This qualification is aimed at organisations with an interest in the health and wellbeing of their workforce and customer/client groups. It provides an ideal way of equipping key staff with basic health advice and methods of support which they can then use to inform and assist colleagues and/or customers.
The government white paper, entitled Choosing Health: Making healthy choices easier published in 2004, identified the need for a new role of NHS Health Trainer to be established, to advise, motivate and support individuals to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
This short Level 2 award has been developed in support of the wider Health Trainer role identified in the white paper, for which Level 3 qualifications are being developed by other awarding bodies.
This award covers:
- Inequalities in health
- How effective communication can support health messages
- Importance of promoting improvements in health and wellbeing
- Impact of behaviour change on health and wellbeing
Holders of this qualification will have the underpinning knowledge and understanding necessary to work effectively in helping people who need support and encouragement to make positive changes in their lives, including how to help them access further assistance (in, for example, identifying barriers to change, and setting goals) towards the objective of adopting and maintaining a healthier lifestyle. The programme is usually delivered over one day and assessment is by a 45 minute multiple-choice examination consisting of 30 multiple choice questions.
Type: QCF
Guided Learning Hours: 7
Credit value: 1
Units:
Assessment: Multiple choice examination
Ofqual reference number: 600/0592/0
Free to Travellers in East Sussex, but please contact FFT if you are from outside the area and still interested in gaining this certificate. Contact zoe@gypsy-traveller.org
Date: Thursday 19th November 2015 at Community Base, Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3XG.
Time: 9-5pm Lunch Provided
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We will be running the course again in spring.
Contact: Zoe Matthews 01273 234796
