Graduateship in Youth Management and Training
Award Overview
This is a vocational award run in conjunction with City & Guilds.
The Graduateship provides distinctive and formal recognition of personal achievement and the application of professional and technical expertise within the Cadet Forces.
Learners must demonstrate through their written work, a knowledge and competency equivalent to that which could be expected of a graduate at Honours degree level or someone who has gained a vocational qualification or NVQ at Level 6.
Eligibility
This award is available to any instructor who has completed a minimum of 10 years adult SCC service and holds a commission, or has reached the rank of Chief Petty Officer or above.
Personal Skills and Performance Criteria
There are two sets of criteria depending upon the route you choose. In order to meet the requirements of the award candidates will be expected to have demonstrated this is their work.
Reflective and Portfolio route:
Your role in enabling the Service to achieve its goals
Demonstrates team working and leadership skills
Collect information and use it to solve problems and make decisions
Manage yourself and your work effectively
Take responsibility for developing yourself
Model good practice
Thesis Route:
Self-management and development
Understanding, application and critical assessment of established practices
Effective working relationship
Clear and effective communication
Delivery
Three routes are available for completing this award and all candidates have two years in which to complete the award:
Reflective Route
Open to Instructors who have attended the Senior Command Course or New Warrant Officers’ Course.
You will be required to complete a reflective report based upon what you learnt on the above course and how you have since applied these skills to your Cadet Force role. Your OC will be required to endorse, in writing your abilities to demonstrate the required competencies before your report is returned to CVQO for assessment.
Portfolio Route
Open to any instructor who meets the criteria, holds a Level 4 qualification, but has not attended one of the courses referred to above.
For this route, you will be required to provide a portfolio of evidence (material that supports your claim), a SCC/civilian CV and complete a reflective report on how you feel you meet the required criteria. You must also include a copy of your Level 4 qualification. Your OC will be required to comment on your report before this is returned to CVQO for assessment.
Thesis Route
Open to any instructor who meets the criteria, but has not attended one of the courses referred to above and does not hold a level 4 qualification.
The thesis route requires you to complete a 2,500 word essay on a topic linked with your cadet service.
Assessment
Your reflective report, portfolio or thesis will be internally assessed by a subject specialist who will feedback your results to CVQO. You will be assessed on how you meet the key criteria and how you have applied these to your SCC role.
When conducting the assessment, the assessor will take into account:
The degree to which the evidence presented demonstrates that the performance criteria and standards have been met
The validly and reliability of the evidence
The quality and sufficiency of the evidence
How the work relates back to the original synopsis
Fees
The cost of this award is £260.
To register, please download an application form which is available from the CVQO
Downloads page.
CVQO offer an ‘Easy Payment’ method by instalments.