TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing the business and employee benefits resulting from the implementation of NVQs
AU - McAdam, Rodney
AU - Crowe, Julie
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2004/4/1
Y1 - 2004/4/1
N2 - National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) have been introduced and developed within a competency framework by successive UK governments. Potential benefits are listed as improved skills, less skills shortages and more appropriate job-employee fit. However, there has been considerable and sustained criticism of NVQs from employers, employees and academics. Criticisms include excessive bureaucracy, overly complex terminology and a lack of credibility of the competence concept. This case-based study examines the implementation of NVQs in an organisation based on 60 semi-structured interviews with those involved. The findings reveal that NVQ is seen as a training regime within the organisation and that there are no clear links to improved business performance or employee morale. Moreover, there were contextual problems in applying the standard.
AB - National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) have been introduced and developed within a competency framework by successive UK governments. Potential benefits are listed as improved skills, less skills shortages and more appropriate job-employee fit. However, there has been considerable and sustained criticism of NVQs from employers, employees and academics. Criticisms include excessive bureaucracy, overly complex terminology and a lack of credibility of the competence concept. This case-based study examines the implementation of NVQs in an organisation based on 60 semi-structured interviews with those involved. The findings reveal that NVQ is seen as a training regime within the organisation and that there are no clear links to improved business performance or employee morale. Moreover, there were contextual problems in applying the standard.
KW - Business performance
KW - Competence based training
KW - National vocational qualifications
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84986105155&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1108/00400910410531796
DO - 10.1108/00400910410531796
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84986105155
VL - 46
SP - 138
EP - 152
JO - Education and Training
JF - Education and Training
SN - 0040-0912
IS - 3
ER -