
P11	Develop a strategy and plan for managing changes in people resourcing
B3	Manage the use of financial resources
B5	Secure financial resources for your organisation’s plans

Unit	Optional Units
HSP4	Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information
HSP14	Develop and implement systems and procedures to minimise environmental impact of the organisation
G2	Contribute to the development of learning within the organisation
L4	Design learning programmes
L8	Manage the contribution of other people to the learning process
P13	Design, deliver and evaluate changes to organisational structure
P14	Contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of work procedures
A2	Manage activities to meet requirements
A4	Contribute to improvements at work
C13	Manage the performance of teams and individuals

NVQ Competence Awards - units from the NVQ Level 3 in Health and Safety.

Working Safely

1 - Identify the hazards evaluate the risks in the workplace Reduce the risks to H&S in the workplace

Safety Review

1 - Prepare to undertake a review of H&S in a workplace

2 - Carry out a review of workplace H&S implementation

3 - Identify hazards in the workplace

4 - Assess the level of risk and recommend action

5 - Review your workplace assessment of risks

Managing Safety & Investigation

1 - Ensure your own actions reduce risks to Health and Safety

2 - Monitor procedures to control risk to Health and Safety

3 - Develop procedures to control risks to Health and Safety

4 - Investigate & evaluate incidents and complaints in the workplace

5 - Conduct an assessment of risk in the workplace

Managing Safety & Promotion

1 - Ensure your own actions reduce risks to Health and Safety

2 - Monitor procedures to control risk to Health and Safety

3 - Develop procedures to control risks to Health and Safety

4 - Promote H&S culture within the workplace

5 - Conduct an assessments of risk in the workplace

H&S Review

1 - Review H&S procedures in the workplace

2 - Conduct an assessments of risk in the workplace

Environmental Safety

1 - Ensure your actions aim to protect the environment

Mobile plant NVQ

For the NVQ’s in Mobile Plant Operations, SHE Knows assessors are now working in partnership with Porthull to deliver the competence based level 2 NVQ’s in mobile plant as well as other accredited plant training. These NVQ’s can be gained in

1. Fork lift operations
2. Overhead Cranes
3. Mobile Elevated Working Platform Scissor
4. Mobile Elevated Working Platform Boom
5. Mobile Elevated Working Platform Vehicle mounted
6. Slinger/Signaller

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