... National vocational qualifications Management Competences Evaluation Higher education The stimulus for this paper derives from one centre’s experience of delivering NVQs in management since their introduction several years ago, which allows us to offer some thoughts about the NVQ process...

..., break down the barriers of management and create a sense of shared destiny. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Higher education Management development Masters of Business Administration National vocational qualifications The purpose of this paper is to explore NVQs in Management in terms...

...Stephen Swailes Compares individual perceptions of management development across two groups of students who had achieved either an academic management qualification or a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in Management. Also examines the experience of candidates on the vocational qualification...

...Christine Rexworthy; Andrew Rothwell Considers the development of an innovative award for first‐line managers. Points out that, unlike other first‐line management prog‐ rammes, it is an education‐based programme, full‐ or part‐time, placed in the General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ...

... National vocational qualifications United Kingdom Although there is a growing literature discussing the conceptual basis of the management standards and their appropriateness for developing and assessing management effectiveness, there appears to be little material which analyses the way...

... the National Health Service are investing heavily in supporting National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs). Given the scale of this investment and its likely continuance, it is essential that the claims made about the efficacy of NVQs are substantiated. This seems necessary particularly for management NVQs...