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charleytaylor6
- May 20
- 1 min
FDQ win the national end-point assessment award
We’re delighted to announce that FDQ have won the award for ‘Specialist Sector EPAO of the Year’ at the Federation of Awarding Bodies...
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charleytaylor6
- May 11
- 1 min
We're Finalists!
FDQ have been named as finalists in the ‘Specialist Sector EPAO of the Year’ category of the Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) first...
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charleytaylor6
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Hannah Jepson - FDQ's Brewing Success Story
Hannah received a Distinction grade in her L4 Brewer End Point Assessment delivered by FDQ. Hannah’s route to a brewing apprenticeship...
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charleytaylor6
- Apr 5
- 2 min
Sarah Porter - Winner of Best New Apprentice at Institute of Meat Annual Prize-giving
Meet Sarah Porter, described by her employers as an ideal candidate with a great knowledge of the food industry. Sarah is at the early...
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charleytaylor6
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Letitia Redfern - Winner of the Best Multiple Retailer Butchery Apprentice award
Letitia Redfern celebrated a successful day at the Institute of Meat (IOM) Awards by winning the Best Multiple Retailer Butchery...
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charleytaylor6
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Jonty Larkin - Winner of the Lord Graham Endeavor Award
Meet Jonty Larkin, winner of the Lord Graham Endeavor Award at the Institute of Meat Annual Prize-giving. This award is about overcoming...
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kierastones
- Mar 4
- 3 min
Institute of Meat and Worshipful Company of Butchers Annual Prize-giving is back!
After COVID forced last years event to be cancelled, today the IoM and the WCB were finally able to celebrate and thank some outstanding...
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kierastones
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Josh Huitson Stoneygate Farm
Josh Huitson, completed his Butchery apprenticeship on the 10th November 2021 and received a Pass with Excellence. This is the highest...
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kierastones
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
First successful female Brewer Apprentice is FDQ’s 1000th End-point Assessment
Three cheers to Caitlin McErlean! Not only is she FDQ’s 1000th End-point Assessment (EPA) candidate but also the first female brewing...
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kierastones
- Aug 31, 2021
- 1 min
Arrangements for the assessment and awarding of vocational, technical and general qualifications.
2021 to 2022 The qualification regulators have revised and amended the 2020 VCRF framework to enable award of vocational and technical...
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kierastones
- Aug 5, 2021
- 2 min
FDQ Food Technology Qualifications finally added to National Skills Fund.
After months of lobbying, the following FDQ qualifications will now be fully funded for adults under the National Skills Fund, part of...
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kierastones
- Jul 29, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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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kierastones
- Apr 29, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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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kierastones
- Mar 30, 2021
- 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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