ive jus finished nvq2 and im looking at proceeding to nvq3 but my boss has told me that he wont pay me fof the days im at college and im jus wondering whether its worth the bother as i wont get much of a pay rise on this firm but could i benifit me if i move company or choose a new career or higher education. HELP?!?!
is nvq3 worth anything???
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Can't you go to college at night?
Can't you go to college at night?
that is a very good point thanks alot
yes !!!!!!
Depends which way you want your career to go. If you want to just work as a plumber for an employer then it might be worth having.
But it's worth bearing in mind that to apply for ACS assessment as a Category 2 candidate you do NOT need the NVQ3. NVQ 2 is sufficient.
Regardless of whether you have level 2 or 3 however you will still need to present a portfolio as proof of work with a registered installer before being accepted for assesssment.
So basically if you want to do your ACS you don't need nvq3.
But it's worth bearing in mind that to apply for ACS assessment as a Category 2 candidate you do NOT need the NVQ3. NVQ 2 is sufficient.
Regardless of whether you have level 2 or 3 however you will still need to present a portfolio as proof of work with a registered installer before being accepted for assesssment.
So basically if you want to do your ACS you don't need nvq3.
yeah i want the nvq3 really as if i decide to change my career i can still use it, wat exactly is the ACS? i understand it forms some part of being corgi qualification, good point tho
If he's got an NVQ 3 in gas then he could probably apply for ACS assessment without a further portfolio of work but he's presumably asking about NVQ3 in plumbing which is different.
It explains it in abit more detail here:
http://www.bpec.org.uk/certification/page.asp?PageID=87&SID=&Refresh=2/4/2008+6:17:10+PM
It explains it in abit more detail here:
http://www.bpec.org.uk/certification/page.asp?PageID=87&SID=&Refresh=2/4/2008+6:17:10+PM
yeah because the nvq3 has boiler installation/ commision and service
<<yeah because the nvq3 has boiler installation/ commision and service>>
Yes it does but it would still be an nvq3 in PLUMBING not GAS! The two are different qualifications. The plumbing one is NOT an automatic route to ACS.
Yes it does but it would still be an nvq3 in PLUMBING not GAS! The two are different qualifications. The plumbing one is NOT an automatic route to ACS.
City & Guilds Level 3 NVQ in Domestic Natural Gas Installation and Maintenance 100/1919/4
This would be the ideal route if you were wishing to enter the gas industry.
I would say that its the practical skills that count.
If you are useless and have to go into teaching then the NVQ3 is almost essential, otherwise irrelevant.
The G3 qualifacation is useful but thats only one day.
You could always consider self study and just do the assessments.
Tony
If you are useless and have to go into teaching then the NVQ3 is almost essential, otherwise irrelevant.
The G3 qualifacation is useful but thats only one day.
You could always consider self study and just do the assessments.
Tony
SUrely that can't be done - isn't "evidence" of work, etc, a requirement?
You don't NEED nvq 3, but it is seen as the proper level by some organisations. It depends what you want to do. If you want to follow a career path through a big organisation someday, they're the sort that would expect it, partly because of other bits of paper it lets you accumulate. It automates entry into the IPHE at one level up (MIPHE instead of AIPHE), the route to Eng Tech is esier, and a couple of others.
It also depends what else you have. It's regarded as about A level I believe. If it's your highest qual, go for it, you'll have it the rest of your life. What is it, 25 days pay? Not much perhaps if you have not too many committments. See if the employer will meet you half way, paying your fees, say - they might be able to claim that as a tax deductible.
Consider a loan for part of it perhaps, if you need the money. If you were doing a degree you'd have a big one, this would be small by comparison.
I did my nvq 3 in the late nineties and as ChrisR says, it's an A level advanced craft certificate in plumbing. We had to learn about pumped firefighting systems used in high rise buildings, dry risers, wet risers etc. Also it did include what they called essential electrics which was wiring and testing y plan, s plan etc.
The thing that riled me was it included installation and commissioning of unvented hot water systems and it is included on my nvq 3 certificate but now I am expected to go and do an exam every 5 years if I want to work on unvented
. But if you can spare the time I would just do it as extra qualifications never do any harm.
The thing that riled me was it included installation and commissioning of unvented hot water systems and it is included on my nvq 3 certificate but now I am expected to go and do an exam every 5 years if I want to work on unvented
. But if you can spare the time I would just do it as extra qualifications never do any harm.
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You cant tell yet what you are going to do in the rest of your life, so it pays to keep your options open so bite the bullet and go for your NVQ3.. once you have it, you have the option to give your present company the finger and go find a better job. These days everyone is measured by how many pieces of paper we have, and less by what we can do. Even if you become self employed, you never know when it might go pear shaped and you need to go and work for the enemy...More paper=More options
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