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News and Events

Welcome to our news and events page. Here’s where you can keep up to date with all the latest industry news. It’s also where you can find out about any up-coming events, such as training workshops and webinars.

Simply scroll down for more information.

kierastones

6 days ago
1 min

Craft Butcher

As the leading provider of meat industry qualifications and end-point assessment Craft Butcher contacted us for information to support...

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kierastones

Jul 15
1 min

CoC/TCoC exceptional circumstances provisions in England and Wales

Im sure you will be aware that the exceptional circumstances provisions for CoC/TCoC applications in England and Wales is coming to an...

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FDQ

Jul 1
1 min

Assessment through COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the delivery and assessment of vocational and technical qualifications. The qualifications regulators...

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FDQ

Jul 1
1 min

EQA in the final quarter of the 2020/21 academic year

All FDQ centres are externally quality assured (EQA) regularly but it's an especially busy time for quality assurance at present, as...

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kierastones

Jun 8
1 min

End-point assesment methods explained

Please see link below to an amazing animation from the IfATE that explains different types of EPA, its extremely helpful and fun watch!...

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kierastones

May 28
2 min

Craig becomes FDQ’s first apprentice to achieve L2 AND Advanced Butcher Apprenticeship

Congratulations to Craig Henderson who has become the butchery sector’s first apprentice to pass his L2 AND L3 Advanced Butcher...

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Cranswick apprentice becomes FDQ's youngest Process Butcher EPA success

kierastones

Apr 29
1 min

Cranswick apprentice becomes FDQ's youngest Process Butcher EPA success

Bradley Phelan has become FDQ's youngest ever process butchery apprentice to successfully complete their apprenticeship, at just 17 years...

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kierastones

Apr 12
1 min

Vocational and Technical Contingency Regulatory Framework (VCRF)

Vocational and Technical Contingency Regulatory Framework (VCRF) The qualifications regulators have published the VCRF to support...

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First ever female apprentice recruited onto Abattoir Worker apprenticeship

kierastones

Mar 30
2 min

First ever female apprentice recruited onto Abattoir Worker apprenticeship

Workforce Training and Development (WTD) have begun training the UK’s first female abattoir apprentice on the Level 2 Abattoir Worker...

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kierastones

Mar 23
1 min

Food Safety Qualifications

All centres please note that as of 31 March FDQ’s old Food Safety qualifications will be switched off for registrations. All...

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Butchery Employer Trailblazer Group appoints new leaders

kierastones

Mar 23
1 min

Butchery Employer Trailblazer Group appoints new leaders

The Butchery Employer Trailblazer Group (BETG) has appointed a new Chair, and its first Vice-Chair, to take forward all three meat...

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kierastones

Mar 1
1 min

Ofqual launches VTQ Contingency Regulatory Framework Consultation Decisions

The qualifications regulator, Ofqual has published consultation decisions on how VTQs will be awarded Summer 2021. The consultation can...

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kierastones

Mar 1
2 min

Department for Education reinstate flexibility to allow EPA ahead of FSQ outcomes

The temporary flexibility allowing apprentices waiting to take their FSQ (Functional Skills Qualifications) assessments in English and...

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kierastones

Feb 15
1 min

Technical Issues - Sorted

The Technical Issues with FDQAwards have been resolved

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kierastones

Feb 15
1 min

Technical Issues

We are currently experiencing technical issues with our centre management system, FDQAwards – we will let you know when its back up and...

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FDQ

Feb 12
1 min

Food Industry frozen out

Trade bodies and organisations within the food industry want to know why it has been left out in the cold by the Department for Education...

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FDQ

Jan 20
1 min

Regulatory consultation – Summer 2021

The mass vaccination programme continues apace so leaving room for optimism; however the current lockdown remains firmly in place to the...

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kierastones

Jan 7
2 min

FDQ Centres - 2021 Assessment for vocational learners and apprentices

FDQ Centres - 2021 Assessment for vocational learners and apprentices The latest lockdown restrictions, now in place across England,...

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kierastones

Jan 5
1 min

Certification

Certification Given the recent Government directive (04th January 2021) we will return to providing certificates in PDF format....

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FDQ

Dec 1, 2020
1 min

Women to watch out for in Butchery

Naomi Nunn, Oakes Farm Shop, Balsall Common Naomi is living proof that not only is butchery a career for anyone, regardless of gender,...

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News and Events

Craft Butcher

CoC/TCoC exceptional circumstances provisions in England and Wales

Assessment through COVID-19

EQA in the final quarter of the 2020/21 academic year

End-point assesment methods explained

Craig becomes FDQ’s first apprentice to achieve L2 AND Advanced Butcher Apprenticeship

Cranswick apprentice becomes FDQ's youngest Process Butcher EPA success

Vocational and Technical Contingency Regulatory Framework (VCRF)

First ever female apprentice recruited onto Abattoir Worker apprenticeship

Food Safety Qualifications

Butchery Employer Trailblazer Group appoints new leaders

Ofqual launches VTQ Contingency Regulatory Framework Consultation Decisions

Department for Education reinstate flexibility to allow EPA ahead of FSQ outcomes

Technical Issues - Sorted

Technical Issues

Food Industry frozen out

Regulatory consultation – Summer 2021

FDQ Centres - 2021 Assessment for vocational learners and apprentices

Certification

Women to watch out for in Butchery

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