Level 2: Social Value Accredited Practitioner
Are you a Social Value Associate, who is looking to demonstrate a deeper knowledge of social value and impact management?
If so then the Social Value Accredited Practitioner Status is ideal for you! Being an SVI Accredited Level 2: Accredited Practitioner helps you demonstrate your practical competence in the application of social impact and social value assessment in line with the international standards of best practice.
Take the next step in your career today and become as Social Value Accredited Practitioner.
About:
The Social Value Accredited Practitioner is an internationally recognized qualification that demonstrates practical application of social value and impact management. It is an ideal qualification for people who are already Social Value Associates and are looking to demonstrate applied skills in social or environmental impact analysis, managing non-financial impacts, and social impact reporting. This certification can assist individuals in advancing their careers across a range of sectors.
To become a Level 2 Accredited Practitioner, you will already have a certified theoretical understanding of social value, impact management and SVI Framework for accounting for value guided by the Social Value Principles, demonstrated through your Level 1: Social Value status.
To progress to Level 2: Accredited Practitioner you will put this theoretical knowledge in to practice by undertaking a social value, or SROI analysis, and will be required to submit a report for assurance.
You are also required to have successfully completed an SVI Accredited Training course. This is a required step as it is fundamental to prepare you with the skills and knowledge to be able to undertake your social value or SROI practice.
Assessment Criteria:
Applicant must receive a successful assurance of a Social Impact or SROI analysis. The below circumstances are allowed for Level 2 only:
Applicant must be a Level 1: Social Value Associate
Applicant must have completed an Accredited training programme.
Applicant must provide a Personal Statement of Interest in Social Value and Impact Management
Applicant must achieve the successful completion of interview with a member of the Assurance Team.
Circumstances Allowed For Level 2 Accredited Practitioner Status:
At Level 2 Accredited Practitioner application there are some circumstances allowed that would not be allowed for application to Level 3 Advanced Practitioner status. These are:
Formal mentoring
Staggered assurance (i.e. the Pre-Assurance Outcomes Check)
A Limitation attached to your report (i.e. Limited Application of Principle 4: Only Include What is Material)
These circumstances offer Practitioners the opportunity to progress with their accreditation in a more supported manner, and also in circumstances where there may be some limitations to the practice undertaken.
Preparation:
As well as participating in the mandatory Accredited Training, we highly recommend that you:
Review the SVI Standards for applying the Social Value Principles and the SROI Guide.
Read the SVI Report Assurance Standard. This is the assessment criteria that will be used to assess your report.
Review other reports in the SVUK Report Database.
Use the Pre-Assurance Outcomes Check service to support your report development.
It is important to familiarise yourself with the Terms and Conditions of Application and the Personal Statement of Interest in Social Value and Impact Management documents before applying. These documents will need completing and submitting with your application:
Pricing:
To apply for the Social Value Accredited Practitioner Status will cost individuals:
£1200+VAT for a standard application
£1400+VAT for a Fast Track application (discounts may apply, please get in touch for more information).
PLEASE NOTE: When budgeting for your application, please bear in mind that most applications also require an amendment period which is an additional £300+VAT.
Once you have become an Accredited Practitioner, your status will last for 2 years. The cost of renewal is £100 + VAT and will extend your status for an additional 2 years.
Make your application
Applications for Level 2 Accredited Practitioner and Level 3 Advanced Practitioner are processed by Social Value UK, who are licensed to deliver Assurance and Accreditation services on behalf of Social Value International.
Applications can be made during the Assurance Rounds that are detailed in the Assurance Calendar. (PLEASE NOTE: applications will only be processed during the application rounds as per the Assurance Calendar unless you have organised a Fast Track timeline directly with the Assurance Team.)
What Is The Difference Between Level 2 Accredited & Level 3 Advanced Practitioner Status?
They are very similar. Both test a practical application of the SVI principles and framework for accounting for value. Applicants must be members, a Level 1 Associate Practitioner and author a report that passes SVI report assurance as part of their application. The main difference is as follows:
Level 2 Accredited Practitioner status can be achieved through a more supported pathway, with the option to undertake mentoring or use the Pre-Report Assurance Outcomes Check. Level 2 Accredited Practitioners can also author a report that is assured with limitations attached, namely ‘Limitation of the application of Principle 4: Only include what is material’, where an analysis has included material outcomes for only a limited group of stakeholders – the main beneficiary group or groups.
Level 3 Advanced Practitioner status is achieved by producing a report that meets all of the principles, with no limitations. It includes what matters to all stakeholders affected by the activities. Level 3 Advanced Practitioners have not completed their analysis with additional mentoring or support, and have not used a staggered assurance route and so they have demonstrated advanced Social Value and SROI practice.
NB: Applicants can jump from Level 1 Associate to Level 3 Advanced Practitioner status. It is not a requirement that an applicant must become a Level 2 Accredited Practitioner before becoming a Level 3 Advanced Practitioner.
Renewals
Your status as a Level 2: Accredited Practitioner will last 2 years.
To apply for Accredited Practitioner status renewal, the applicant must hold a current membership of Social Value International or one of its joint member networks before the point of application.
The applicant must provide a document (no longer than one page of A4) outlining their continued work and development in social value as part of an application to renew your Social Value Associate Status status, and a statement template is available here..