GQA Qualifications celebrates twenty years of trading in January 2022. A part of the activities to mark the event is a series of interviews with the directors of the organisation. Here we talk to John Ogilvie, one of GQA's five Non-Executive Directors and an Ambassador for Building Our Skills - Making Fenestration a Career [...]
Building Our Skills - Making Fenestration, Glass and Glazing a Career of Choice is expanding its national network of practical training centres with the addition of two new academy sites. The first is via a partnership with BUILD training, located near Heathrow airport, and the other through collaboration with Glass & Fenestration Training Solutions [...]
GQA Qualifications celebrates twenty years of trading in January 2022. A part of the activities to mark the event is a series of interviews with the directors of the organisation. Here we talk to Shaun McAllister, one of GQA's four Non-Executive Directors. Shaun is additionally Sales & Marketing Director of MP Logic, a sales [...]
As the 2022 NFA campaign draws near, the National Fenestration Awards are proud to announce that one of its longest-standing supporters, GQA Qualifications, have renewed their Ambassador sponsorship of the flagship awards platform. GQA Qualifications are the industry’s leading awards and qualifications bodies and have played a significant part in transforming the fenestration sector [...]
GQA Helps ALUK Achieve Accredited Training A great example of the way that GQA’s ‘Accredited Training’ service operates is work done recently with AluK, specialists in the design and testing of aluminium products for the fenestration industry. When AluK wished to achieve third party accreditation for its training courses the company turned to this [...]
Sheerline Aluminium Windows and Doors strengthen customer support with three new technical roles that have been created. Derby-based aluminium systems company, Sheerline Aluminium Windows and Doors has experienced exponential growth over the past two years through the introduction of its Classic, Prestige and S1 lantern range of products, and to strengthen customer support with [...]
Building Our Skills is increasing the range of practical training courses thanks to a new a partnership with Pro-Fitter, the specialist fenestration training provider. Building Our Skills - Making Fenestration a Career of Choice is significantly increasing the range of practical training courses it offers thanks to a new a partnership with Pro-Fitter, the [...]
GQA helps Schüco develop bespoke qualification solution Demonstrating perfectly the way that GQA's 'Bespoke Qualification' service operates is work done recently with Schüco UK Ltd, one of the leading suppliers of high-quality system solutions for windows, doors façades, sliding systems, security technology and sun shading. When Schüco wished to create a curtain wall theory [...]
Building Our Skills practical training gets thumbs up from NYG Building Our Skills has completed its commitment to train sixty new-to-the-fenestration-industry installers using funding provided by the Midlands Energy Hub and BEIS. Among others who benefitted from the training was North Yorkshire-based home improvement company, NYG, who sent their young and trainee installers onto [...]
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 [...]
