NVQ - National Vocational Qualification
For information on the approval of qualifications for funding in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, see the links to DCSF, DIUS, DCELLS, DELNI and DENI below.
When undertaking a qualification that does not appear on the governments' lists as eligible for funding for specific age ranges, users must be aware of legal requirements. Not all qualifications are suitable for all age ranges.
Candidates would have the opportunity to progress to the Carry and Deliver Goods Apprenticeship; framework defined by Skills for Logistics, They may choose to undertake an NVQ in Driving Goods Vehicles at level 2 or level 3 or the proposed Freight Operators Registration Scheme (FORS) qualification the London Logistics Booster.
All assessment is work-based. Edexcel issue general guidance to centres that recommends holistic assessment as an holistic and integrated approach to assessment. The following document provides further information: 'NVQ General Guidance to Centres'. The section on 'Holistic and Integrated assessment', shows the guidance Edexcel provides to its centres.
Candidate evidence for individual units will be internally assessed, assessment decisions internally verified and decisions and processes externally verified. External Verifiers will have no formal links with individual centres and, where possible, EV allocations will be allocated at random to ensure that there is no bias through expectation or familiarity.
Candidates must complete all mandatory units in group A and one unit from optional group B. (Total 7 units)
Additional units available