CAREGIVER TRAINING PROGRAMME – NVQ 3 & 4 - Part Time

This training programme is targeted at Nursing Assistants who provide home level care for sick, elderly and disabled persons. The course will educate the trainees to build up a healthy professional relationship with the client they need to care for. The trainees are also taught how the immediate environment of the client can be made as comfortable as possible. The successful trainees are awarded the NVQ level 4 or 3 certificate by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission of Sri Lanka (TVEC). NVQ is an internationally recognized qualification, which will assist the trainees to obtain employment abroad, particularly in countries such as Japan.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To educate the trainee to communicate and attend to the basic needs of a sick, elderly or a disabled person.

To educate the trainee to make the immediate environment as comfortable as possible for the client.

COURSE PATHWAYS

NVQ Level 4

Full time – 6 Months | Weekdays (Monday to Friday) from 8am to 4pm Physical classes

Bridging of NVQ Level 4 (For those who have completed NVQ Level 3)

Full time – 3 Months | Weekdays (Monday to Friday) from 8am to 4pm Physical classes

Part time – 3 Months | Online classes (3 Weekdays) and Physical classes on Weekends

NVQ Level 3

Full time – 3 Months | Weekdays (Monday to Friday) from 8am to 4pm Physical classes

Part time – 7 Months | Weekends (Saturday & Sunday)

Online classes on Saturday & Sunday from 1pm to 4pm for 3.5 months

Physical practical seasons on Saturday & Sunday from 8am – 4pm for next 3.5 months

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

Age = 18-50 is preferred.

Height = Not less than 4’ 6”

Successful at G.C.E. (O/L) with a pass in English language.

For Bridging course, Caregiver NVQ Level 3 certificate.