6 | AUGUST 2020
News
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PUBLIC SECTOR PITCH OPPORTUNITIES
TO ALL APPROVED INSTALLERS
FENSA has launched a new partnership with WiredGov, the government and
public sector news alerting service, that enables its FENSA Approved Installers
to receive the very latest contract alerts, delivered direct to subscribers’
desktops and mobile phones, at significantly reduced subscription fees.
The service is used by private and
public sector organisations to learn news
including case studies, white papers, contract
awards, Public-Private Partnerships
(PPP) and success stories from public
sector trading agencies. It includes key
features such as the site’s Contracts Locator,
which provides registered users with
online and email updates on all government
and public sector contracts worth
over £10,000.
FENSA has negotiated a generous
discount on the usual subscription to
WiredGov for its Approved Installers, at
just £295 + VAT for 24 months (usually
£395 + VAT for 12 months). That’s a saving
of nearly £500 and FENSA Approved
Installers can register for this offer via the
FENSA online Installer Portal.
Chris Beedel, FENSA Director of Membership,
commented: “This is an important
benefit through which our community of
installers may grow their businesses. As
the country exits lockdown the focus of
FENSA is to present our Approved Installers
with every opportunity to get back up
to speed as quickly as possible and this
partnership discount with WiredGov is an
excellent example of that.”
Steve Waldron, Managing Director of
WiredGov commented “The launch of our
partnership with FENSA provides a prime
example of how lockdown has encouraged
an even greater sense of innovation
and collaboration between businesses and
membership organisations across the UK,
delivering value added services to their
respective communities, whilst safeguarding
jobs and speeding up overall economic
recovery.”
The new partnership with WiredGov
is the latest in a series of exciting new
initiatives from FENSA that have been
introduced as part of renewed efforts to
extend the services it offers to its Approved
Installers. These include a new
consumer focused lead generation facility,
a new suite of specialised business-related
insurance products, plus the introduction
of a new Installer Marketing package that
offers a range of tailored, affordable marketing
strategies.
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THE NEW FENSA TRAINING
ACADEMY: NVQ UP TO LEVEL 7
WITH NO CLASSROOMS, NO EXAMS
In a positive response to the coronavirus pandemic and
the restrictions imposed to curb the disease, FENSA has
re-launched its FENSA Training Academy in partnership
with industry training experts Total Support Training. The
scheme, which provides pathways to NVQ qualifications
from Level 1 through to Level 7 in a variety of skills, in
addition to a number of short courses covering a variety
of glazing related subjects, is now available fully online,
with no requirement to attend classes or examinations.
The training experts behind the
scheme will conduct remote assessments
carried out by evidence submission via
email. Participants are asked to respond
to the task emails by answering questions,
taking pictures and submitting documents
in their own time as well as phone assessments
with assessors to discuss the tasks
as and when needed.
Tasks are designed to be completed in
the participant’s own time and may be
carried out at home and in the evening,
minimising the impact on work schedules.
Courses have been designed to ensure
there is no impact on work and business
schedules, whilst allowing participants
to further their competency and improve
their formal qualifications.
Chris Beedel, FENSA Director of Membership
said: “The FENSA Training Academy
has an excellent record of improving
skills and business prospects over many
years, for hundreds of window and door
installers throughout the UK. We have now
revamped and adapted the Academy to
suit the current business environment to
ensure this continues, providing further
much needed support for FENSA Approved
Installers.”
Sharon Alderton, Managing Director
of Total Support Training said: “With the
recent measures put in place by the government
due to COVID-19 the team have
been working hard to create new remote
training for both our NVQs and Short
Courses to allow people to keep training
no matter the circumstances as well as
making them accessible for everyone. We
have made sure that although the method
of delivery has changed, the standard has
not dropped.”
Full details of the FENSA Training
Academy may be found at: https://
fensa.totalsupport.org.uk/qualificationsnvqs.html