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NVQs
4. External Providers
4.1 Identify approved centres.
The provider must be approved by your selected awarding body for the NVQs you wish to offer.
- Your local business support organisation may have a list of approved centres.
- Your selected awarding body will provide you with a full listing.
4.2 Check whether the provider will be suitable for assessing your NVQ candidates.
- Will the provider design assessment records to fit in with your own appraisal system?
- Will the provider assess your employees in the workplace?
- Does this provider require candidates to prepare large paper-based portfolios?Those who do may be inflexible (see 6.1).
4.3 Check whether the provider is prepared to help you develop as an NVQ centre (if you plan to become one).
- Is the provider approved to train and assess your own internal assessors?
- Could the provider offer continuing assessment support if you chose this in the long term?
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