Just starting your NVQ?

Getting back into learning can be a daunting experience, and our learners tell us that they are often nervous before starting their qualification.

Do you feel that you have been forced into doing a qualification for your employers benefit, rather than your own? Or are you worried about aspects of the course such as maths or English, that you may not have done for a number of years.

Click here to see what other learners felt before they started their qualification. Our assessors are all trained to help and support learners through their qualification, and will be happy to help you at any point.

We have collected feedback from our learners and our assessors and come up with the following top ten tips for getting the most out of your learning:

1. Understand your motivation. Look at what an NVQ can do for you, as opposed to your employer, and identify what you can get out of the course. Click here to see what other learners are saying about the benefits of NVQs.
2. Keep these benefits in mind whilst you are doing your training. Identify a personal learning goal and review your progress against it at regular intervals.
3. Bring a positive attitude to the training sessions; if the group dynamic works, you will get lots out of the activities in the training sessions.
4. Attend all the training sessions. We know some absences are unavoidable, but make sure you let your assessor know that you won’t be in the session, so your individual learning plan can be adjusted.
5. Set specific, measurable, achievable and realistic goals for yourself. Short term goals are great motivators for getting things done!
6. Follow your learning plan; all our learners complete an initial assessment as part of their induction, and this should give you the starting point for your qualification. Update the plan as you go along to illustrate your progress.
7. Attend your review sessions with your assessor; use their knowledge and skills to help you to set achievable goals.
8. Explore all the options offered to you. Make sure that you investigate all the routes suggested by your assessor, and access the facilities available on the website.
9. Give feedback to your assessor on how you feel the course is going. Take the opportunity offered to suggest improvements
10. Remember, an NVQ is a recognised qualification which uses national standards. Ultimately this benefits you and your prospects – take full advantage of the opportunity offered!