Qualifications : NVQ
In this section
- NVQ level 1
- NVQ level 2
- Instructing Exercise & Fitness
- Spectator Safety
- Sport and Play Surfaces
- Sport, Recreation & Allied Occupations (Activity Leadership)
- Sport, Recreation & Allied Occupations (Coaching, Teaching & Instructing)
- Sport, Recreation & Allied Occupations (Operational Services)
- NVQ level 3
- NVQ level 4
Sport and Recreation

To access our accreditation/funding information and supporting documentation, please select a qualification title from the menu to the left.
For details of current accreditation periods for these NVQs, please refer to our NVQ Accreditation Listing.
For expiry dates, refer to our Update on Expiring NVQs.
NVQs assess the skills that candidates demonstrate at work and are available at five levels, from level 1 - for routine jobs - to level 5 - for jobs with complex tasks and substantial responsibility. To find your way around this area, please refer to our NVQ Web Guide. To access documents, select from the list of NVQ suites (to the left) and then choose a specific NVQ title. You can also visit the Modern Apprenticeship framework and Assessor & Verifier Units pages. For Approval, Registration and Regional Support, visit Services for Centres.
Detail of all Playwork NVQs can now be found here.
- Adult ICT (Skills for life)
- Adult Literacy and Adult Numeracy (Skills for Life)
- Advanced Extension Award
- Apprenticeships
- BTEC Customised framework
- BTEC Foundation Diploma in Art and Design
- BTEC Entry
- BTEC Firsts
- BTEC Introductory
- BTEC Higher Nationals
- BTEC Nationals
- BTEC specialist and Short Course qualifications
- Digital Applications (DiDA)
- Diploma
- Entry level certificate
- ESOL (Skills for Life)
- Functional Skills
- GCE including applied subjects
- GCSE
- GCSE (vocational subjects)
- GCSE 2009/10
- GNVQ
- Key Skills (Skills for Life)
- NVQ
- VCE
- WorkSkills