What are NVQ's?
National Vocational qualifications (NVQ's) are work related, competence based qualifications. They reflect the skills and knowledge needed to do a job effectively, and show that a candidate is competent in the area of the work the NVQ framework represents.

NVQ's are based on National Occupational Standards. These standards are statements of performance that describe what competent people in a particular occupation are expected to be able to do.

They cover all the main aspects of an occupation, including current best practice, the ability to adapt to future requirements and the knowledge and understanding that underpin competent performance.

Jigsaw Training combines the most up to date training courses with many other bespoke courses specifically for you and your company.

Who can do a NVQ?
Potentially anyone can do an NVQ, as many NVQ's can be completed at the learner's pace. They can be taken by full-time employees or by school and college students with a work placement or part-time job, that enables them to develop the appropriate skills. Generally there are no age limits and no special entry requirements.

The system is right for candidates who already have skills and want to increase them, but also for those who are starting from the beginning.

Examples of City & Guilds NVQ's available:
Providing Security Services (1875)

Business Administration (4402)

Assessor and Verifier Awards (7317 A1 and V1)

Community Wardens (1878)

Examples of City & Guilds VQ's available:
Community Safety Accreditation Scheme

Security Guarding (1902)

Conflict Management (1884)

Business Administration (4410)

These are just a few of the Vocational Qualifications available from Jigsaw Training. To find out about the many more courses we offer, why not contact us.

When new candidates start an NVQ, the assessor will usually help them to:
identify what they can already do

agree on the standard and level they are aiming for

analyse what they need to learn

choose and agree on activities that would allow them to learn what they need

Candidates compare their performance with the standards as they learn. They look at what they have achieved, how much they still need to do and how they should go about it, until they are assessed as competent for a unit or a whole NVQ.

Assessment is through on the job observation and questioning.