Independent Advocacy Practice (3614)

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Last Updated: 04 Dec 2020

This qualification is for those individuals who act as independent advocates in both statutory and/or non-statutory roles. It has been designed to meet the needs of independent advocates working in England and in Northern Ireland.

The qualification provides the opportunity to develop both the skills and knowledge required to provide independent advocacy.

This qualification is suitable for those individuals who act as Independent Advocates where there is a statutory entitlement requirement for individuals to have access to an independent advocate. The qualification provides a way of recognising the competence of independent advocates:

in specialist areas such as mental health and mental capacity advocacy
where qualifications for independent advocates are mandatory in England
in independent advocacy roles where there is no statutory entitlement
who work in a range of other contexts

Available to deliver in the following:

England
Northern Ireland

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General Information

What Is Involved In Studying This Course?

These qualifications are assessed by a Portfolio of Evidence. Full rules of combination are specified in the Qualification Handbooks.

The qualification structure is based on the learner having to achieve the following:

All 3 mandatory units covering:

Principles and practice of independent advocacy
Legislation relevant to independent advocacy
Entitlements and access to independent advocacy

Plus ONE unit from the optional which cover the following themes:

mental capacity
mental health
adult social care
children and young people
complaints
community

What Careers Can This Lead To?

These qualifications are designed specifically for Independent Advocates.

Learners can progress to management of services via team leader or our ILM suite of qualifications at level 4/5.

What Is Involved With Delivering This Course?

Tutors and Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) staff will need to be occupationally knowledgeable to deliver and to carry out quality assurance activities. IQAs should also hold a recognised IQA qualification.

Assessors will need to be occupationally competent and qualified to assess the units.

For more information please see the Qualification Handbook.

Providers currently approved to offer 3610 Independent Advocacy will be automatically approved to offer the new qualification.

Level 4

Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice (3614-04)

Last Registration Date: 31 Dec 2023 Supportive services: SmartScreen Learning Assistant

Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice

Accreditation No: 603/6889/5 This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: NVQ This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: Data unavailable This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: Data unavailable The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/12/2026 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued

Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice

Accreditation No: Data unavailable This is a reference number related to UK accreditation framework
Type: NVQ This is categorisation to help define qualification attributes e.g. type of assessment
Credits: Data unavailable Credits are a measure of the size of the qualification
Guided Learning Hours: Data unavailable This is the average contact time a centre would typically commit
Total Qualification Time: Data unavailable The total time for the qualification
Key Stage: Data unavailable This shows the equivalent Key Stage level.
Last Certification: 31/12/2026 This is the last date that a certificate can be issued

Additional information for centres

SMARTSCREEN IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUALIFICATION

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LEARNING ASSISTANT IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS QUALIFICATION

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Here you can find all documents related to this suite of qualifications.

By clicking on the section headings below, you can access a variety of documents such as the qualification handbooks and assessment materials, Statements of Purpose, and recognition letters from industry and employers.

Some documents may be password protected. Passwords can be retrieved by logging in to walled-garden.com and visiting the Administration section of the relevant qualification catalogue page.

Interested in delivering this qualification?

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Centre Documents

3614-04 L4 Independent Advocacy Practice Handbook v1 pdf 499 KB 10 Dec 2020

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