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 an NVQ certificate and how does the national vocational qualification that you have earned help you as you exercise your profession?
At first, massage was a hobby for me. Then, I started thinking more and more often about turning it into my profession which would enable me to combine my hobby with the provision of social security. I have followed quite some training sessions on different techniques and types of massage. Earning an NVQ certificate seemed like a logical continuation of this path. I consider this as some kind of official confirmation that I have obtained the required and necessary theoretical, practical, professional and general knowledge. Of course, my education obviously does not end there, since this is a continuous, life-long process. However, by obtaining an NVQ certificate, I think that I have acquired an official confirmation of my competence as a provider, which is also a guarantee of safety for my clients. At the same time, it serves as a basis and incentive for any further training sessions in this area, and for a better quality of my work in general.
Jelka Lenič
Why did you decide to earn a national vocational qualification certificate?
I decided to earn the NVQ certificate even before I started working at the rescue station. I mainly made this choice because of the need for additional knowledge and broader opportunities to pursue my desired profession.
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?
To me, the NVQ means a confirmation of the additional knowledge and competencies that I have acquired since I need them for my work and they truly come in handy.
Peter Čop