What are the S/NVQs?
Quoting from the S/NVQ Documentation: “Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQ’s) and National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ’s) (collectively referred as S/NVQ’s) have been designed specifically to recognise people’s ability to perform effectively in a job or role”. In particular, the S/NVQ’s include a definition of criteria and qualitative standards that fitness professionals should satisfy. There are currently three levels of S/NVQ’s in Sport and Recreation. Level 1: the Level 1 coaches assist in the delivery of sessions, and are involved in relatively simple tasks. They can also deliver part of a session, but only under supervision. Level 2: the Level 2 coaches can operate independently, or can be supervised and/or receive help concerning session contents. They can deliver a whole session unsupervised, and are involved in complex tasks. The RSA Basic Certificate corresponds to the S/NVQ Level 2 (see below for details). Examples of Level 2 are coaches for Aerobics, Step, Circuit, Aq
