NVQ

Reading Stef1's review on NVQ's I decided that I'd give you my experience of this qualification as I have carried mine out at college for the last 2 years. What are NVQ's? Introduced in 1988. National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) are work-related, competence-based qualifications. They reflect the skills and knowledge needed to do a job well , and show that the person is able in the area of work the NVQ represents. What NVQs can I do? There are NVQs for almost all jobs. NVQs cover general, industrial and commercial sectors. They are divided into eleven groups: Tending animals, plants and ... more

NVQ In Care Train and gain evidence of competence The awards to be achieved are: National Vocational Qualifications in Care. Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 Mine is a City and Guilds qualification. For each unit there is a certificate then a certificate on completion with all units on. Work at a qualification while you earn at your place of employment. Gain relevant qualifications to gain promotion and better working practises. Level 2 is for Care Assistants/Support Workers and equivalent Level 3 is for Care Officers/ Senior Support Workers and equivalent Level 4 is for Assistant Managers and equivalent ... more

The reasons for doing the National Vocational Qualifications or NVQ are vast and wide-ranging. NVQ's are becoming a vital part of the workplace particularly in the manufacturing and service sectors were they are slowly becoming a prerequisite before starting work in such fields. In my field, the health profession 50% of care assistants/nursing auxiliaries etc were supposed to have their NVQ 2 in care by the end of 2005. There are several reasons why this became an impossibility and the date is being forever changed. The NVQ is a relatively new qualification and was seen by the government as a ... more

I work as a Social Care Worker (well that's my job title) you will probably know me better as a Carer and before that we were called Home helps. These days we all have to have a fancy job title to make us feel important don't we. My employer, a large care company that has several nursing homes and operates several community care departments invited all the staff to do their NVQ's.They would pay for it and we would get a pay rise for each level we attained, so most of us said yes. I think if you pay for your own course it is abut £300 We attended an induction day, we were told what standard of ... more

As some of you will know, I have recently passed my NVQ level 4 in Accounting with the AAT, so I thought that I would write and tell you all a little bit about NVQ’s (or SVQ’s (Scottish Vocational Qualification's) if you are in Scotland). NVQ stands for National Vocational Qualification which, as the name suggests, means that the qualification received is suitable for the Vocation (work) you are doing, or wish to do. I decided to have a look for NVQ on the web and was directed to www.des.gov.uk/nvq. This site has information relating to all NVQ’s and some of the information in this review has ... more