Vocationally Related Qualifications (VRQ’s) contribute knowledge and understanding required for the work environment. Using a combination of taught sessions, multiple choice tests and assignments based in on practical activities and knowledge it provides learners with the opportunity to learn new skills.
These qualifications aim to give practising or potential team leaders and managers the foundation for their formal development in this role. The qualification does this by developing basic team leading and management skills and assisting participants in gaining the basic knowledge required at this level.
The VRQ Level 2 Award and Certificate in Team Leading
The mandatory unit for the programme will look at:
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Managing yourself as a team leader
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Motivating the work team to perform (certificate only)
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Planning and monitoring work (certificate only)
There are an additional 21 Units to choose from which deal with:
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Developing, leading and motivating employees
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Communicating in the workplace
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Business improvement and enterprise awareness
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Health, safety and diversity in the workplace
The VRQ Level 3 Award and Certificate in Leadership
The programme will look at:
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Introduction to leadership
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Leading a team effectively
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Developing own leadership capacity using action learning
The VRQ Level 3 Award and Certificate in Leadership and Management Skills
This mandatory unit for the programme will look at:
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Solving problems and making decisions
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Introduction to leadership
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Leading a team effectively
There are an additional 15 Units to choose from which deal with:
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Achieving objectives
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Writing and presenting business ideas, effective meetings and working with budgets
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Motivating yourself and others, coaching and communication
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Managing conflict and stress, health and safety and organisation and delegation
The VRQ Level 2 Award in Introduction to Business Improvement
The programme will look at:
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Business improvement techniques
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Achieving objectives in the workplace
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Using information for action in the workplace
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Understanding health and safety in the workplace
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Understanding methods of communicating in the workplace
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Satisfying customer requirements
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Understand effective team working
The NVQ Levels 2 and 3 in Team Leading and Management
National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ’s) demonstrate competence in the workplace. Using a combination of assessment, observation and work-related knowledge it provides the employee with the opportunity to demonstrate the skills and knowledge needed within their job. The programme will look at:
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Managing self and personal skills
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Facilitating change
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Working with people
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Using resources
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Achieving results