These training providers offer Qualification Credit Framework accredited training. In addition to the Diplomas shown below they also offer a range of Awards and certificates and in some cases individual units. Please contact them directly for further information about these smaller qualifications.
All of these training providers have undergone our quality assessment process and as such funding can be claimed from the Brokerage to assist with the cost of these qualifications.
Please note that many training providers will offer other courses which are not part of the QCF structure nor one of the eligible short courses. These courses have not been quality assessed as we currently do not hold funding towards the cost of these qualifications.
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Apple Learning contact details and information Read information >>>
Apple Learning Ltd offer QCF Qualifications and Leadership and Management to the Suffolk Brokerage.
For further details please call:
Tel: 08452997744
Fax: 08452991144
Email: jules.cook@applelearning.co.uk / james.cook@applelearning.co.uk
Appledore House, White Post Field, Sawbridge, Herts, CM21 0BZ
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Ashtree Management Services contact details and information Read information >>>
Ashtree Management Services has been providing a comprehensive range of training and consultancy solutions to companies and organisations since 1990 becoming incorporated in 1999. We pride ourselves on developing long-term relationships with all our customers to assist them meet their statutory obligations and develop a motivated, skilled workforce. Our experienced and highly skilled team of trainers and assessors are able to develop excellent communication & relationships with candidates to enable them to fulfill their potential.
Ashtree Management Services offer QCF diplomas in Health & Social Care Levels 2,3,4 Leadership & Management L5 & Business Administration L3 to the Suffolk Brokerage. We also have funding for Full Apprenticeships in these qualifications at Level 2 and 3.
jane@ashtree.co.uk
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Babcock International Group contact details and information Read information >>>
As the largest National Training Provider, Babcock prides itself on providing a quality service. We are Matrix accredited and also are an approved centre for both Edexcel and City and Guilds
With our flexible holistic approach to delivery means that we can meet the needs of the both the learners and employers.
We currently access funding via the SFA for apprenticeships, adult apprenticeships and train to gain as well funding via the brokerage and commercial delivery.
We are able to offer the Generic, learning disability and dementia routes of the QCF diplomas in health and social care and are happy to also offer individual units for CPD purposes.
For the non care staff we also offer a Healthcare Support services qualification at level 2 and 3 . This qualification is specifically designed for domestics, laundry and kitchen staff in a care setting.
New for this year we are now able to offer short courses such as accredited Moving and Handling training, and first aid training including paediatric first aid and food hygiene.
We are also happy to talk to employers about specific training needs and design bespoke training to meet their individual needs.
For more information please contact
Kerry Dunnett on 07766314614
Or via email kerry.dunnett@babcock.co.uk
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Cambridgeshire County Council Assessment Centre contact details and information Read information >>>
Offers Diplomas L2, 3 and 5
Carol McCarthy
Cambridgeshire County Council Assessment Centre
Castle Court
Cambridge
CB3 0AP
07766 781387
Carol.McCarthy@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
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Change Consultancy and Training contact details and information Read information >>>
Change Consultancy and Training offer the QCF L5 Diploma.
For further details contact: Chris Cleary
Change Consultancy & Training,
Manor Farm Barns,
Fox Rd,
Framingham Pigot,
Norwich, NR14, 7PZ
Tel 01508 491110
chris@change-consultancy.co.uk
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College of West Anglia contact details and information Read information >>>
Offer Diplomas 2,3 & 5
Carole Jones
College of West Anglia
The Priory Centre
Priory Rd
Downham Market
PE38 9JS
Tel 01553 815328
Cjones2@col-westanglia.ac.uk
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Davenport Training Services contact details and information Read information >>>
We are a long established training and consultancy company.
We provide qualifications, development workshops, guidance and coaching and a full NVQ /QCF assessment centre service.
We are an approved centre with Edexcel and OCR, specialising in Management, Business & Administration, Learning & Development and Health & Social Care qualifications, including Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and up to Level 7 in General Management.
