In their
simplest form, unitised awards are national qualifications that
consist of a single occupational unit, rather than a number
of related units that make up a full NVQ-style qualification.
Rather than
undertake a full NVQ, you can now achieve a qualification in
brining, smoking, fish displays, quality assessment etc.
Why
is this better?
It gives
you much more freedom to mix and match the units that are important
to you.
Who
do these units apply to?
Managers
and supervisors. These are Level 3 theory units and are ideally
suited to individuals who are responsible for managing others
and who need to know about the principles of a particular process,
without needing to be able to carry out the process themselves.
Individual
awards are available in:
For each
of these units, the seafood training Academy has a training
programme available or under development. Email academy@seafish.co.uk
for more information.
Limited funding
is available which will allow us to offer the level 3 units
free of charge to trainees from England.
JIP
2
JIP 2 is
very similar to JIP 1 although there are opportunities to expand
the Units and qualifications that can be (50%) funded by the
programme.
JIP 2 will
run from August 2011 to July 2013, and will overlap with JIP
1's 2nd phase for 1 year (Aug 2011 to July 2010)
The elements
that can be included in JIP 2 are all of the above units, plus
the following:
