Venus Training & Consultancy - healthcare training for the South West
Specialists in Health & Social Care

Venus Training & Consultancy, Plymouth, Devon
 
 
 
 


Courses Available

QUALIFICATIONS

LEVELS

LENGTH OF PROGRAMME

SUITABILITY

COST

NVQ Advice & Guidance

3 & 4

4 – 6 Months

Candidates to be working in an advice & guidance role

L3 = £860

L4 = £890

Delivering Common Induction Standards

3 & 4

½ Day Course

Short course aimed at those responsible for delivering mandatory staff inductions

£280 (for group)

The Care Induction (Common Induction Standards – Skills for Care)

Entry Level

12 Weeks (6 hours of guided learning)

A legal requirement for every care worker new to an employer

£200 (plus hourly fee of £25 per additional guided learning hour)

NVQ Health & Social Care (prices listed also available to overseas Care Workers)

2, 3 & 4

14 weeks – 12 Months (depending on funding route)

 

Level 2 Candidates to be working in a care work role.

Level 3 Candidates must be in a senior care work role.

Level 4 Candidates must be in a management role.

L2 = £740

L3 = £860

L4 = £890

Registered Managers Award

4

6 – 12 Months

Candidates must be in a management role within a care setting

£890

NVQ Support Service in Health Care

2

14 weeks

Suitable for support & domestic staff

Funding available

Healthier Foods and Special Diets

2

9hrs

Candidates requiring basic principles in nutrition

£50 per person

Healthier Foods and Special Diets

3

25hrs

Suitable for people working in catering and others who are in a position to promote healthy nutrition

£150 per person

Introduction to Trainer Skills

3

2 Days

Suitable for people responsible for delivering in-house training

£150 per person

Range of short courses:

  • POVA
  • Dementia
  • Dignity & Respect
  • Equality & Diversity
  • Communication
  • Medication
  • Workers not Involved in Direct Care
  • Developing the Care worker to Senior role
  • Supervision & Appraisal
  • Quality Systems
  • Health & Safety
  • First Aid
  • Food Safety
  • Infection Control
  • Patient Handling
  • Catheter Care
  • Pressure Area Care
  • Diabetes
  • Epilepsy
  • Learning Disability Awareness
  • Learn to Love Learning
  • Skills for Life

 

Full or ½ Day

Prices quoted are for group of learners rather than individuals cost

 

 

 

Looking for a course that we don’t currently offer?

 

We can design and deliver courses tailor made to your organisations’ requirements. If a course requires specific specialist input that we cannot provide we will signpost you to an organisation that can fulfil the criteria.

Full Day = £200

½ Day =

£120

NVQ Unit Route All Flexible See full NVQ £100

Services

Product / Service

Description

Cost

Post Inspection Toolkit

An electronic form for you to complete following a CSCI inspection and email to consultants at Venus Training & Consultancy. You will receive advice and guidance to meet action points or recommendations made

Free
Download the Inspection Questionnaire form you require from our website:

Adult Placement Schemes
Adults
Domiciliary Care
Nurses Agencies
Older People

Reality Check Care Level 2 Game

Interactive board game / teaching resource which can be used to produce NVQ & induction evidence, for staff development, team building & managing change

£249 (+VAT)

 

Reality Check First Aid Game

Interactive board game / teaching resource which can be used to deliver first aid training or update learner / staff knowledge

£249 (+VAT)

 

Common Induction Standards: Managers Resources

See related courses over page

A set of electronic worksheets (which you can customise with your own logo) to deliver Common Induction Standards in your workplace

£99

 

Training Needs Analysis

An electronic resource to help you to audit the skills of your staff & identify training needs within your organisation

Currently Free – provided on CD Rom

Consultancy Packages

Our consultants can provide support with a variety of issues including: quality assurance, recruitment & retention, document design, supervision & appraisal systems, change management, team development and mentoring for owners / managers

£40 per hour (initial appointment of 1 hour free of charge to discuss your support needs, no obligation)

 

 

Nextstep Advice Session

Venus Training can provide free face-to-face advice sessions with an adviser for staff who are 20yrs+ and yet to achieve their first level 2 qualification (equivalent to 5 GCSEs / O level passes at grades A-C or NVQ level 2)

Free if eligible.

If not eligible they can receive free advice from Nextstep direct from their website:

www.nextstep-cds.org.uk or call: 0845 8 50 50 70

e-nlighten Subscription

Free quarterly e-newsletter aimed at Managers / owners

Free – individuals can subscribe easily on the home page

 

 

 

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