Standards & Qualifications
Proskills remit is to develop industry relevant standards and qualifications in response to industry need in collaboration with our employers, training providers and awarding bodies.
This work is carried out in the context of our Qualifications Reform Groups. There is one for each of the industries we represent. The role of these groups is to develop and review new and existing standards and qualifications to meet the increasing demands of business. They therefore play an important role in ensuring the right training provision is in place to support investment in skills.
Standards and Qualifications we develop include:
- National Occupational Standards (NOS) – the building blocks of vocational qualifications that define the competencies an individual requires in order to do their job effectively and productively
- National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) / Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQ) – nationally recognised qualifications.
- Foundation Degrees – work-based learning that offer your staff an opportunity to improve their skills on the job, combining work-based learning with technical, business, management and personal skills.
- Apprenticeship Frameworks – work-based training programmes that allow individuals to learn and earn at the same time by combining on and off the job training. They represent one of the best ways to develop the skills your business needs.
Sector Qualifications Strategy:
A Sector Qualifications Strategy has been developed with our employers for each of our industries and nations. This is essentially a top level action plan for the future development of qualifications in industry.
To view your industry’s strategy, click on the relevant link:
- Building Products
- Coatings
- Extractive and Mineral Processing
- Furniture, Furnishings & Interiors
- Glass and Related Industries
- Glazed Ceramics
- Paper
- Printing
- Wood
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
To get involved in the development of standards and qualifications for your industry contact:
- Andy Rotherham, Extractive and Mineral Processing or Building Products Qualifications Reform Group, at andy.rotherham@proskills.co.uk (from 1st April 2010)
- Paula Wright, Coatings, Paper or Print Qualifications Reform Group, at paula.wright@proskills.co.uk
- Lisa Williamson, Glazed Ceramics or Glass Qualifications Reform Group, at lisa.williamson@proskills.co.uk
- Paul Preston, Furniture or Wood Qualifications Reform Group, at paul.preston@proskills.co.uk
National Occupational Standards and Qualification Units (QCF) feedback form:
This feedback form is designed to allow you to have your say on National Occupational Standards and Qualification Units. The information you provide will be treated as confidential and will only be seen by Proskills staff involved with this work. Feedback will be collated and where it is reasonable and practical to do so, Proskills will address issues. Click on the link below to download the feedback form: