Management NVQ Structure

The Management NVQ Structure

How is the NVQ achieved?

The National Vocation Qualification is based around the production of a portfolio by the candidate. This portfolio will contain evidence to substantiate the candidates claim to be competent at the level of award chosen. The work produced in the portfolio will be based against a set of National Standards and will be required to cover a pre determined number of areas.

A level 2 portfolio will cover four mandatory units covering resource management, leadership, working with colleagues and health and safety, and a further two units chosen from a number of options.

A level 3 portfolio will cover four mandatory units and three option units.

A level 4 portfolio will cover five mandatory units and three option units.

A level 5 portfolio will cover four mandatory units and 3 option units.

For more details on the specific units for each level, visit the appropriate page for the award that you are interested in and download the profile sheet at the bottom of the page.

The first step for the candidate will be an induction with an assessor where the whole process of the NVQ will be explained in detail. All of the necessary paperwork will be provided for the award and profiling will be caried out to ensure that the candidate is at the correct level of NVQ for their current working role.

It should be noted that the candidate must currently be in the working role to undertake the relevant qualification.

Following the induction, the assessor will arrange to make a number of visits to the candidates' workplace to assess the work produced in their portfolio against the National Standards. These visits are generally 4 to 8 weeks apart depending on the needs of the candidate and are mainly to sign off work carried out since the last visit. Between visits, the candidate has e mail and telephone access to the assessor for assistance on any areas that they are having difficulty with.

Once the assessor is satisfied that the portfolio of work produced by the candidate meets the requirements of the relevant set of National Standards, the assessor will sign off the portfolio and take it for verification. Once this process has been carried out, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by Edexcel.

A portfolio will generally consist of evidence collected from the workplace such as reports, workplans, correspondence etc, witness testimonies from colleagues and line managers, and observations carried out by the assessor on his visits. These evidences will be linked by the candidate to performance criteria in the standards to demonstrate their competence in the relevant areas.