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What courses are available to me? |
Certificate
in Drugs Awareness - Level 2
Introduces the student to the area of drug use and misuse.
It will provide the student with a basic knowledge of
drugs, other substances and related issues, including
current legislation, health issues and social effects.
Certificate in Responding to Substance Misuse - Level
3
Aimed at those with a professional or personal interest
in the deeper issues of substance misuse and possible
responses. Provides excellent training for those who deal
directly with people suffering from substance misuse -
whether on a professional or personal level.
One-Day Drugs Awareness Seminar
Provides a broad understanding of the issues relating
to drugs and substance misuse. The programme model is
interactive and is presented using multi-media aids, such
as videos, OHP acetates, drugs box and drugs paraphernalia.
The seminars are usually delivered to groups of up to
15 participants.
Half-Day and Two Days Seminars
Alternatively, in order to suit your requirements,
half-day basic seminars providing certain aspects and
lasting approximately 2 to 3 hours are also possible,
as well as two-day seminars with extended content.
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| Q:
Are your courses accredited? |
| Our certificate programmes are nationally
accredited by the Awarding Body ASET, recognised by the
Department for Education and Skills and the Qualifications
and Curriculum Authority to provide awards to the National
Qualifications Framework.
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When can training start? |
| Correspondence training (which is accredited
and DANOS mapped) can start at any time that suits you
best. For booking and enrolment details go to Booking
a Course page, where this training can be ordered.
Other kinds of training will need to be arranged in
advance but we aim to be flexible towards your training
requirements. Please contact
us to discuss availability and details.
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How long are the courses? |
Seminars delivered to groups of people,
differ in length from two hours to two days.
If certificate programmes are studied individually by
correspondence, the programme may take about 3 to 4 months
to complete, depending on time and effort put in. This
is the most flexible method, adaptable to your personal
circumstances, with tutor support to completion with a
final examination. This support is normally available
up to a maximum of one year from the start. Start and finish time
can be decided by yourself, depending on your circumstances.
If certificate programmes are arranged in groups with
face-to-face tutor contact, length will depend on available
time and particular requirements, which can be discussed.
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| Q:
How can your prices be so competitive? |
PIV is a not-for-profit organisation,
sponsored and supported by NCC Homelearning Ltd (formerly Project Initiatives), who have
a vast experience in producing a range of educational
programmes and courses. PIV was created from a need to
support the community and professionals alike, to combat
the negative effects of drug use through an educational
model. Because many organisations and individuals have
to work within limited budgets, providing value for money
is very high on our agenda. PIV also aim to help identify
and utilise funding sources specifically designated to
this important area of education.
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| Q:
Do you train towards the DANOS competencies? |
All our training
aims to support a range of important DANOS units. All
courses are DANOS mapped to show which units are supported.
Each course outline contains details of which DANOS units
are supported by that particular course.
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What is the meaning of DANOS? |
| DANOS is the
abbreviation for Drugs and Alcohol National Occupational
Standards. DANOS specify the standards of performance
that people in the drugs and alcohol field should be working
to. They also describe the knowledge and skills workers
need in order to perform to the required standard. A wide
range of professionals are encouraged to train towards
some of these standards, in particular those who work
with vulnerable people and young persons. This includes
professionals in the health and social sector, teachers
and youth workers. To read
more about DANOS click
here
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Do you train towards (SVQ) NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care? |
In particular our Certificate in Responding to Substance Misuse,
Level 3, programme provides comprehensive "underpinning knowledge"
for various modules of the NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care and
its Scottish SVQ counterpart.
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How are the seminars delivered? |
The seminar programme is interactive
- using discussions, quizzes, self-assessment tests etc.
- and is presented using multi-media aids, such as videos,
OHP acetates, drugs box and drugs paraphernalia. This
interactive and informal method of training serves to
enhance the learning process. The seminars are usually
delivered to groups of up to 15 participants.
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How are the certificate programmes delivered? |
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Correspondence learning,
which is available nationwide, for individual
students. This is the most flexible way, as
you can conveniently study at your own pace,
where and when you want. Support from the
tutor is provided via mail, email, fax or
telephone. |
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Distance
learning is available to groups in some geographical
areas. This includes
face-to-face tutor sessions, but support from the
tutor is also provided via mail, email, fax or
telephone in between. |
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Tutorial group
arrangements may provide extra support. This is available
to groups in some geographic areas and is based on your
specific requirements. |
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| PIV can offer you three options for
study, each of which includes support by experienced tutors:
Your tutor will provide you with a comprehensive textbook,
self-assessment and activities workbook to follow and
fill-in throughout the duration of the course. Your tutor
will support your workings throughout, providing comments
and corrections where necessary. After all the coursework
has been completed to a satisfactory standard, a final
examination determines if sufficient knowledge has been
retained. This examination will be arranged in a suitable
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I find it hard to choose between the Level 2 and the Level
3 programme. What are the main differences? |
| In short,
the Certificate in Drugs Awareness, Level 2, programme
is largely aimed at those who need a good grounding in
general drugs awareness because of possible contacts with
users, where the Certificate in Responding to Substance
Misuse, Level 3, programme covers the subject in more
detail and is aimed at those who deal directly with users
and regularly work with them. The
Level 2 programme will provide the student with a basic
knowledge of the various substances (including effects,
consequences and current legislation) and related issues,
such as social effects, health issues and interventions.
It will enable them to recognise signs and symptoms
of drug use and to know about agencies, issues in society
and how to provide initial support.
The Level 3 programme includes the
same elements, but also covers a much wider range of
issues related to substance misuse, social effects,
young people's use of drugs and alcohol, health and
the various responses and interventions - all at a deeper
and more comprehensive level. This Level 3 programme
is widely used to train drugs workers, as well as professionals
serving young and/or vulnerable people, to comply with
the DANOS competencies.
Your choice may depend on how much
you may need to know in your current (possible) contacts
with users, your expectations for your career development
or your personal interest in this field.
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| Q:
I would like to study the Certificate in Responding to
Substance Misuse, Level 3, but do I need to have prior
drugs knowledge? Or, do I need to do the Level 2 Certificate
in Drugs Awareness course first? |
| Prior drugs
knowledge is certainly helpful, but not necessary, to
study any of these two courses. Various drugs, their effects
and legislation are covered in both programmes.
The Level 2 programme can be a good
introduction to the Level 3 programme, particularly
if knowledge in this field is minimal, or if you wish
to develop a study routine because the two courses are
a progressive study route. |
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