The Quinn Centre
The Quinn Centre is an educational charity established in 2002 to deliver high quality, flexible and cost effective training to the health and social care sector. Our enthusiasm for training and staff development combined with our knowledge of the care sector ensures that we provide the best training solutions around. We can provide consultation and bespoke work based training to meet an individual organisation's specific needs. We can also deliver our training solutions at our own centre or at any other preferred suitable location.
The NVQ Assessment Centre:
The Quinn Centre has responded effectively to the demand for NVQ's in the domiciliary care sector. 70% of candidates gain their NVQ Level 2 within nine months, therefore key performance indicators are exceeded. This outstanding success is due to both the high quality training being delivered and the support provided to candidates to achieve their goals. The Quinn Centre ensures that NVQ training is delivered in a flexible way to meet the unique needs of those who work in the care sector.
The following NVQ's are available:-
- NVQ II, III, IV in Health and Social Care
- Registered Managers Award
- NVQ II in Passenger Transport
Other NVQ's may be available on request. In addition the Training Manager is available as an NVQ expert to help individual organisations to establish their own NVQ Assessment Centres.
Short Courses:
A comprehensive Year Plan and price list for short courses is available on request. Any short courses can be tailored to meet the needs of an individual organisation if needed. The following is a selection of just some of the short courses available:-
- Moving & Handling
- Induction
- Introduction to and working with clients with dementia
- Recruitment, Selection and Interview Skills
- Medication
- Handling Alcoholism
- Person Centred Planning
- Infection Control
- Boundaries and Confidentiality
- Supervision and Appraisal
- Challenging Behaviour
- Mental Health Overview
- Autism & Aspergers (2 day course)
97% of candidates for short courses, including moving and handling and induction, in 2006/2007 thought the course was good / excellent.