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City & Guilds Licentiateship in Youth Leadership and Training

LCGI Recipients - BRNC Dartmouth 2009

 
Award Overview

This is a vocational award run in conjunction with City & Guilds. The Licentiateship 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 Foundation degree level or someone who has gained a vocational qualification or NVQ at Level 4.
 

Eligibility
 
Cadet Force Personnel 
 
This award is suitable for those with a supervisory/first line management skills level and is available to any Instructor who has completed a minimum of 5 years Adult Cadet Forces service.
 
Retired Armed Forces Personnel

Any Instructor with a previous Armed Forces or Reservist background who has a minimum of 1 year’s Cadet Force experience and has previously held one of the specified ranks is eligible to apply. (Proof of service and rank will be required upon registration.)
 
    • commission
or reached the rank of:
    • Petty Officer, Sergeant or equivalent
  
Civilian Instructors

CVQO has the discretion to accept registrations for Civilian Instructors at all three levels of Senior Awards. Applications will be treated on a case by case basis and candidates will be required to complete the Portfolio Route. However, if they have previous commissioned or SNCO service, then the Reflective Route may apply. Individuals must have served at least a minimum of 5 years service within the Cadet Force to be eligible for the Licentiateship award. The individual’s OC will be required to countersign their application confirming their eligibility to apply.
 
Armed Forces Personnel
 
If you are currently serving in the Armed Forces as either a Regular or as a Reservist and are posted to assist with the cadet movement, you can also apply for this award, providing you hold one of the eligible ranks. Registration fees are subtly different and could be open to MOD educational grants. Contact the CVQO office for further information and a registration form.
 

Personal Skills and Performance Criteria
 
The Licentiateship award requires candidates to demonstrate how they meet the key criteria. As part of your award process, you will need to write a Reflective Report based upon:
 
    • Self Management & Development
    • Managing Tasks
    • Communicating clearly and effectively
    • Working with and relating to others
    • Applying Knowledge
    • Applying initiative in work problems
    • Reflection on own learning outcome


AND

    • Give 3 detailed examples of when you have had to carry out original research
  
 
Delivery
 
Two routes are available for completing this award and all Adults have two years in which to complete the award:
 
Reflective Route

Open to Instructors who have attended the:
    • Command Course (SCC)
    • KGVI Advanced Course (ACF/CCF)
    • Officers’ Initial Course (ACO)
    • NCO’s Staff Initial Course (ACO)
       
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 necessary competencies before your report is returned to CVQO for assessment.
 
Portfolio Route

Open to any Instructor who meets the Personal Skills and Performance Criteria, but has not attended one of the above courses. For this route, you will be required to provide a portfolio of evidence (material that supports your claim), a Cadet Force / civilian CV and complete a Reflective Report on how you feel you meet the required criteria. Your OC will be required to comment on your report before this is returned to CVQO for assessment.
 
 
Assessment
 
Your report will be internally assessed by a subject specialist. They will assess your work against City & Guilds criteria. The assessor will feed back your results to CVQO, who in-turn will notify you of your result. You may be called for a follow up interview upon your assessor’s recommendation. This interview will be held locally to you and conducted by a member of the CVQO team.
 
 
Success
 
The successful candidate will gain an award which is of comparison to a Level 4 qualification or Foundation degree. City & Guilds Senior Awards carry with them the entitlement to use the post nominal letters LCGI (Licentiateship City & Guilds Institute). All successful Senior Award holders will also be invited to attend CVQO’s annual Graduation ceremony.
 
 
Fees
 
The cost of this award is £130. To register, please download an application form which is available from our Downloads page. Alternatively, contact the office if you require an employer sponsorship form.
 
All registration fees are subsidised and CVQO offer an ‘Easy Payment’ method, of payment by instalments should Adults require it.