We offer a comprehensive service for in-house trainers and assessors, particularly providing support for internal verification where your organisation has its own in-house assessors. We offer training and qualifications for assessors and internal verifiers. We are an approved centre for Level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care and particularly welcome in-house assessors at those levels.
We are also actively involved in the Mid-Anglia Environment Safety & Health Group which, together with the Health & Safety Executive and Local Authorities, provides on-going professional updating across all sectors including care.
Contact Julie Davenport on 01473 725959 or email
Julie.davenport-services.com
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Essential Skills Training contact details and information Read information >>>
Essential Skills Training offer QCF Diplomas Level 2 and 3, and Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care to the Suffolk Brokerage.
For further details please call
Tel: 07812454751
info@saracanham.co.uk
Web site: www.saracanham.co.uk
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Franklins Fire & Safety Ltd contact details and information Read information >>>
Successful companies and organisations in both the private and the public sector recognise that investing in training is vital for future success. However, increasingly in this tight economic climate, everyone is looking at how they can improve their commitment to staff training at the same time as cutting costs. Franklins Fire and Safety Ltd has been consistently and successfully delivering excellent training at a cost effective price for many years.
Franklins Fire and Safety holds memberships and affiliation with The Fire Protection Association, The Institution of Fire Engineers, Fire Industry Association, ROSPA, HSE, CIEH, The British Safety Council, HABC, Backcare, PAVA and many others. We are also on the approved Fire Risk Assessors list held by the IFE.
All of our Fire Safety Training Consultants have Fire Service backgrounds and all have achieved Sub Officer/Station Officer Status during their careers. Our clinical training consultants have nursing, care manager and NVQ assessor backgrounds as a minimum. All training consultants have their PTLLS certificate or teaching certificate which is either equivalent to or higher than PTLLS. All consultants are CRB checked.
At Franklins Fire and Safety Ltd we can arrange your training courses to suit staff rotas and training budgets. Discounts on training course packages are available. Evening training sessions are also available.
All of our training courses are fully certificated and delivered by consultants who are highly knowledgeable in their area of expertise.
If you would like to discuss your training requirements either by telephone or in person please do not hesitate to contact us.
Michelle Franklin 01245382525 / 07951266117
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Great Yarmouth College contact details and information Read information >>>
Offers Diplomas L2,3 & 5
Alison Ward
Great Yarmouth College
Suffolk Rd
Southtown
Great Yarmouth
NR31 0ED
Tel 01493 419242
a.ward@gyc.ac.uk
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Lowestoft College contact details and information Read information >>>
Lowestoft College is a long established provider of high quality training, situated in the north of the Waveney area. The College is within walking distance of the town centre and train station and is easily accessible by bus routes into the town.
Lowestoft college is able to offer a range of Diploma ( old NVQ's) within the Caring sector, as well as short courses to meet employer requirements. These courses can be delivered to suit the needs of the individual anywhere within the Waveney area. Our programmes has various enrolment dates during the academic year, giving managers and candidates more flexibility on start dates.
Our team of committed, experienced trainers and assessors can deliver QCF Health and Social Care Diplomas at Level 2 and 3 in house for your convenience or by attending College on a weekly basis for support and tuition. The college also supports Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care.
Lowestoft College prides itself in providing all students with a detailed individual learning plan, offering extra guidance, help and support to all.
Contact 01502 525143/ 525036
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Nestor Professional Development Services contact details and information Read information >>>
Nestor Professional Development Services offers programmes tailored to meet educational and training needs of individuals and organisations. We strive to provide the highest quality learning opportunities, which are accessible, cost – effective, and ensure equality of opportunity.
Nestor Professional Development Services, is an independent training company and large assessment centre, offering a range of qualifications. The organisation began its activities in 1989 with a primary focus upon the provision of training services and qualifications within the Care Sector.
Our new premises are located in Paper Mill Lane, Bramford, Ipswich convenient for access from all parts of East Anglia, and include a training facility as well as meeting rooms and resource library.
