Free NVQ staff training in-house at your business location. Nottingham based with full UK National coverage. Fully qualified assessors, City & Guilds approved supplier. Invest in your staff today. APPRENTICESHIP AND NVQ Training Provider based in Nottingham providing a UK Nationwide service. NVQ stands for National Vocational Qualification. It is a 'competence-based' qualification: this means you learn practical, work-related tasks designed to help you develop the skills and knowledge to do a job effectively. NVQs are based on national standards for various occupations. The standards say what a competent person in a job could be expected to do. As you progress through the course, you compare your skills and knowledge with these standards as you learn, so you can see what you need to do to meet them. Taking an NVQ could be appropriate if you already have skills and want to improve them, or if you are starting from scratch. Which levels can you take NVQs at? NVQs can be at levels 1 to 5 on the National Qualifications Framework and the Qualifications and Credit Framework. The frameworks show how different types of qualifications compare, in terms of the demands they place on learners. Who can take them NVQs are available to adults and young people alike. You can take NVQs if: you are employed you are studying at college and have a part-time job or access to a work placement You can also take an NVQ qualification at level 2 or 3 as part of an Apprenticeship. In some cases you can also do an NVQ if you are at school. Apprenticeships are available in more than 190 roles across a wide variety of industry sectors. These range from accountancy and business administration to construction, engineering, manufacturing - and many more.