Building standards verification services - national performance and workforce: annual report 2023-2024
This report provides an overview of the performance of building standards verification services across Scotland and information on the professional workforce employed by local authorities to provide verification services.
14. Types of qualification currently being studied
14.1.The most popular qualification being studied remains Building Surveying accounting for 56%.
14.2.The only increase noted is in the number of people studying Building Surveying, increasing by seven (40%) since 2023. There is a slight decrease in the number of staff studying towards a Built Environment qualification (-2) and a Fire Engineering qualification (-1). See Table 10 and Chart 17.
Currently Studying Qualification Type |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Difference from 2023 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Building Surveying |
20 |
17 |
24 |
+7 |
Built Environment |
2 |
11 |
9 |
-2 |
Fire Engineering |
3 |
3 |
2 |
-1 |
Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Construction Management |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Quantity Surveying |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Architectural |
5 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
Planning |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other Construction Related Qualification |
2 |
3 |
1 |
-2 |
Total |
34 |
41 |
43 |
+2 |
Contact
Email: buildingstandards@gov.scot