If you’ve been working in construction for a while, or you’re trying to figure out how to get started, you’ve almost certainly come across three qualification names that seem to overlap with each other: NVQ, BTEC, and City & Guilds. They all sound official. They all carry weight. And nobody seems to explain clearly what makes them different or which…
If you work in construction or you are planning to start, you have almost certainly come across the term NVQ. Employers mention it during interviews, contractors require it for site access, and the CSCS card system ties directly to it at every level. Yet despite how frequently the qualification comes up, a surprising number of construction workers remain unclear about…