Building Standards Workforce Data Collection Analysis Report 2022

The Building Standards Workforce Data Collection Analysis Report 2022 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 similar, with a modest reduction of 6 from 2021. See Table 7.

11.2. There is a slight reduction in Doctoral degrees, Masters degrees, HNC, and other qualification types.

11.3. The biggest increase is the Bachelor degree (SVQ 4) (+9).

Table 7 – Qualifications

SCQF Level

Level

SVQs / MAs

2020

2021

2022

Difference from 2021 (+/-)

Level 12

Doctoral Degree

Professional Apprenticeship

1

3

0

-3

Level 11

Masters Degree, Post Graduate

Professional Apprenticeship SVQ 5

50

44

33

-11

Level 10

Honours Degree

Professional Apprenticeship

182

185

187

+2

Level 9

Professional Award, Bachelor Degree

Technical Apprenticeship SVQ 4

84

85

94

+9

Level 8

Higher National Diploma

Technical Apprenticeship SVQ 4

52

48

47

-1

Level 7

Higher National Certificate

Modern Apprenticeship SVQ 3

97

86

82

-4

Level 6

National Award

Modern Apprenticeship Foundation Apprenticeship SVQ 3

20

31

32

+1

Level 5

National Award

Modern Apprenticeship SVQ 2

10

13

12

-1

Level 4

National Award

SVQ 1

2

2

4

+2

Level 3

National Award

N/A

2

3

2

-1

Level 2

National Award

N/A

0

0

1

+1

Level 1

National Award

N/A

0

4

4

0

Other Construction Related Qualification

4

0

0

0

Total

504

504

498

-6

Contact

Email: buildingstandards@gov.scot

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