GQA attends New Futures Network Summit 2021
Simon Smith attended the New Futures Network Summit promoted by the Ministry of Justice. Below he shares his thoughts. For those who know me well will know I’m a talker not a typer. But I couldn’t help but type about such an inspirational day watching the New Futures Network Summit 2021. It was refreshing to […]
GQA DEVELOPS QUALIFICATIONS FOR SCOUTS
GQA Qualifications has just developed two first-of-their-kind qualifications in collaboration with The European Scout Federation (British Association). In a departure from its usual sectors, GQA has helped the organisation to standardise its approach to assessments and thereby also ensure Scouts’ achievements are more readily recognised and transferable. The units in the qualifications are based on […]
GQA HELPS FENESTRATION INDUSTRY DEVELOP TAILORED QUALIFICATION SOLUTIONS
Two specialist services provided by GQA Qualifications are helping the fenestration industry to develop training solutions tailored to the specific needs of employers and their staff. The ‘Accredited Training’ and ‘Bespoke Qualification’ services provided by the fenestration industry’s leading awarding and qualifications-writing organisation means that employers can create and accredit in house developed training courses […]
GQA IN OFFENDER REHABILITATION SUPPORT
GQA Qualifications are the awarding body working with Novus in a major nationwide offender rehabilitation training scheme. The fenestration industry’s leading awarding and qualifications-writing body is working closely with Novus to deliver training programmes that raise the aspirations of offenders, increase their employability skills and opportunities to find sustainable employment, and help them to build […]
WARNING – FAKE CSCS cards in Circulation
GQA Qualifications has identified a new style of fake CSCS card that is currently in circulation, and site managers are urged to be extra vigilant when granting access to construction sites. Fake cards are not a new phenomenon, and the vigilance of construction site management teams can prevent unqualified workers from gaining access to their […]
GQA LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE WEBINAR SERIES
GQA Qualifications, the fenestration industry’s leading awarding body, is now offering interactive on-line webinars as part of its plans to develop extensive CPD activities for its network of over 100 approved centres. The first webinars have been delivered, and feedback from attendees located throughout the UK has been very positive. Going forwards, all webinars will […]
GQA family making a difference during lockdown
The Covid-19 outbreak has presented business and society with new and previously unforeseen challenges – furloughed staff in the millions, businesses and communities in lockdown, and isolation from family and friends alike. It has also shown yet again that when the gauntlet is thrown down there are thousands of people who are ready and willing […]
GQA TO EXHIBIT AT WORLD’S LARGEST WINDOW INDUSTRY TRADE FAIR
GQA Qualifications, the Fenestration Industry’s leading awarding organisation, will be joining some of the UK glazing industry’s leading companies in Germany as an exhibitor at this year’s Fensterbau Frontale, the world’s largest international trade fair for the window industry. The show’s UK Pavilion, hosted by the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF), will provide a platform […]
GQA NEW CORPORATE BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE
GQA Qualifications, the Fenestration Industry’s leading awarding body, has produced a new corporate brochure, which sets out the aims and culture of the organisation, and outlines what it offers the industry. With a heritage that includes over twenty-five years of writing industry-relevant vocational qualifications, GQA is recognised for its commitment to raising standards. GQA’s ethos […]
GQA Qualifications Approved As End Point Assessment Organisation For New Apprenticeship Standard
GQA Qualifications Limited, the leading provider of qualifications for the Automotive Glazing sector has been approved as an End Point Assessment Organisation for the new government Apprenticeship Standard. The Government has changed the face of Apprenticeships, putting Employers in much greater control of the content. In the new form Apprentices will undergo structured training by […]