We deliver many of our services on-site within the work bases belonging to our customers and many programmes are "customised" to include the special requirements of companies and organisations.
Nestor Professional Development Services offer the following qualifications to the Suffolk Brokerage:
• Children and Young People Certificate/Diploma Levels 2/3
• Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools Levels 2/3
• Playwork Diploma Levels 2/3
• Health and Social Care Diploma Level 2
• Health and Social Care Diploma Level 3
• Leadership Diploma for Health and Social Care L5
We also offer a range of care, management and learning and development training in the form of workshops and qualifications that can be undertaken at our training facilities or "in-house".
For a list of our training workshops or for further information about the qualifications we offer please contact Sue Carr on Tel: 0844 736 8332 or email Sue.Carr@nestorpds.co.uk
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Q Training contact details and information Read information >>>
A City and Guilds and EDI Approved Centre
Matrix Accredited.
Training Quality Standard with Excellence in Adult Social Care.
Recognised Provider with the Skills Academy for Social Care
Q Training aims to:
• Provide a holistic and quality training service to the social care sector in the Eastern Region, which is designed to meet all workforce development needs.
• We can provide peripatetic assessors throughout the region
Q Training services offered to the Suffolk Brokerage are:
• Health and Social Care Diploma Level 2
o Or Dementia, Learning Disabilities Certificates @L2
• Health and Social Care Diploma Level 3
o Or Dementia, Learning Disabilities Certificates @L3
• Health and Social Care Diploma Level 5
o Management or Advanced Practitioner Routes
• Hospitality Services Diploma Level 2
o Suitable for domestic or kitchen staff
• AVA Assessor Award
• IQA Verification Award
Please phone:
Suffolk Coordinator, Louise Ellis Tel: 07737840197
OR Head Office Tel: 01603 721411
Email qtraining@btconnect.com
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SPD Training Ltd contact details and information Read information >>>
SPD Training offer QCF Diplomas Level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care and, Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care. Flexible approach to suit individual needs.
For further details please contact:
Sonya Barnes
Tel: 0845 505 4321 / 01277 263308
Fax: 01277 261709
Email admin@spdt-ltd.co.uk
Victoria House, Britannia Road, Brentwood , Essex, CM14 5LD
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Steadfast Training contact details and information Read information >>>
Steadfast Training is a nationally recognised provider of quality Vocational Training and Apprenticeships. We work with employers and learners throughout the East of England, East Midlands and Greater London.
We specialise in Health and Social Care and the delivery of Vocational Qualifications and Apprenticeships from levels 2, 3 and 5, as well as short courses. We also deliver IT User, Management and Team Leading, Business & Administration and Customer Service within the Health and Social Care sector.
All our assessors are qualified industry professionals with vast experience within their occupational sectors. This ensures a quality service that meets and understands the constraints of the modern workplace. We can arrange flexible delivery of the courses to meet your individual needs and work patterns.
Our holistic approach to training requirements means you can ensure that all the training needs for your company are quickly recognised through our unique training evaluation programme. We are able to help you access full and part funded qualifications via Apprenticeships, Train to Gain and other core funding routes.
For more information on the training and services we offer please visit www.steadfasttraining.co.uk , or if you have any questions please contact Steadfast Training at:
Welland House, 30 High Street, Spalding, Lincolnshire, PE11 1UB
T: 0845 22 32 401
Email Info@steadfasttraining.co.uk
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Summit Peak Training contact details and information Read information >>>
Offers Diplomas L2, 3 and 5
First Aid, Moving & Handling, Food Hygiene
David Kempster
3 The Meadows
Sawbridgeworth
Herts, CM21 9PY
08712 379917
Email David.kempster@summitpeaktraining.co.uk
Website www.summitpeaktraining.co.uk
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Universal Learning Streams contact details and information Read information >>>
Universal Learning Streams has been providing high quality specialised vocational training to the Health and Social Care sector since 2007. For more information visit: www.universallearningstreams.co.uk
Emma Sciesinska
Universal Learning Streams
The Malthouse
Regent St
Llangollen
LL20 8HS
Tel 01978 869457
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West Suffolk College contact details and information Read information >>>
West Suffolk College are pleased to announce they are one of two colleges in the Eastern Region to have received Beacon Status which is the highest accolade a college can receive.
