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Recycling Operations NVQ 2

Study Level

NVQ Level 2

Entry Requirements

All employees working in the public, private and community recycling sector.

Course Content

Tyne Metropolitan College provides these qualifications to encourage best practice. The awards are assessed to a national standard, allowing employees to have the skills necessary to perform their role effectively.
Each award can be tailored to the role an employee performs. It covers all aspects of collecting, sorting and processing recyclable materials, including units concentrating on service delivery performance, health and safety and team working skills.

Mandatory Units
Unit 201 Monitor and maintain health, safety and security in the workplace
Unit 202 Maintain good standards of health and safety for self and others
Unit 203 Contribute to maintaining sustainable development and environmental good practice at work.
Unit 204 Maintain and develop personal performance
Unit 205 Establish and maintain working relationship
Section A – Optional Units
Segregation Pathway
Level 2 Recycling Operations
Collection/Transfer Pathway
Level 2 Recycling Operations
Receipt/Reception Pathway
Level 2 Recycling Operations
Processing Pathway
Level 2 Recycling Operations

Why Tynemet

Here at Tyne Metropolitan College our mission is to instill and nurture a passion for learning in our college community and to grow in all we do.
We will be open to all. We will engage with, and be responsible to the needs of individual learners, employers and the local community. Learners will be at the heart of everything we do and your success will be our priority

Further Information

Practical assessment of candidates’ on-site competence conducted by a qualified and experienced Awarding Body approved Assessor.
Employees will be assessed for their understanding of health and safety, working with others and maintaining standards of service.
Kym.norman@tynemet.ac.uk
Keith.wainwright@tynemet.ac.uk

Start dates throughout the year, bespoke to the employer

Assessment

Employees working towards the qualification will not have to leave their workplace as all assessment and necessary training is carried out whilst employees carry out their day to day tasks.

Course Code

1L1838

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