National Approved stage and Levels

National Approved stage and Levels

Age	Stage	Level	Degree of Risk of Work	Degree of Risk Exposure
6 – 10 year	Primary	Level 1 Award	Mild	Very low (Control environment) Assessment
11 – 13 years and over	Junior Secondary (JSS)	Level 1	Low	Low  (Control environment/ minimum external environment ) Assessment
14 – 16  — 18 years and over	Senior Secondary (SSS)	Level 2	Medium	Medium risk work environment  external environment practical work Assessment
16 – 18 years and over	Trade Test 1, NTC, NVC, NBC	Level 3	High	High risk environment work exposure and external practical work Assessment
18 – 19 – 21years and over	ND, HND, Degree	Level 4, 5	Very High	High risk work environment and Wide scope External practical work Assessment

 

QVSE Qualification / Level Entry Point Guideline    

 

Levels	Expected Duration	Age Group	Credit value	Guided learning Hour (GLH)
Level 1  NSQ Award	6 Months to 2 years	7years to 18 +	10	120hrs
Level 1  NSQ Certificate	6 Months to 2 years	11year to 18+	15	180hrs
Level 2  NSQ Award	6 Months to 2 years	15year to 18+	20	200hrs
Level 2  NSQ Certificate	6 Months to 2 years	18years +	30	300hrs
Level 3 NSQ Diploma	6 Months to 2 years	18years +	60	600hrs
Level 4  NSQ Diploma	6 Months to 2 years	18years +	120	1200hrs
Level 5  NSQ Diploma	6 Months to 2 years	18years +	240	2400hrs
Level 6  NSQ Diploma	6 Months to 2 years	18years +	360	3600hrs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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