lazy and not read all of thread but just thought i would throw my tuppence worth in.

i used to be an nvq assessor in days when you had to have d32 and d33 awards. i used to assess business administration and customer service. An assessor ultimately assesses the work but a workplace colleague can provide a witness statement to accompany a photograph . For observations these have to be done by a qualified assessor. An option would be to go through your learning and skills council who will tell you who has the funding available, very often those who assess the nvq will also provide the d units or a1 or whatever you need now.

It is a complete pain in the arse though but then again i worked for a company so it would be slightly different. if you really wanted you could try and apply for funding yourself to train your staff maybe or ask the college and they may give you some money towards them getting the qual as they will get funding for having them on the books and for the outcome and you would be doing all of the work