18 | OCTOBER 2019
Industry Associations
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GQA Qualifications is the Fenestration Industry’s leading
awarding body. Offering over 120 workplace relevant
qualifications, deliverable by over 100 approved centres
across the UK qualifications available to the industry include
Fabrication, Surveying, Window and Door Installation, Glass
Manufacture and Glazing, Curtain Walling and Façade Installation,
Health and Safety, Warehousing, Sales and Management.
GQA also recently announced the acquisition of another awarding
body issuing qualifications into the sector for Polymers which
will see its number of industry related qualifications rise further.
GQA acquires new
awarding body
In August 2019, GQA Qualifica-
tions announced that it had ac-
quired PAA\VQ-SET the awarding
body for the Polymer sector. This
acquisition has enabled GQA to
expand its involvement in the
Fenestration Industry by working
with many of the leading PVCu
systems houses who offer quali-
fications in Polymer related disci-
plines as a part of their on-going
staff training and development
programmes.
Speaking about the acquisition
CEO of GQA Qualifications Mick
Clayton said, “We have always
enjoyed an excellent relationship
with PAA\VQ-SET knowing that
like ourselves they offer work-
place relevant qualifications into
the wider Fenestration Industry,
as well as some other sectors.
“When the opportunity arose
to acquire the organisation the
board of GQA were quick to
sanction discussions and then
a deal – it was obvious from
the first moment that having
their qualifications as a part of
our portfolio would significant-
ly enhance our presence in the
Fenestration Industry and the
breadth of our offering.”
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CSCS Cards
In addition to its range of
industry relevant qualifi-
cations, on 1st September
2017 GQA Qualifications
became the only organ-
isation licensed to issue
CSCS Cards for the Glass
and Glazing sector.
This applies to tem-
porary, trainee and full
cards as well as renewals
for expiring and expired
cards and applies to GQA
candidates and achievers
as well as those of all other
awarding organisations
offering glass industry
qualifications.
Additionally. GQA can
issue CSCS Q-cards for
construction related quali-
fications as well.
GQA has produced a
comprehensive guide to
CSCS Cards including
details of what qualifica-
tions applicants need to be
accepted onto the scheme,
what type of cards are
most relevant to the indi-
viduals, and how to apply.
More information can
be found at https://
gqaqualifications.com/
construction-skills-
certification-scheme/
Increasing
the team
it was obvious from the
‘ first
moment that having
their qualifications as a
part of our portfolio would
significantly enhance
our presence in the
Fenestration Industry
’
To support their on-
going growth, and the
demand from the in-
dustry for CSCS Cards
GQA Qualifications has
recently increased its
team with the addition
of Emma Cook as Qual-
ity and Compliance Ex-
ecutive, Stacey Yeardley
as Awards and Systems
Officer and Mark Simp-
son and Shaun Bentley
as Technical Officers.