GQA Qualifications has appointed Chris Beedel, Head of Government Advocacy & Stakeholder Relations at the GGF as a non-executive board director. Here the fenestration industry’s leading awarding and qualifications-writing organisation chats to Chris about his new role. What does being a Director of GQA mean to you? It’s an absolute privilege to have become a [...]
GQA Qualifications has teamed up with some of the construction industry’s heavy hitters to produce a podcast tackling the subject of competence in the supply chain. Called ‘Raising the Bar’, the podcast is the first of a planned series by the awarding and qualifications-writing organisation which aims to debate some of the key issues [...]
Close collaboration with Bohle, the components manufacturer and supplier, showcases the benefits of GQA's 'Accredited Training' service, and is helping the company to raise standards in UV bonded glass technologies and practices. GQA is the fenestration industry's leading awarding and qualifications-writing organisation. Its Accredited Training service is aimed at employers in the industry who [...]
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 [...]
GQA Qualifications, the fenestration industry's leading awarding and qualifications-writing organisation has appointed Dan Brown as Strategic Relationships Manager. The role is a new one, created to help facilitate GQA’s strategic aims and its 5-year business plan. One of GQA’s key goals is to create and strengthen collaborative relationships with relevant external bodies, trade associations [...]
Collaboration currently underway with a new trade association is demonstrating the practicality of GQA Qualifications Bespoke Qualification Service'. GQA Qualifications Bespoke Qualification Service is aimed at employers who wish to be able to offer those staff undertaking very specific roles the opportunity to work towards gaining a qualification where one does not already exist. [...]
GQA Qualifications, the awarding and qualifications-writing organisation is lending its support to a progressive and life-changing initiative for young people called 'Nobody Left Behind'. The scheme combines community sports programmes with construction-related training and qualifications to improve young people's employment prospects for entry-level construction industry roles. Nobody Left Behind works with groups of young [...]
This year GQA Qualifications celebrates twenty years of trading. As part of the activities to mark the event is a series of interviews with the directors of the organisation. Here we talk to Justin Ratcliffe. What does being a Director of GQA mean to you? It's a huge honour to serve the organisation, and [...]
GQA's processes and documentation have been given the thumbs up by the Institute for Apprentices and Technical Education (IfATE). The fenestration industry's leading awarding and qualifications-writing organisation has undergone an end point assessment audit, carried out by Open Awards, the external quality assurance provider appointed by IfATE, which resulted in a positive report. Commenting [...]
GQA centre Absolute Training Solutions Ltd has contributed to the successful restoration of historic stained glass panels at Grade I listed Manchester Town Hall by supporting employees of Recclesia Stained Glass through NVQ attainment. Grade 1 listed buildings, which are incredibly rare in the UK are those deemed to be of exceptional national, architectural [...]
