03/09/2026
๐ง ๐๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
Following on from the discussion we shared last month, the skills working group - brought together by Graeme Fox - held its kick-off meeting, and it was well attended, with strong input from employers and trainers across the sector.
NOCN and EAL are now mapping out a route towards an ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, recognising the skills people have built on the job alongside formal training.
The group is reconvening ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ to review the roadmap as it takes shape.
โ๏ธ Employers and trainers driving the conversation together
โ๏ธ A practical route to evidencing real-world competence
โ๏ธ Awarding bodies mapping out what comes next
More to follow as the roadmap develops
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐-๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ: https://fgasregister.com/