NVQ
- officially demonstrates professional competence;
- takes into account and recognises already acquired professional skills;
- offers opportunities for career advancement and personal development.
The NVQ certificate is an official certificate with which you can prove your competence to practise a particular profession. Procedures for acquiring NVQs are relatively quick, as the acquisition of NVQs can take into account different skills that an individual has already acquired through work performed for employers, student work, voluntary work, leisure activities, participation in non-formal education programmes or courses, independent learning, use of different media, etc.
NVQ
Why did you decide to earn a national vocational qualification certificate?
This decision was motivated by the fact that, despite many years of experience in the nursing home, I could always acquire some additional knowledge and information that I would need to help the elderly in their homes.
How does the national vocational qualification that you have earned help you as you exercise your profession?
Nowadays, a lot of elderly people need home care. By earning a Social carer NVQ certificate, I will be able to offer quality assistance that they will need or require from me.
Nataša Bauer
Why did you decide to earn a national vocational qualification certificate?
I decided to earn the NVQ certificate because I always wanted to learn every detail of this profession. Such knowledge is very important in terms of health and customer satisfaction. As an economist, I didn’t have enough knowledge to even be able to do this kind of job. However, I always had an overwhelming desire to officially become a manicurist and a make-up artist.
What does the national vocational qualification that you have earned mean to you, and how does it help you as you exercise your profession or your activities?
For me, the NVQ is a great confirmation of all the knowledge that I have acquired through my education. It is impossible to obtain that kind of extensive knowledge during one-day courses or on social media. I think it is very important to build proper foundations before you can start upgrading your knowledge. The fact that I have earned the NVQ means a great deal to me in terms of my job, because every client can now see my approach and the course of my work for themselves. And this is what helps me stand out from the crowd of other competitors.
Natalija Štaleker