NVQs/SVQs - NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSIf you hope to go directly into employment, planning to get your qualifications through on-the-job experience of work, then National Vocational Qualifications could be the right choice for you. NVQs in horticulture and related subjects are currently available in:
National Vocational Qualifications are being introduced in all industries to make sure of a better trained, more competent and flexible workforce, and are intended eventually to replace the wide range of qualifications which have developed over the years with one single framework of progression and accreditation. NVQs differ from most other qualifications because they test what people can do - not just what they know - and possession of a VQ shows that a person has achieved a level of performance agreed nationally to be sufficient for a specified range of work activities. Levels 1 to 4 are now in place, and a further Level 5 is at the planning stage; Levels 4 and 5 are equivalent to higher education qualifications. The National Council for Vocational Qualifications - in Scotland the Scottish Vocational & Education Council - was established by the Government as a registered company in 1986. It does not award qualifications but works with and through the established validation and awarding bodies (such as Edexcel, CG, NPTC) to develop and reform the vocational qualification system and introduce simplified arrangements. Candidates register at approved centres, which may be colleges or places of work. The training process will identify an individual's training requirements, provide training centre tuition, workplace instruction and work experience opportunities, and assist with building a portfolio of training units. It will ensure that registration is completed with the awarding body, plan for assessment of the individual, ensure certification, and provide further career development guidance. NVQs (but not SVQ's) are usually
offered as part of a modern apprenticeship framework consisting of a NVQ
plus key skills qualifications and a technical certificate. There are
two types of modern apprenticeship. Foundation modern apprenticeship (FMAs).
All the qualifications in the framework are at level 2 (equivalent to
GCSE). Advanced modern apprenticeships (AMAP). All the qualifications
in the framework are at level 3 (equivalent to GCE A2 level). UNIVERSITIES
AND COLLEGES OFFERING COURSES IN HORTICULTURE: Askham Bryan College NVQ Level 1 amenity horticulture. NVQ Level 2 sports turf, landscaping, nursery, production horticulture, arboriculture, floristry. NVQ Level 3 sportsturf, landscaping, production horticulture, floristry Barony College SVQ's levels 1 & 2 in amenity horticulture BCA NVQ Levels 1 & 2 amenity horticulture, with options in nursery & interiors, hard landscape and design, greenkeeping, Level 3 amenity with options in design, amenity, greenkeeping (subject to approval), landscaping; NVQ Levels 1-3 floristry sports turf, Level 1 Amenity Horticulture, Level 3 Decorative Horticulture Brooksby Melton College NVQ I,2,3 & 4 in amenity horticulture, golf greenkeeping and landscape Bridgwater College, Cannington Centre for Land-based Studies, Agriculture, Horticulture, Sports Turf. Capel Manor College NVQ 1 and 2 with options in interior design, decorative horticulture, hardlandscape, nursery practice, arboriculture and forestry. NVQ 3 with option in decorative horticulture, hardlandscape and sports turf NVQ 2 and 3 Landscape and Ecology. NVQ Commercial Horticulture. Chichester College - Brinsbury Campus NVQ 1, 2 & 3 Amenity Horticulture, NVQ 1, 2 & 3 Production Horticulture Duchy College NVQ levels 1 - 4 in amenity horticulture and production horticulture, including landscaping. Easton College NVQ Level 1 Study in Landbased Operations, NVQ Level 2 Horticulture Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3 Horticulture Advanced Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 2 Floristry Apprenticeship Guildford College of Further and NVQ Levels 2 and 3 Sports Turf Higher Education (Merrist Wood Campus) NATIONAL VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (NVQs/SVQs) (CONTD) Hadlow College Modern Apprenticeships offered plus NVQ Levels 1,2, and 3 in floristry and amenity horticulture, production horticulture and turf. Kingston Maurward College (Dorset) NVQ levels 1 & 2 in amenity horticulture, with options at Level 2 in interior landscaping and sportsturf; NVQ level 3 garden construction, tree & woodland management, sportsturf management Myerscough College NVQ levels 1 to 4 Horticulture; Sportsturf Foundation certificate horticulture; NVQ levels 1 to 3 Environmental Conservation; Floristry Oatridge College NVQ/SVQ Level 2 – Amenity Horticulture, Amenity Horticulture (Landscaping), Amenity Horticulture (Sports Turf), Amenity Horticulture (Cemeteries and Graveyards). NVQ/SVQ Level 3 - Amenity Horticulture, Amenity Horticulture (Landscaping), Amenity Horticulture (Sports Turf) Otley College NVQs at various levels in commercial horticulture, amenity horticulture, hard landscaping, sports turf, arboriculture, floristry, groundsmanship, conservation and countryside recreation, sport and recreation landscapes and ecosystems. Pershore Group of Colleges - Pershore Campus
NVQ 1 Horticulture, NVQ 2/3 in Production Horticulture,
NVQ 2/3 in Amenity Horticulture/Landscape Sparsholt College NVQ Level 2,3,4 amenity horticulture. NVQ Level 2 & 3 commercial horticulture. Level 2 & 3 floristry. University of Lincoln NVQ
Level 2 & 3 in Amenity Horticulture; Intensive Crop Production; Greenkeeping
and Sports Turf Management; Crop Management Welsh College of Horticulture Amenity Horticulture (Nursery): Level 2, Amenity Horticulture (Landscape): Level 2 & 3, Amenity Horticulture (Sports Turf): Level 2 & 3, Production Horticulture: Level 2 & 3, Floristry: Level 2 & 3, Machinery Plant Maintenance (Foundation): Level 1, Machinery Plant Maintenance (Construction): Level 2 & 3 Wiltshire College Lackham NVQ levels 1 - 3 in amenity horticulture; Writtle College NVQ 2 & 3 production horticulture; NVQ 2 & 3 landscaping (in partnership with the with options in decorative, hard landscaping and sports turf (University of Essex) NVQ 2 & 3 floristry. All NVQ's can be undertaken as part of the Modern Apprenticeships scheme. |