British Vocational Qualifications

British Vocational Qualifications is an indispensable reference for Careers Advisors, Human Resource managers, employers, teachers and students, featuring up-to-date information on over 3,500 vocational qualifications available in the United Kingdom. These include vocational qualifications (VQS), National Vocational Qualifications (NVQS), Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQS), Related Vocational Qualifications (RVQS) and apprenticeships.

British Vocational Qualifications is divided into five parts:

Part One provides a brief overview of the provision of vocational education for the 19-plus age group within the United Kingdom at the time of publication. It provides current information on regulatory authorities and the main awarding bodies and an overview of the National Qualifications Framework. The main types of vocational qualifications are included within this publication and are described in full.

Part Two is the directory of vocational qualifications. Qualifications are listed under subject headings and sub-categories covering a wide range of professional and careers areas. For each heading the qualifications are set out in alphabetical order by award type. Under each heading qualifications are listed alphabetically by title and then by ascending level. Sections do not contain all types of award, they contain only the qualification types available for that particular professional or career area. Each entry gives details of the type of qualifications, course title, level and awarding body.

Part Three consists of a list of acronyms of the awarding bodies together with their full titles and addresses of awarding bodies and sources of further information. Sources of further information include contact details of industry lead bodies and professional institutions and organisations.

Part Four is a directory of Further Education colleges offering vocational qualifications, listed alphabetically by area.

Part Five is an index of all qualifications listed, together with the number of the page on which the entry appears. Qualification titles (with level) are listed in alphabetical order.

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