TESTIMONIALS
Despite my reluctance to do an NVQ, everything has been fine. It was good and there were no dramas apart from when I flipped out a bit over the questions. But [my assessor] really helped with that.
Ian [my assessor] is a brilliant teacher. Some of the knowledge questions were confusing but Ian helped me to interpret them. I’d call or Facetime Ian when I needed help, sometimes at 8pm or 9pm at night and he’d still answer.
Having the NVQ means that I can branch out into different things. I found the written part of the NVQ a bit complicated at first – but [my assessor] was really helpful in explaining them. He knew how to ask the right questions.
My assessor came out to site and watched me on-site. The job knowledge questions were worded differently to any other qualification I’ve done before. But my assessor supported me. Whenever I had questions about the qualification, I got answers.
The NVQ went well and everything was smooth. I’d arranged a two-hour phone call with my assessor [DMR assessor, Jon] covering all the knowledge questions. I was a bit nervous about this at first. Jon was very helpful.
Everyone at DMR was excellent. They were all very approachable. I forwarded an e-mail or a message to my assessor at half-seven or eight o’clock at night, and I thought he probably wouldn’t reply. But he always got back to me straight away and that put me at ease.
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