It was done by a third party company. Our company farms all that type of work out to others. In total about two years on and off. It was a day hear and a day there. Bearing in mind I had to travel to Aberdeen from home because that was where we do all our training. The sadest thing about it is that I have never used it. Another qualification sat on the CV doing nothing.
Don't get me wrong I'm all in favour of training and would/ have spent many ours helping people training them. I'm just not a fan of NVQ's. It is more of a money earner to those that run it and a hell of alot of hassle for those trying to obtain the qualification. I would be happier with city and guilds etc to me it means more. In total It took me two years to get my level 3. A year to get my D32 D33 two years to do the A! course. Another thing about NVQ's companies can make them company specific. To me that is not a National Certificate so you have to be wary when someone says they have an NVQ in whatever. With City and guilds etc, they are recognised national qualifications.
My eldest has just left school and i would certainly put him off from doing one if he went to college, but that is my own personal opinion.