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Installation and Commissioning

Overview

• The primary objective of the Installation & Commissioning N/SVQ is to contribute to the development of a skilled workforce as a whole. This can be done where possible by integrating N/SVQs into the organisation’s models for personnel and business development and recognising the competence of the people who make up the workforce at all levels.
  
  The N/SVQ is suitable for those seeking recognition of their competence in one or more of a wide variety of activities and offer maximum flexibility to meet the needs of semi-skilled and skilled workers engaged in installation & commissioning.
  
  N/SVQs are based on national industry standards. They recognise that candidates who have demonstrated their ability to reach the standard have the skill and associated knowledge to work safely and competently at the appropriate level in their chosen area. Those not completing the full qualification can gain a certificate for the units that they have achieved.

N/SVQs are based on national occupational standards.

• They recognise that candidates who have demonstrated their ability to reach the standard have the skill and associated knowledge to work safely and competently at the appropriate level in their chosen area. Those not completing the full qualification can gain a certificate for the units that they have achieved.
  

Candidates

• There are no entry requirements or age restrictions for these qualifications. They are open to any candidate who has the potential to meet the requirements for the qualifications. Guidance on candidate suitability can be found in EAL’s Centre Implementation Manual for this qualification, which is available via the EAL website www.eal.org.uk
  

Support Provided

• EAL provides all the documentation needed to implement this qualification
  for assessment centres and candidates. Support material has been produced electronically and can be supplied as hard copy if requested. Registered candidates receive a candidate book, complete with assessment routes to record coverage of the standards. To get the best from your EAL qualification, please refer to the EAL website at www.eal.org.uk for the current issue of this leaflet as the contents are subject to change.
• As a major awarding body, EAL brings a wealth of experience and expertise in vocational qualifications to assist its customers in achieving their goals. A team of professionally qualified and experienced external verifiers is readily on hand to help both centres and candidates with any problems or queries, ensuring all needs are met.
• Commitment to providing industry with the very best qualifications and a quality of service second to none is the prime objective of EAL

Benefits of the Qualification

• The Installation & Commissioning N/SVQ benefits both employers and employees by offering alternative pathways and choice within pathways to suit the widest possible range of needs.

For employers the qualification can:

• assist with recruitment and retention
• boost employee morale and motivation
• increase productivity and reduce rework
• demonstrate the quality of the workforce to existing and potential customers
• help reduce workplace accidents

For employees the qualification can:

• provide evidence of ability to do a particular job
• help improve career development/promotion chances
• give a sense of achievement
• be gained on the job
• be completed at a time and pace to suit

Structure of the Qualification

• The candidate is required to complete the mandatory assessment routes and the required number of optional assessment routes from their choice of pathway.