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What level are NVQ’s?

NVQs are available at 5 levels from Level 1 to Level 5. Level 1 prepares you for routine jobs while Level 5 is for very demanding jobs with a lot of responsibility and supervisory work.

You'll find a chart here which shows how all the major qualifications fit together.

Levels 1 and 2 are the levels you should consider if you are a young person starting out and you’ve never done any work-based learning.