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ANNEX F
TRAINING OF TRAINERS
The recommendation of the Training Advisory Group remains the foundation for proposals on training of trainers, but we are conscious that we do not wish to introduce an inflexible system which does not recognise existing good quality training where it is in place. However we also wish to ensure that the licensed trade have the confidence in the system, which can only be achieved by ensuring the necessary quality assurance of trainers through the requirement that all trainers are trained to a nationally agreed standard.
The policy is that trainers must meet the following requirements:
Training of staff
- Trainers should hold a Personal Licence Holder qualification, or
- Trainers must have an existing training qualification (accredited by the SQA. A requirement of this accreditation process will be that the person must also demonstrate an awareness and understanding of licensing law in Scotland attained within the last 3 years)
Existing training qualifications
We are aware that the SQA has already accredited some awarding bodies to award, for example, the Learning & Development SVQs at level 3 and level 4. There are units within each of these SVQs which are relevant for training. The SQA have confirmed that for these existing qualifications that they would be willing to accept either the whole SVQ as being acceptable or relevant units, and this could be through, for example, the following units:
- Identify Individual Learning Aims and Programmes
- Develop Training Sessions
- Enable Learning Through Presentations
- Design Learning Programmes
The SQA can, and do, accredit individual units and would accept submissions from Awarding Bodies ( ABs) in respect of individual units from ABs.
We are aware that in England, the QCA accredits NVQ qualifications in Learning and Development. As the NVQ is equivalent to the SVQ, the SQA have confirmed that they would accept that someone who has achieved the NVQ meets the relevant standards and would not require them to undertake any re-assessment with regards to the SVQ.
The SQA are also content to accept other awards where they have been mapped against the relevant National Occupational Standards.
Given that we are talking about potentially five awarding bodies operating in this sector, the SQA are confident that in the timescale available, there would not be a capacity issue for them in administering this process.
We are conscious that there may be centres that do not have trained and qualified staff in place and that it could potentially take some time to achieve the necessary qualification. This may be the case if the centre is brand new, as are the trainers, however, we believe that the majority of centres and trainers will already be operating, in which case, the trainers may already hold an award.
Where this is not the case, then the SQA have confirmed that it should be feasible to fast-track the trainers using Recognition of Prior Learning or Recognition of Prior Achievement. We have always maintained that there should be a process of accreditation of prior learning which was supported by the members of the Training Advisory Group.
With regard to the design and size of any proposed trainer qualification, that is a matter for the awarding bodies to determine themselves.
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