NVQs work by testing your abilities in the workplace and to complete an NVQ you need to prove that you can do certain work-related tasks.
They can be assessed in a combination of ways:
– By portfolio – you build up evidence of what you’ve done at work;
– and by observation – an assessor watches you work and checks that you can do the tasks.
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.