Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Occupational H ealth & S afety P ractice

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2. Introduction City and Guilds LEVEL 5 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Practice Communication Health and Safety Culture Emergency Response Accident and Incident Investigations Risk Assessment & Control Personal continuous professional development Proactive Monitoring Competency and Training Developing Polices Review

3. 5 professional/senior manager 4 managerial/specialist 3 complex/skilled and/or supervisory 2 a broad range of skills and responsibilities 1 foundation and basic work activities What is a Vocational Qualification • Competency Based Evidence • Reflective Report

4. Delivery Style • Based on individual mentored learning • Tailored to your learning style and pace • One to one mentoring • Verified competence based evidence

5. Standards Structure

6. Promote a Positive health and safety culture

7. Where do I start?

8. What is Evidence? Your work, Your thoughts, Your application • Work based Evidence • Audits, Management Reports, Presentations, Email Communications, Witness Statements • Reflective Reports • Evidence of explaining how you developed the evidence, explaining your knowledge the subject, and answering the question posed • What is not Evidence • Work by Others e.g. Company Reports, HSE documents, copying Paragraph’s from other sources

9. What do the assessors look for? Evidence that is • Valid – relate to the requirements of the standard ‘ Authentic – candidates own work Current – recent enough to show candidate still possesses these skills (usually within 2 years). Sufficient – when the quality and quantity of evidence is sufficient to satisfy the assessor that competence has been achieved

10. In my role as a Health and Safety Advisor I provide information to a range groups including Managers, Directors, contractors and employees. An example of this is the annual health and safety report ( evidence 1). Firstly I gather the accident data . . .

11. Assessment Process Assessment Process Guided Support with Assessor Guided Support with Assessor Produce evidence and reflective report for each unit to cover all Assessment Criteria Produce evidence and reflective report for each unit to cover all Assessment Criteria Candidate submits evidence & report on Learning Assistant Candidate submits evidence & report on Learning Assistant Assessor reviews the evidence to the Assessment Criteria Assessor reviews the evidence to the Assessment Criteria Does the evidence meet the unit requirements? Does the evidence meet the unit requirements? Yes Yes No No Assessor completes progression on learning assistant Assessor completes progression on learning assistant Candidate is given feedback Candidate is given feedback Verifier samples candidates’ work Verifier samples candidates’ work

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13. Appeals procedure Step one – please raise issue with your assessor Step two - candidate submits written appeal to the internal verifier for investigation. Step three - if issue unresolved it can be escalated to City and Guilds.

14. Equality and Diversity CRS fully supports the principles of equal opportunities and opposes all unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of gender, colour, racial origin, nationality, disability, age, creed, sexual orientation, marital status and social background. What we require from you: Treat other fellow learners and assesors with respect Inform us (confidentially) of any additional or special needs Use the communication or appeals procedure if the need arises