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Qualification Reform

People 1st is continuously working to ensure that qualifications in our sector are fit for purpose.

Our research has shown that there are currently over 400 industry-related qualifications across the UK, but employers and employees do not understand their relevance to careers in the industry. Although two thirds of employers are training, only three percent of this currently results in a recognised qualification.

We are addressing this issue through our qualification reform programme, and our vocational learning team is currently undertaking a complete evaluation of all qualifications as well as reviewing the National Occupational Standards for our industries.

Please choose one of the options below to find out more:

Sector Qualifications StrategySector Qualifications Strategy

A complete evaluation of all the qualifications in our sector

National Occupational StandardsNational Occupational Standards

What they are and how we are working to review them

Research

ResearchAll our qualification reform work is based on the work of our research team. All of our research can be downloaded free of charge.