Is the NVQ valid, does it make a firefighter? It replaced previous qualifications – now regarded as a paper exercise, rather than practical skills – too paper based – firefighters are not improved by completing it. Is it productive or destructive? How valid are the portfolios. Wants to check if it has helped firefighters to be more competent. Not a national standard, regional. Some fire services have left the NVQ.
Triangulation: Questionnaires –qualitative/Interviews with students, managers and verifiers/Observation – use of NVQ materials.
Peer input/questions: Clarified difference between old qualification + NVQ – before workbooks, diaries, training, test records, probation – 2 years and Managers turnouts – a more hands on qualification, now it is a folder purely paper based. Is a firefighter more valid now or then? Peer clarified that it is a product rather than a process model, asked which is more desirable? Are the qualifications more relevant/valid now?
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