NVQ
This is the newer qualification (commenced 2000) it is vocationally based and is ran by joint awarding bodies City and Guilds and The National Examination board of Dental Nurses (NEBDN) www.nebdn.org
- Work based, we travel to you
- Funding available for 16 -24 year olds
- Funded students to achieve Key Skills level 2 in application of number
- Takes between 18 – 24 months to complete
- A portfolio based programme, your allocated assessor guides you through this
- Rolling programme, you can start at any time
- Independent Assessment; A written assessment, taking place in May and November
Trainee dental nurses work in their own practices where they are visited from time to time by WoEDNT assessors who advise them how to approach the NVQ and assess their practical abilities in the surgery. It is a policy of WoEDNT that assessment of trainee dental nurses should be by qualified dental nurses rather than by dentists.
All trainees build a portfolio of work to show their competence at practical dental nursing and in addition complete a distance learning course to cover background theory. The qualification is completed with the Independent Assessment, a test set by the National Examination Board for Dental Nurses to ensure fairness between assessment centres. Trainees may start at any time of year when their practices feel they are ready.
WoEDNT provides some short courses in addition to the NVQ, covering various topics of dental nursing and reception work. These are likely to increase with the future need for registered dental nurses to do CPD.