Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Practice Turn Speakers On Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety Practice

Occupational Health & Safety Practice 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

What is a Vocational Qualification Competency Based Evidence Reflective Report 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

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

Standards Structure Unit 501 Sub Unit 501 .1 be able to advocate commitment to a positive health and safety culture in the organisation. Assessment criteria The learner can: 1.1 provide sufficient and clear information to people in the organisation about the benefits of a positive health and safety culture Standards Structure

Sub Unit 501.1 Sub Unit 501.2 Sub Unit 501.3 Level 5 NVQ Diploma Unit Title (all ten Units are mandatory) 501 601 Develop and implement the health and safety policy 401 Develop and implement effective communication systems for health and safety information 502 Develop and maintain individual and organisational competence in health and safety matters 503 Identify, assess and control health and safety risks 504 Develop and implement proactive monitoring systems for health and safety 505 Develop and implement reactive monitoring systems for health and safety 506 Develop and implement health and safety emergency response systems and procedures 507 Develop and implement health and safety review systems 508 Maintain knowledge of improvements to influence health and safety practice Promote a Positive health and safety culture be able to advocate commitment to a positive health and safety culture in the organisation Sub Unit 501.1 be able to develop links with appropriate people and groups on Health and Safety matters Sub Unit 501.2 understand the importance of promoting a positive health and safety culture within the organisation Sub Unit 501.3 1.1 provide sufficient and clear information to people in the organisation about the benefits of a positive health and safety culture 1.2 obtain the support of those in the organisation who can promote a positive health and safety culture; tailoring own approach to meet the needs of directors, managers & employee representatives 1.3 use opportunities to communicate information about a positive health and safety culture 1.4 create new opportunities to communicate information about a positive health and safety culture 1.5 investigate ways to overcome barriers to change.

Where do I start? Upload Basic Information on to learning assistant You will then be assigned an assessor Review the Standards to identify the evidence and knowledge you already have Research the areas you at unfamiliar with and apply the knowledge to your workplace to produce evidence Write a reflective report referencing work based evidence and demonstrating your underpinning knowledge Where do I start? Break?

What is Evidence? Work based Evidence Reflective Reports 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

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

Reflective Management Report Should contain: An outline of how and why you produced the evidence, and an explanation of the underpinning academic concepts in order to demonstrate your application of the knowledge and understanding requirements Statement to verify it is your own work References to the sources of Evidence and information AC How I meet this Assessment Criteria 1.1 Describe how you have provided information to people in your organization about the benefits of a positive health and safety culture.   Possible evidence – presentations, input to in-house conferences, witness testimony from someone you have provided this information to. 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 . . .

Assessment Process Assessment Process Yes Yes No No 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 Candidate is given feedback Candidate is given feedback Assessor completes progression on learning assistant Assessor completes progression on learning assistant Verifier samples candidates’ work Verifier samples candidates’ work

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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.

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