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 [...]
Below is an interview with GQA board member Anda Gregory who discusses her career and GQA future plans. 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 Anda Gregory of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
