NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Benefits and Process

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NVQ Induction

• NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSBenefits and
  Process

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Objectives of the session

• What are NVQs?
• The benefits of National Vocational
  Qualifications
• How to achieve a National Vocational
  Qualification

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What are NVQs?

• National Vocational Qualifications
• Competence assessed
• in the workplace
• against national standards
• at pace and time to suit candidate

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Benefits

• Vocational not academic
• Improves knowledge and
• understanding
• Enhances internal external
• working relationships

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Benefits

• Improves communication
• Promotes standardisation of procedures
• and adherence to policies and
• procedures
• Raises awareness of procurement

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Benefits

• Promotes identification and dissemination of good
  practices
• Improves effectiveness and the level of service
  offered to customers

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How do I start a NVQ?

• Meet with an assessor
• Match your work against the standards
• Decide on the most suitable NVQ level
• Register with Edexcel - the awarding body

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What happens next?

• You and your assessor will then decide how you
  can best provide the evidence to demonstrate your
  competence

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Supply Chain Management Level 2 Requirements

• Placing and processing purchase orders
• Resolving delivery discrepancies
• Monitoring supplier performance
• Improving supplier performance
• Analysing spend information

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Supply Chain Management Level 3 Requirements

• Involvement in or responsible for at least 3
  contracts for goods and services
• Obtaining and evaluating feedback on supplier
  performance
• Supplier review meetings

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Level 3 Requirements 9 units

• Supplier Appraisal
• Resolving Supply Chain Problems
• Agreeing Specifications
• E Procurement

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Level 4 Requirements 10 units

• Responsible for the development of the
  procurement function
• Responsible for a variety of high value complex
  contracts for goods and services
• Implement change and improve procurement within
  the organisation
• as a whole

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Level 4 Requirements 10 units

• Contract management
• Supplier evaluation
• Recommend and monitor the use of resources
• Manage projects

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What evidence is required?

• Personal statement, Professional discussion, Case
  history you will be asked to provide written or
  verbal reports on the work which you do.
• Product Evidence - documents produced in the
  course of your work.
• Knowledge of policies procedures

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What evidence is required?

• Question Answer
• Observation of your work by your assessor
• Witness Testimony provided by a colleague
• Accreditation of Prior Achievement (APA) Any
  relevant previously completed.

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Where do I keep this evidence?

• In portfolio paper based
• Online Learning Assistant

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Points to note

• Use I when writing your personal statement
• Gather good quality evidence that can be used
  again and again
• Ensure documents show your involvement
• Documents must be dated current

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The Assessment Process

• Evidence assessed by your assessor
• Competence demonstrated
• unit/element signed off and on to next
• Not yet competent
• gaps identified and action points agreed

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Internal External Verification

• To ensure the quality of the centre and that the
  assessment decisions taken by your assessor are
  fair and correct the NWUPC internal verifier will
  check certain assessment decisions taken.
• Edexcel send an external verifier every six
  months to audit the NWUPC centre to
• ensure all policies and procedures are
• being adhered to.

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Appeals Procedure

• Disagreement between you and your assessor?
• Centre Appeals Procedure
• Internal Verifier
• Centre Manager/Co-ordinator
• External Verifier - Edexcel
• Chief Verifier - Edexcel

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Frequently asked questions

• How long will it take me to get a NVQ?
  Approximate timescales
• Level 2 6-12 months
• Level 3 12- 18 months
• level 4 24 months
• Is there a timescale within which I have to
  achieve the NVQ? No
• Is there an exam? No

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More frequently asked questions

• How often will I meet with my assessor?
• Every 4-8 weeks
• What happens if I am too busy to complete the
  agreed action points?
• Meeting re-scheduled till a time when you have
  work to be assessed
• Can I fail my NVQ?
• No, you work towards your NVQ until you can
• prove your competence.

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What happens when I prove my competence?

• Unit certification if you complete only certain
  units of your NVQ you can still claim
  certificates for all the completed units.
• Full certification

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The Most Important Question

• When would you like to start your NVQ?

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Thank you for listeningAny questions?

• Mike Haslin
• m.haslin_at_liverpool.ac.uk
• 07929 402 908
• Jo Kavanagh
• J.Kavanagh_at_liverpool.ac.uk
• 07930 198 175
• www.nwupc.man.ac.uk