Vocational Qualifications
  NVQs/QCFs are not a training programme but an assessment of a person's skills, knowledge and ability. NVQs/QCFs put learning into practice and show what an employee can do as well as what they know. NVQs/QCFs are based on standards of work performance. Individuals are measured against standards that have been set at a national level by industry specialists and 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 performance.