NVQs give the quickest response to employers’ needs

The use of National Vocational Qualifications enables companies to quickly respond to labour market changes and work process variations. The National Vocational Qualification system namely offers a wide range of National Vocational Qualifications needed by companies. Employers can also put forward proposals for new National Vocational Qualifications. In this framework, they define competences, skills and knowledge required by companies and thereby provide for appropriate new staff.

The National Vocational Qualification system helps companies to assure requisite qualifications, but it also gives an overview of existing qualifications in companies and enables better knowledge management of employees – identification, assignment, enhancement and assessment of knowledge in companies, tapping into hidden potential of employees, retraining, redeployment of labour resources etc.

The benefits of the National Vocational Qualification system include flexibility and adaptability as they make it possible to quickly respond to training needs of companies when compared to the school education system.

NVQs provides for increased labour market flexibility

National Vocational Qualifications give individuals a possibility to validate their skills and knowledge obtained through the pursuit of one’s occupation, volunteer work, leisure activities, participation in non-formal training programmes, self-learning etc. National Vocational Qualifications attests to one’s competence to perform a certain occupation. The certificate is not merely valid at a company level, but is also recognised at national and European level.