Building standards - workforce data collection: analysis report 2021

The report provides a national-level view of the challenges facing the building standards profession in relation to resourcing, development of competencies and levels of turnover.


11.0 Qualifications

11.1. The number of qualifications held by staff has remained the same at 504.

11.2. There is a slight reduction in master’s degree, HNC, and other qualification types.

11.3. There are slight increases in SVQ 2, SVQ 3 (Level 6) qualifications, ordinary degrees, honours and doctoral degrees held.

Table 7 – Qualifications
SCQF Level Level SVQs / MAs 2019 2020 2021 Difference from 2020 (+/-)
Level 12 Doctoral Degree Professional Apprenticeship 0 1 3 +2
Level 11 Master’s Degree, Post Graduate Professional Apprenticeship SVQ 5 32 50 44 -6
Level 10 Honours Degree Professional Apprenticeship 186 182 185 +3
Level 9 Professional Award, Bachelor Degree Technical Apprenticeship SVQ 4 92 84 85 +1
Level 8 Higher National Diploma Technical Apprenticeship SVQ 4 45 52 48 -4
Level 7 Higher National Certificate Modern Apprenticeship SVQ 3 95 97 86 -11
Level 6 National Award Modern Apprenticeship Foundation Apprenticeship SVQ 3 15 20 31 +11
Level 5 National Award Modern Apprenticeship SVQ 2 9 10 13 +3
Level 4 National Award SVQ 1 0 2 2 0
Level 3 National Award N/A 4 2 3 +1
Level 2 National Award N/A 0 0 0 0
Level 1 National Award N/A 1 0 4 +4
Other Construction Related Qualification - 4 0 -4
Total 479 504 504 0

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