West Suffolk College lies in the heart of Bury St Edmunds and provides a range of vocational and academic courses across many occupational areas throughout Suffolk and Norfolk. One successful area of provision is Vocational Qualifications in Health, Social Care and for the Children's workforce The college has delivered these qualifications since 1995 and recently we have worked in partnership with other providers in Suffolk to deliver these awards.
The partnership has many benefits for employers and employees. We deliver quality education and training with a great deal of support in order that candidates achieve their award. Our success rates are well above the National benchmarks. We recognise the hard work candidates must put in to achieve their qualification and when they register with the Suffolk Brokerage they know their QCF qualification will be delivered to meet their individual needs for themselves and also their employer. West Suffolk college has already commenced work on delivering accredited QCF modules including medication, dementia care, infection control and autism.
West Suffolk College received an outstanding grading for the School of Health Care and Early Years in the OFSTED inspection in 2010.
For more information please contact Dee Stallibrass Senior Work-based Learning Co-ordinator on 01284 716283 or e-mail dee.stallibrass@wsc.ac.uk
Cathy O'Brien on 07772840043 or email cathy.obrien@wsc.ac.uk
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YMCA Training Ipswich contact details and information Read information >>>
YMCA Training is situated on the edge of Ipswich providing easy access for public transport and ample parking for others. The Centre relocated to it current premises approximately two and a half years ago and now has the capacity to offer training and career support to people of all ages in the surrounding area.
Our focus within the Care Department is to provide training for the New Diploma levels 2 and 3 to those people wishing to start a career in the Health and Social Care sector or to enhance a role they are already working in.
Contact Claire Patterson on 01473 406126 for further details
Or email c.patterson@ymcatraining.org.uk
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YMCA Training Lowestoft contact details and information Read information >>>
YMCA Training at Lowestoft is one of many national centres which all deliver different training. Other Easterncentres include Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Stowmarket and Ipswich.
The office is based in the centre of Lowestoft in Regent Road and is easy accessible by public transport.
YMCA Lowestoft offer QCF Diplomas at Level 2 and 3 to the Suffolk Brokerage.
Within our Lowestoft centre we offer Apprenticeships in Care and Childcare for all ages (subject to meeting criteria) as well as T2G and Commercial funding. We also offer Foundation Learning programmes covering many area's including Mechanics, Key skills, Functional skills and varied short qualifications.
As YMCA Training has been established in Lowestoft for many years the staff in the care department have built a good relationship with many residential homes including Learning disability which promotes independence. This allows us to deliver an Apprenticeship award in Health and Social Care.
For further information please contact Mel Paesbrugghe on 01502 539249 or email m.paesbrugghe@ymcatraining.org.uk
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YMCA Training Stowmarket contact details and information Read information >>>
To enhance the service we give to employers and learners we offer weekly training sessions on the knowledge requirement of the Health and Social Care Diplomas. These are free to learners registered with us but are available at a charge per session to everyone. We are also able to offer units which can be accredited by City & Guilds for CPD purposes. We are delivering the Generic, Dementia and Learning Disability Pathways. We also have training sessions available for Dementia and Learning Disability.
YMCA Training Stowmarket offer Diplomas in Health and Social Care at Level 2 and 3 which may be funded or partially funded by Suffolk Brokerage.
To give holistic service to the Care Industry we also offer a variety of short courses e.g. first aid, paediatric first aid, health and safety, child protection and food hygiene at very competitive prices.
For further details please contact Julie Mills on 01449 612701 or email j.mills@ymcatraining.org.uk