New NVQs in Health

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For details of current accreditation periods for these NVQs, please refer to our NVQ Accreditation Listing.

For expiry dates, refer to our Update on Expiring NVQs.

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The new Edexcel Levels 2 and 3 NVQs in Health are available from 1 June 2005. These replace the Healthcare NVQs, which expired at the end of May 2005. The new NVQs in Health will provide a range of endorsed titles to match the specific occupational needs of health professionals. There are 3 endorsed titles at Level 2 and 16 endorsed titles at Level 3.

The NVQs in Health are appropriate to those working in the following health areas:

• Healthcare (eg those supporting nurses and health visitors)
• Allied health professional support (eg those supporting physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians, speech and language therapists)
• Scientific (eg those working with physiological measurement and operating theatres)

A letter has been sent to all centres that were registered to deliver the Healthcare NVQs, concerning the approvals procedure and the availability of documents.