A General National Vocational Qualification, or GNVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in the United Kingdom. These qualifications are related to occupational areas in general, rather than any specific job.
GNVQs are available to people of all ages, and have no entry qualifications. Many schools and colleges offer these courses and they can be studied alongside GCSEs or A levels. There are different levels of GNVQ, namely intermediate levels (equivalent to 4 qualifications at GCSE standard) and advanced level (equivalent to 2 A-levels). These qualifications can be taken in a wide range of subjects. In 2007 GNVQs will not be available, instead replaced with another such qualification (eg. BTEC).
A General National Vocational Qualification, or GNVQ, is a certificate of vocational education in the United Kingdom.
There are different levels of GNVQ, namely the Intermediate level ("equivalent" to four qualifications at GCSE - some controversy surrounds GNVQs and the use of them in school league tables because of this), standard it involves a lot of coursework (equivalent to two A levels).
GNVQ qualifications can be taken in a wide range of subjects, however they are being phased out and will be completely withdrawn by October 2007.
GNVQ was specifically intended to provide the skills, knowledge and understanding of a vocational area so as to give opportunities for progression into employment (and NVQs) or further learning.
GNVQ units are described in terms of outcomes, and students are assessed against criteria specified by the National Council for Vocational Qualifications (NCVQ).
The national case study on the GNVQ, prepared by Brown 1996a for the DUOQUAL project, was summarised in Brown and Manning 1998a (pp 5-7).
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