This NVQ is an integral part of the IMI (Automotive Skills) Advanced Apprenticeship framework. Therefore candidates (normally aged 16-25) who are keen to build a career in the Roadside sector can progress onto this framework.
For some individuals the achievement of this NVQ (or the Advanced Apprenticeship) could also provide a useful recognition of professional competence to aid their step up from one job role to another, e.g. into supervisory and/or management roles. For others, it could prepare them for progression to or provide access to further FE, and/or higher education, for example;
• IMI Level 3 Certificate in Automotive Management
• IMI Level 4 Diploma for Automotive Technicians (Light/Heavy Vehicle Route)
• Gain credit for entry onto a Higher National Diploma and/or degree.
The IMI has adopted the assessment strategy as specified by Automotive Skills in full. Assessment is done in the form of on-line testing.
The IMI must stress thats it's training providers are free to use any valid assessment technique (as listed in the NVQ documentation) as appropriate to an individual's job role. IMI will not specify rigid assessment methods for each unit. Each piece of NVQ evidence is unique to an individual. Therefore it would be wrong to suggest exacting methods of assessment (unless specified by an NTO/SSC). Such instructions would go against the holistic approach to NVQs.
Qualification Accreditation Number 100/5543/5 provides pathways to the following qualifications:
IMI Level 3 NVQ in Roadside Assistance and Recovery (Roadside Assistance)
IMI Level 3 NVQ in Roadside Assistance and Recovery (Roadside Recovery)
Candidates must complete all units from the Group A and one optional unit for the Group B of their chosen pathway. For the Recovery pathway an additonal unit from Group C must also be completed.