NVQs
NVQs offered by Standards and School Effectiveness for support
staff in schools are:
- A1/A2 Assessors Award complex (ref 7317)
- Business & Administration complex (ref 4404)
- (HSC) Children & Young People (ref 3172)
- Children's Care Learning & Development (ref 3171)
- Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools (ref 732)
Start sessions for NVQs are advertised through the SSE
Training Courses
Useful
Websites
National information on NVQs can be obtained from the following
websites:
An NVQ Start Session
This usually consists of 1 full day or half day training session
dependent on qualification. The session will cover the following:
- an introduction to NVQ's
- the principles of competence based assessment
- the qualification National Standards
- how to achieve the award
- an action plan
- initial assessment activity to identify appropriate level of
NVQ to work towards
- agreeing an assessment plan with the candidate's assessor
At the end of the session candidates will have identified which
level of NVQ they will work towards and identified evidence they
are able to produce immediately, evidence to gather and their training
needs to complete the award. Candidates will have agreed an assessment
plan with their assessor and be equipped to begin working towards
the award.
Outcomes
Candidates who complete an NVQ will have a:
- qualification based on performance at work
- qualification which is based on developing the skills used
- documented record of achievement
- professional Development portfolio.
Support and Assessment for
National Vocational Qualifications
The following is available to candidates to purchase in half day
blocks of time:
- support and guidance for candidates
- assessment at the candidate's own pace
- assessment in a place to suit the candidate
- assessment at a time convenient for the candidate.
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