Management Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQ)
Overview
Who are the qualifications for?
This qualification for those who carry out a ‘general’ management role. These cover management responsibility from line managers to senior managers. At level 3 and 4 these also include optional units for managers who, in addition to their general management responsibilities, are involved in quality or energy management. At level four there are also options for those involved in managing projects.
What is the structure?
The qualifications are made up of either mandatory units alone - all of which must be completed. or mandatory units plus optional units. The structure of each individual qualification is detailed on the following pages.
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.