Title: EAL Level 2 NVQ Diploma in BusinessImprovement Techniques (QCF) At a glance Qualification code: Level: Credit value: Guided learning hours: Minimum learner age: Registration end date: Certification end date: 500/6590/7 2 56 249-323 16 31st July 2014 31st July 2016
What are the learner pre-requisites? There are no entry qualifications or age limits required by learners to undertake the qualification unless this is a legal requirement of the process or the environment. Assessment is open to any learner who has the potential to achieve the assessment criteria set out in the qualification. What is this qualification? This qualification is a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) based on the Business-Improvement Techniques national occupational standards developed by Semta, the Sector Skills Council for the science, engineering and manufacturing technologies. The qualification is about occupational competence and involves the skills and knowledge needed to be able to carry out a range of activities related to lean business process and quality improvement. Who is this qualification for? The qualification has been designed for those learners who are making a contribution to the identification and implementation of lean business improvements such as employees involved in lean business improvement within a team who wish to have their lean business improvement competencies assessed for certification purposes. It is also for new employees who have undertaken lean business improvement training and are now acquiring experience within a team and wish to demonstrate their competencies for assessment purposes. What does it cover? Mandatory qualification requirements cover the areas that provide a common foundation to lean business improvement such as health and safety, team working and workplace organisation. Optional qualification requirements offer a choice of lean business activities that can be combined to meet the needs of the learner and businesses. Where does this qualification lead? The qualification provides progression opportunities for learners seeking to enter into an Apprenticeship and is included in the Semta Apprenticeship Framework: Improving Operational Performance (England) (FR01403).
How is the qualification delivered? This is a competence based qualification and the evidence put forward by the learner can only be regarded as valid, reliable, sufficient and authentic if demonstrated in a real working environment, where work activities or work outcomes assessed are the learner s own work/contribution and provide evidence of improvements to the business. How is the qualification assessed? The assessment of the qualification must be through an EAL approved assessment Centre. The learner must be working on-the -job and all assessment decisions must be based on performance and knowledge evidence produced by the learner unaided. Assessment will be carried out in the workplace (unless otherwise specified) via observation and the collation of evidence in a portfolio. Related qualifications EAL Level 2 Certificate in Business-Improvement Techniques (QCF) EAL Level 3 Diploma in Business-Improvement Techniques (QCF) EAL Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Business-Improvement Techniques (QCF) EAL Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Business-Improvement Techniques (QCF) EAL Level 3 Award in Six Sigma Quality Methodology (QCF).
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