What is an NVQ ?
An NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) is a qualification that recognises someone´s competence (the skills, knowledge and understanding they have in a work situation). NVQ´s are based on national occupational standards, they show that the individual has the skills and knowledge needed to do the specified job effectively.
Who is eligible for our NVQ training programmes?
In order to access Train to Gain funding for your workforce your employees must:
- be aged 19+
- have a contract of employment
- be receiving their wage whilst they are in training
- live in England
- How are candidates assessed?
- Observing their performance in their working environment
- Guided discussion
- Witness Testimony´s
- Questioning of candidate
- Work ‘Product’ evidence
- Assessment and use of prior learning (APA/APL)
- Candidate´s reflective accounts.
How NVQ´s work
We have adopted a system for training, which, we believe, assists each student to achieve the qualification in a time efficient, balanced and personally programmed way. This involves:
Stage 1 : Agreement with manager
You and your manager will agree that you will be registered and out forward for the appropriate NVQ.
Stage 2 : Registration and Induction
You will be registered and attend an induction session.
Stage 3 : Planning to collect evidence
You and your assessor will need to agree and complete and assessment plan for the units you want to complete. This plan will be written by your assessor and kept in a portfolio. You and your assessor will carry out the plan, review the evidence and if necessary re-plan until you have completed the units.
Stage 4 : Recording and Organising evidence
You and your assessor will discuss and agree how to record your evidence. It is your responsibility to record and present your evidence. You must keep all your evidence and assessment records in an organised way. If NVQ recording is new to you, your assessor will help you with the first few units.
Stage 5 : Judging evidence
Your assessor will check every piece of evidence you produce to ensure it covers all the assessment requirements. They will sign all the necessary documentation to show they have now judged you as competent in a particular unit.
Stage 6 : Internal Verification
Once your assessor has decided that your evidence and assessment has met all the requirements. If it does they will verify the assessors´ decision.
Stage 7 : External Verification
Twice a year the awarding body will send out an external verifier to your assessment centre. It may be that your portfolios or you and your assessment are identified as part of the External Verifiers sample group. Keep your portfolios intact and available for 3 years after you have completed your full award.