What Can Horizon Training Offer Local Employers?

Carefully selected Apprentices.

Recruitment and interviewing service.

Mechanical engineering training to suit your needs.

Training by qualified engineers.

Training in Welding, Fabrication, Sheet Metalwork.

Training in Turning, Milling & Mechanical Fitting.

EMTA and City & Guild approved.

Fully equipped training centre.

Regular monitoring and assessment both 'on the job' and 'off the job'.

Vocational and pastoral support throughout training.

All college fees, registration and certificate charges paid.


Your company's responsibility for Apprentice Training

1. To encourage and support the learner through every stage of study.

2. To ensure adequate provision of opportunities to gain the experience and knowledge to complete their qualification.

3. To permit Horizon Training's Assessors and Internal Verifiers the facility to carry out workplace observations to enable learners to complete their qualifications.

4. To permit Apprentices to attend college to obtain the necessary qualifications.

5. To permit a learner the facility to return to Horizon Training for any off the job training considered necessary for the completion of their qualification.

6. To provide a safe working environment.

7. To inform Horizon Training as soon as possible if there are any problems.

8. To work in partnership with Horizon Training to ensure that your needs as well as those of the learner are satisfied.


What is an NVQ?

NVQ stands for National Vocational Qualification. It is a modern qualification that is industry specific, unlike GCSEs and 'A' levels, so they are directly geared to a particular career or industry.



 

Copyright 2008 Horizon Training

How is an NVQ achieved?

An NVQ is achieved in the workplace and they are based mainly on practical tasks, not on theoretical examinations. The candidate is assessed on their ability to perform work related tasks effectively to the standards laid down and approved by commerce and industry. NVQs are awarded by nationally recognised bodies such as City & Guilds, BTEC & EMTA. All learners must cover a range of Key Skills which include Communication, Application of Number & Information Technology. From September 2001 learners will have to take a written Key Skills examination as part of their apprenticeship.

To achieve an NVQ a candidate produces a portfolio of work, highlighting the skills learned and how they are put into practice in the work place. Help and guidance is ongoing from Horizon Training.

Examples of evidence for a portfolio are:

1. Written records of tasks completed.

2. Proof of tasks completed (copies of company job cards or job sheets).

3. Workplace observations by the NVQ assessor.

4. Peer reports from senior staff, any other evidence you feel is relevant.

The work is continually examined by our approved NVQ assessors and verifiers. Upon completion, their portfolio is externally verified by the awarding body and a certificate awarded.


NVQ description broadly equivalent :
 

Can anyone do an NVQ programme?

Yes. Regardless of sex, colour, creed and NVQ gives an equal opportunity to all individual needs.


Our Policies

Horizon Training has comprehensive polices and procedures covering:

Equal Opportunities

Health & Safety

Personal Harassment & Complaints

To participate in a Government funded work based learning programme, companies must be registered with the Health & Safety Executive.

Horizon Training also has a formal agreement signed by both parties, detailing the responsibilities and commitments of both partners.

Copies of all of the above are available on request.