NVQ Web - Health and Social Care - Online support for NVQs

• Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
  

  Seasons greetings to all of our members and visitors for Christmas and many thanks for your support over the past year.

• NVQweb & AVCare gets a FIRST Degree
  

  Well after a long wait over the summer, I have finally got the result for my education BA (Hons) Degree. Excellent news - I have passed and was fortunate to get a 'first'.

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• Supporting NVQ Assessment Centres to support their learners and staff
  

  NVQ assessment centres and training providers are welcome to use NVQweb to enhance their own support for both learners and staff engaged in NVQ programmes. NVQweb provides...

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• NVQ Portfolios: information and guidance - a sample from NVQ PLUS skills for assessment
  

  In this  article we take look at NVQ portfolio’s and some practical tips for keeping them organised.

  This is a difficult area to advise on as each NVQ Assessment Centre can have very different documentation and guidance on how to lay out a portfolio. Even the term portfolio can be a little misleading. In fact some centres will not use a paperbased portfolio at all. Increasingly assessment records may be electronic and found on a laptop or the internet: Evidence might be located in the workplace or come in alternative forms such as audio tapes.

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• Online support for NVQs in Health and Social Care
  

  Welcome to NVQweb

  
  

  NVQweb

  NVQweb is a one stop shop for information and support for everyone involved in NVQs in Health and Social Care. It is free to use and provides a forum, resource directory, latest news, jobs and freelance directory, NVQ standardisation and a bookshop click here.

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  NVQweb PLUS

  If you are an NVQ candidate working in health and social care, join NVQweb PLUS for additional resources and support for your NVQ programme. click here

  AVCare

  If you work as an NVQ assessor, verifier or coordinator in health and social care, join AVCare - our online learning community for NVQ assessment and verification. click here

• Understanding Knowledge - a sample from AVCare assessing skills
  

  Assessment of knowledge is an important aspect of an Assessor’s role. This article reflects on the different forms and types of knowledge found within National Occupational Standards (NOS) and how these relate to assessment practice.

  Exploring knowledge

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