AA doubts on NVQs
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• A recent report from the Automobile Association has thrown up some doubts about attitudes towards National Vocational Qualification training schemes across the motor trade, including the CV sector.
The belief that the NVQ system of assessment in the workplace is "watered-down" when compared to classroom testing has put off many potential motor trade students, accord
ing to the AA. It considers these misgivings unfounded.
Steve Russell of AA Training Services says: "There is always going to be some initial resistance to a new way of assessment, especially among people brought up with the classroom culture. They will wait to see how other companies fair before they commit themselves." Russell adds: "All our trainers have tried out the NVQ system and have been won over by it."
The advantage of NVQs is their flexibility and the ability to tie them into a more formal classroom-based training, such as the institute of the Motoring Industry, if required. NVQs bring together two growing educational trends—continuous assessment and a system of training being harmonised across Europe.