How much will it cost to obtain the qualification and who will pay?
The cost of registration for an NVQ is £95 plus VAT per candidate. This includes full NVQ certification. If a unit certificate is required, an additional £20 is payable. It is thought likely that meetings and other contact between the assessor and candidate over a period of months will amount to a maximum of 4 working days. Some evidence of competence will be gathered in this way, but most will be collected during the normal course of work, requiring minimal additional effort from the candidate. Accounting for and recovery of these resource costs will be a matter for the individual assessment centres and employers. Because the employers want their staff to obtain NVQs, it is expected that they will bear all the associated financial and resource costs.
