AIMS OF THE CENTRE

1. To facilitate access to NVQ Awards and Units of Competence in Community & Youth Justice Services:

• Work with Offending Behaviour
• Work with Victims, Survivors and Witnesses
• Community Safety and Crime Reduction
• Youth Justice Services.

2. To provide a structure for the support of candidates, assessors, & verifiers while they work through the NVQ process.

3. To promote quality assessment of competence through the NVQ Awards.

CORPORATE VALUES

The Regional Assessment Centre for Justice Sector Awards will work within an ethos which promotes, maintains and monitors

• Dignity and respect for all who participate
• Equality of access to NVQ Awards
• Effective inter-agency partnerships
• Accountability for progress respecting diversity, rights and responsibilities
• Support, motivation and affirmation
• Confidentiality and
• Protection of the Rights of individual Agency Service Users.

The Assessment Centre will work within legislation and guidance, including Health & Safety; Equality & Diversity; Data Protection.

This value base will be promoted, managed and monitored by the management of the Centre and reviewed within the business of a Steering Group working in partnership with AM Communication.