Accredited Qualifications

Harbour Drugs and Alcohol services are an approved City & Guilds Centre with a team of in-house assessors and internal verifiers. City & Guilds qualifications are recognised by employers around the world and are a valuable tool for demonstrating skills and knowledge in a specialist area.

Harbour is pleased to be able to offer City & Guilds Level 3/4 Qualifications in Working with Substance Misuse.  The qualification is flexible to the learner’s needs and competence is assessed using a variety of evidence; observations, witness testimonies and written assignments. The qualification is structured into units with credit values; a qualification is achieved upon a minimum number of credits achieved. Completion and achievement of qualification takes an average of 6 months. 

Qualifications available are:

Qualification No. of Credits No. of Units Cost
C&G Award in Working with Substance Misuse 10 Min 2 Units
Max 4 Units		 £567
C&G Certificate in Working with Substance Misuse 18 Min 3 Units
Max 7 Units		 £812

 

This qualification is work based and the candidate’s skills and knowledge are assessed in the workplace while working directly with clients who misuse substances.   Entry requirements for these programmes are specified by the awarding body and as a result candidates applying to undertake qualifications should ensure they are able to meet the minimum requirements:

  • Workers who hold a relevant professional qualification e.g. social work, nursing, youth work, probation or holds NVQ 3 Health & Social Care/Working with Offending Behaviour.
  • Workers who are currently working with substance misusers and have sufficient potential and opportunity to gain evidence in their workplace.
  • Are over 16 years of age.

For more information about the units available within this qualification please visit the City & Guilds qualification handbook

Harbour training services are often commissioned by organisations to provide bulk qualification delivery to their employees, alternatively we can accept applications from individuals seeking to undertake qualifications.

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  1. Alcohol Concern

    National agency on alcohol misuse campaigning for effective alcohol policy and improved services for people whose lives are affected by alcohol-related problems

  2. Drink Driving

    Legal advice, information, help, support, news and discussion forum for those that have been caught, convicted of or affected by drink driving

  3. Drink Aware

    Drinkaware provides you with the facts about alcohol…

  4. British Liver Trust

    National charity working to reduce the impact of liver disease in the UK through support , information and research

  5. Urban 75

  6. Alcoholics Anonymous

    AA Great Britain

  7. Cancer Research uk

    The UK's leading cancer charity

  1. Frank

    Aimed mainly at young people also very useful for Parents.

  1. Alcohol Concern

    National agency on alcohol misuse campaigning for effective alcohol policy and improved services for people whose lives are affected by alcohol-related problems

  1. The Zone

    The Zone for support for under 25s

  2. The Eddystone Trust

    the Eddystone Trust HIV / AIDS support and information

  3. FPA

    The family planning association

  4. Brooke Advisory

    Brook advisory centres

  5. Plymouth Hospitals

    The Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine

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