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In partnership with Surrey Heartlands NHS Trust
Nescot is working in partnership with NHS Surrey Heartlands to offer the Professional Development Award (PDA), a personal development programme designed to cultivate team leading skills of clinical and non-clinical support workers.
The programme ensures your support workers receive exceptional training, fostering a highly skilled and motivated team. This programme can be offered to team members in settings such as:
The core qualification is the NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Principals of Team Leading. We will assess the core skills of each learner before they start this programme, providing additional training where necessary. This will involve 'Functional Skills' training in English, Maths & Digital Skills, either taken 2 hours a week for 10 weeks or in a three-day block.
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This course aims to provide learners with the skills and knowledge required to successfully lead a team. The qualification will teach you the principles of team leading:
The course is 16 weeks long, with 4 x 2 hour workshops (monthly) either at Nescot or online. A commitment of around 2- 3 hours per week will be required for learners to complete self-directed online study tasks that will be set by their tutor.
Principles of team leading:
Understand the customer:
Understand how to develop working relationships with colleagues:
Understand health and safety procedures in the workplace:
Introduction to coaching:
Understand personal development:
A learner handbook is provided for all adult learners at Nescot serving as a comprehensive guide providing essential information including all dates, deadlines, resources for the learner's academic journey, what support is available and how to access this, alongside our wellbeing and career services.
Learners are provided with a tutor, who they have access to via email.
The PDA will have monthly sessions where Learners are able to attend in person or via our online platform to discuss with peers how they can apply their learning to the services across the health care sector.
Learners are provided with guidance and support throughout their programme with some being able to access learning support if needed.
Prior to starting the NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Principals of Team Leading, learners will undertake an initial assessment to establish their digital, maths and English skills.
Learners need to be 19 or older as of the 31st August 2023 and cannot be enrolled on any other government funded education programme.
Level 2
Level 3
Individuals can apply with the 'apply now' button below, or click here
If you are a manager looking to arrange training for a group of your staff, please contact Ben Snellock at Nescot by emailing bsnellock@nescot.ac.uk