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Building standards - workforce data collection: analysis report 2023
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 increased by 14 since 2022. See Table 7.
11.2. The biggest increase is the Master’s degree (SVQ5) (+20) with increases also seen in Honours and HND.
11.3. There is a reduction in Bachelor degrees, HNC and national award SVQ level 1.
| SCQF Level | Level | SVQs / MAs | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Difference from 2022 (+/-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level 12 | Doctoral Degree | Professional Apprenticeship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Level 11 | Master’s Degree, Post Graduate | Professional Apprenticeship SVQ 5 | 44 | 33 | 53 | +20 |
| Level 10 | Honours Degree | Professional Apprenticeship | 185 | 187 | 192 | +5 |
| Level 9 | Professional Award, Bachelor Degree | Technical Apprenticeship SVQ 4 | 85 | 94 | 86 | -8 |
| Level 8 | Higher National Diploma | Technical Apprenticeship SVQ 4 | 48 | 47 | 49 | +2 |
| Level 7 | Higher National Certificate | Modern Apprenticeship SVQ 3 | 86 | 82 | 76 | -6 |
| Level 6 | National Award | Modern Apprenticeship Foundation Apprenticeship SVQ 3 | 31 | 32 | 33 | +1 |
| Level 5 | National Award | Modern Apprenticeship SVQ 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Level 4 | National Award | SVQ 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| Level 3 | National Award | N/A | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Level 2 | National Award | N/A | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Level 1 | National Award | N/A | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Construction Related Qualification | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | ||
| Total | 504 | 498 | 512 | +14 |
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