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Skills, Certifications and Qualifications for employers and training providers

Helping your justice and community safety, armed forces, local government and healthcare workers to develop their skills and operate more effectively.

Working with your business in partnership, we’ll help you by providing your current and future workforce development needs. Get a personal and practical service based on our sector knowledge and experience.

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Isn’t it time to certify your learners with an industry-recognised badge?

When you know that a regulated qualification isn’t going to meet your business’ – or learner’s – needs, but you still want a recognised badge at the end of your course.

Gain trusted and quality assured certification for your unique learning experiences and organisation, with our Custom Certification Service.

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End-Point Assessment (EPA) provider for public sector employers

Our team of industry-leading experts and independent end-point assessors understand the challenges faced by levy-paying employers delivering apprenticeships, and the pressure of delivering quality assured end-point assessment.

We provide a comprehensive EPA service delivered by sector specialists, to help bring the EPA to life and support employers when preparing apprentices for assessment.

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We work with employers and training providers to help people working across a range of industries, to deliver meaningful learning and development outcomes, that improve skills, provide flexibility and enhance jobs.

We believe in working in partnership with our customers and Approved Centres, to meet current and future workforce development needs, through Recognised Qualifications, Quality Assurance & Custom Certification, and industry-leading End-Point Assessment.

Our personal, practical service for Approved Centres is built on a foundation of the in-depth sector knowledge and experience of our team.

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SFJ Awards Insights Survey back for a second consecutive year

We’re asking for your feedback, so we can continually adapt and improve the support we provide, access to resources, and make sure everything available on sfjawards.com is relevant for centres, learners and employers to deliver on their ambitions. We’re inviting all website visitors to take part in the 2021 ’10-Question Survey’ so we can learn what matters to you most, and how we can best support you.

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Introducing the new SIA Licence-linked Qualifications

New SIA-Licence linked qualifications from SFJ Awards, the leading vocational qualifications awarding body for safety, security, and public sector training. Developed in collaboration with the Security Industry Authority (SIA), and industry-leading experts, to support the ongoing professionalisation of the security and public safety sectors.

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Choose to Challenge Events by Women in Fire Service UK


“We’re very happy to be supported by SFJ Awards through the provision of Certificates of Attendance for our virtual events. Not only does it add value for attendees to have a nationally recognised awarding organisation provide certificates but also gives us the opportunity to form a new partnership with a trusted not-for-profit organisation.” – Jules King, Chair, Women in Fire Service UK

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Find free Learning and Development resources and webinars


Find a range of free on-demand webinars and virtual events hosted by the SFJ Awards team with special guests, to help you navigate a variety of learning and development changes. All our on-demand webinars are less than 1-hour long, and we plan to release further webinar and event dates for Summer 2021, very soon.

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Enhancing public safety training with new suite of qualifications

Introducing SFJ Awards Spectator Safety Qualifications, including four qualifications from Level 2 to Level 4. The standards and assessment strategies, revised in 2019, developed by SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning, and the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA).

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COVID-19 Guidance for End-Point Assessment (EPA)

We understand and appreciate the challenges you’re facing during these unprecedented times. To support you to navigate the challenges of delivering End-Point Assessment and External Quality Assurance solutions, we’ve developed and maintained a range of FAQs and resources available throughout the pandemic.

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