thanks for the reply guys, I had a nasty suspicion that would be the answers I would get. I think I'm probably clutching at straws to be perfectly honest. I have seen this course advertised;

http://www.prestigemot.co.uk/ourcourses/

and do wonder for £695 doing the imi Accreditiation will that give me the NVQ level 3 equivalent to then legitimatly claim I have an NVQ level 3 equivalent? Views?