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TQ are one of the largest suppliers of NVQ programmes including:

We also deliver Apprenticeships and training products from the UK's top awarding bodies.

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About NVQ's

NVQs are competence based qualifications. By gaining an NVQ it shows that you can do the work for which the award has been given and do it to the National Standard. It will show your abilities in three areas:

  • You can carry out your work in most usual situations.
  • You can carry out your work in a variety of situations.
  • you can carry out your work with understanding

Gaining your NVQ will give you a nationally recognised qualification. It will not only make your skills more transferable but demonstrate your flexibility in using them. There are no barriers to stop you from gaining your NVQ; prior qualifications are not required and age, gender, language or disability will not stop you, providing you can carry out the work to the national standard.

NVQs are developed at 5 levels ranging from straightforward (level 1) to very complex (level 5). You normally enter at the level which you are working in your job, so if you were to take a level 3 NVQ there would be no need to do levels 1 & 2 first.

The tasks listed in an NVQ reflect those of a typical job. You may not do exactly what some tasks require therefore to undertake some kind of training may be necessary before you are assessed. This could be a course or on the job training and will be provided by your employer.

Your NVQ can only be achieved through your demonstration of your skills. You cannot fail your NVQ; you will either be competent at the tasks you are doing or not yet competent. There is no very competent or nearly competent; competence exists or does not yet exist. If you could not show competence then you will need to gain training or further work experience until you feel you can meet the national standard.

If you undertake a traditional course and exam you will gain a lot of knowledge but only be tested on a fraction of what you have had to learn. With an NVQ you will need to satisfy all the requirements before you will be deemed competent.

 

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