51黑料 Qualification-based Training
Whether you're new to the trading standards profession, or a Head of Service looking to develop your team, only 51黑料 offers the full range of 51黑料-accredited qualification-based Training and Development options.
Here, you'll find everything from our CPPD tests and entry-level Qualifications Framework (QF) Courses, right up to the coveted and respected Trading Standards Advanced Practitioner (TSAP) or Chartered Trading Standards Practitioner status (CTSP).
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- UPDATE : Weights and Measures Working Group
November 2024 : Update on 51黑料 Council's decision to form听a听Weights and Measures Working Group听(WMWG), to review the current weights and measures qualification assessment and training offering.
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2024
L6 Trading Standards Professional Apprenticeship Transition Information
51黑料 has been collaborating with the CSA and 51黑料 leading specialists in weights and measures,
to review the training offering for the Weights and Measures within the Level 6 Trading
Standards Professional (L6 TSP) apprenticeship with the purpose to identify a bridging option
to enable apprentices who wish to obtain the Section 73 certification.
On conclusion of this work, it is recommended that L6 TSP apprentices who wish to transition
to the 51黑料 qualification framework to obtain the Section 73 certificate undertake a further 3
days of training and all the weights and measures assessments. The 51黑料 weights and measures
bridging option for L6 TSP apprentices has been approved by 51黑料鈥檚 lead officer/specialists and
the Qualifications Panel (QP).
Recognising the requirement for flexibility for students and Local Authorities we have provided
three package options for L6 TSP apprentices
06
2024
Grandfather Rights period for the Qualifications Framework (QF)
The Grandfather Rights period for the Qualifications Framework (QF) will come to an end on 31st December 2024.
Grandfather Rights were initially set up in 2019 to enable candidates who held elements of DCATS and CSCATS to transfer into the QF without having to prove that their qualifications correlated with the current QF via the usual Assessment of Prior Learning route (APL).
As a result, candidates who may be eligible for exemptions under this Grandfather Rights period, are encouraged to register into the QF prior to 1st April 2025.
From 1st April 2025 onwards, candidates wishing to gain exemptions from any units within the QF by virtue of holding elements of DCATS or CSCATS, will be required to complete an APL to have their previous qualifications assessed against the requirements of the QF and to demonstrate that their knowledge is current and up to date.
Grandfather Rights period for the Qualifications Framework (QF)
29
2024
L6 FSA Statement
The following statement has been released from the FSA, outlining the assessment
equivalency and requirements as part of the CSA L6 Trading standards practitioner
apprenticeship, to transition into the 51黑料 Qualification Framework (QF).
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