a British qualification that shows that you have reached a particular standard in the work that you do (the abbreviation for ‘National Vocational Qualification’) 国家职业资格证书,国家职业资格认证(全写为 National Vocational Qualification,英国证明从业者职业水平的证书) NVQ Level 3 in Catering 国家职业资格认证饮食业三级
Culture vocational trainingvocational trainingVocational training is intended to give people the skills and knowledge they need to perform a particular job, and involves practical instruction as well as theory. Most vocational training takes place not in universities but in Further Education colleges and in colleges specializing in art, accountancy, etc. Some secondary schools now also offer an introduction to vocational training.NVQs (National Vocational Qualifications), or SVQs in Scotland, are qualifications that can be obtained by people already working in a particular industry. Colleges of further education run courses to provide a theoretical background. NVQs are awarded at five levels on the basis of practical work, spoken and written tests, and coursework. BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) qualifications can be taken across a wide range of vocational subjects at various levels. Levels 1 and 2 are equivalent to GCSEs and Level 3 is equivalent to A level.In the US there are no national qualifications like NVQs, though some professional organizations decide on their own qualifications and some of these have become widely accepted. Much vocational training is done by private institutions which are sometimes called proprietary schools. Although many of these are good, in general they have a bad reputation. This is partly because there are no controls over who can operate such a school. Some proprietary schools try to take money from as many students as possible, including some who will probably not be able to complete their training.Most US secondary schools programmes do not provide a choice between an academic and a practical programme of study, but most do give students an opportunity to take some practical or vocational classes. Large school districts may have magnet schools, schools that attract students with certain interests, and some of these may have a larger choice of vocational courses.