Print NVQs are achieved through assessment and training. Assessment will normally be through on-the-job observation and questioning. Candidates have to have evidence to prove they have the competence to meet the Print NVQ standards. Assessors ’sign-off’ units when achieved – they test candidates’ underpinning knowledge, understanding and work-based performance to make sure they can demonstrate competence in the workplace.

Assessors can be in-house (fully trained) employees or external people brought in specifically to conduct assessments. They are appointed by an approved Assessment Centre.