The National Fenestration Awards (NFAs) are proud to announce that Building Our Skills will continue its sponsorship of the esteemed Training Company of the Year category for the 2025 awards. This ongoing partnership underscores Building Our Skills' unwavering commitment to bridging the industry's skills gap and promoting fenestration as a viable and rewarding career [...]
Fire Door Maintenance Training and Development (FDM by UAP Ltd) has launched its GQA Level 3 Diploma in Inspection of Fire Resistant Doorsets, which certifies individuals as having the necessary levels of skills and knowledge to carry out non-invasive inspections. The 65-credit diploma has been developed with awarding body GQA Qualifications and construction training provider National Skills [...]
Fire Door Maintenance Ltd, the home of quality-based and practical training for fire door safety, are to sponsor the Fire Door Product of The Year category in the 2025 National Fenestration Awards. The Fire Door Product of The Year category is new to the NFAs this year and reflects the growing influence and importance [...]
Michelle Horne (left) and Sarah Fox (right) received their Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Operations Management from Conservatory Outlet’s Head of HR, Karen Starkey (centre) Wakefield’s Conservatory Outlet is celebrating its expanded support for learning and development as two members of senior management are the first to pass through the company’s Degree Apprenticeship [...]
Eighteen-year-old Oliver Wells may only have been in the fenestration industry for a couple of years, but already he has been awarded a Distinction upon passing the Apprenticeship Standard in Fenestration Installation Level 2. ‘Ollie’ - as he is known to friends and colleagues – is on track for more success thanks to a [...]
A partnership between GQA, the awarding and qualifications writing body and IVS Training & Assessment has resulted in the formal upskilling of thirteen members of staff at Droylsden Glass. The employees have succeeded in achieving a Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Fenestration Installation. This GQA qualification is suited to those leading a team of [...]
Building Our Skills - Making Fenestration, Glass and Glazing a Career of Choice has secured John Fredericks Plastics Ltd as a supporter. Mark Handley, Building Our Skills’ Partnerships Manager says: “The name John Fredericks is synonymous with innovation and a loyal customer base. The company’s enviable and long track record of success in the [...]
Fenestration, Glass and Glazing – 50 Careers in one day Building Our Skills - Making Fenestration, Glass and Glazing a Career of Choice reports an excellent level of support for its two pilot bespoke industry careers festivals held last week. “We’re so grateful to everyone who backed this new initiative,” says Mark Handley, Building [...]
GQA is supporting Fire Door Maintenance (FDM) in their efforts to raise safety standards across the industry. The awarding and qualifications writing body is developing accredited training and qualifications covering fire door installation, maintenance and inspection in partnership with FDM, which is owned by UAP Ltd, a leading door & window hardware supplier. This [...]
Martin Sadler is EQA/Technical Officer at GQA Qualifications, and he here outlines the qualifications that are available to site-based operatives. GQA is the fenestration industry’s leading awarding and qualifications-writing body. The Building Safety Act has an underlying need for strong training regimes underpinned with proof of learning. Ensuring correct installation and site practice are [...]
