Resilience and Emergencies National Occupational Standards launched
A new set of National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Resilience and Emergencies have been published by standard setting organisation The Workforce Development Trust, as an…
Skills for Health
Country’s first peer worker apprenticeship successfully passed by West Nottinghamshire College student
A growing body of evidence suggests that lived experience is central to the delivery of a variety of frontline public services, particularly those aimed at…
New apprenticeship standard boosts response to anti-social behaviour
Derby Homes is celebrating both an employee milestone and a first for the social housing sector, with their apprentice Renee Beesley successfully completing the first…
SFJ Awards appoints new Managing Director
SFJ Awards has appointed David Higham as its new Managing Director. With a career background in Further Education (FE), David joins SFJ Awards from Nottingham…
Diploma in Conducting Serious and Complex Investigations launched
Policing qualifications specialists SFJ Awards has launched a new Level 6 Diploma in Conducting Serious and Complex Investigations. The qualification, which is aimed at police…
The Workforce Development Trust publishes annual impact report
Bristol-based charity The Workforce Development Trust has published its annual impact report. The Workforce Development Trust is the parent organisation of Skills for Health, Skills…
Budget 2023 – how apprenticeships could help get Britons back into work
With policy announcements aimed at tempting over-50s back into the workplace expected in the Chancellor’s Budget, SFJ Awards Managing Director Candace Miller assesses the role…
SFJ Awards completes 1,000th Operational Firefighter Apprenticeship End-Point Assessment
SFJ Awards reached an important milestone this week, completing its 1000th End-Point Assessment in Fire and Rescue. End-Point Assessment (EPA) is the crucial last stage…
SFJ Awards Level 3 Certificate in Knowledge of Policing gets go ahead from UCAS
The Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, UCAS, has recognised SFJ Awards’ Level 3 Certificate in Knowledge of Policing as an eligible pre-entry qualification for degree-level…
Justice sector qualifications boss joins Federation of Awarding Bodies board
SFJ Awards Managing Director Candace Miller has been elected to the board of the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) – the collective voice of the…