As a leading assessment organisation for the protective services sector, SFJ Awards has been crowned End-Point Assessment Organisation of the Year (SME) at the prestigious Federation of Awarding Bodies (FAB) Qualification and Assessment Excellence Awards 2025.
SFJ Awards were praised highly by an expert panel of judges for going above and beyond to make this crucial last stage of an apprentice’s journey a positive one. Our work in partnership with organisations across public services was recognised with this achievement. It celebrates our work across sectors including policing, fire and rescue, prisons and probation and also with the wider public safety sector for fire safety, resilience, security and spectator safety.
It is a credit to all of the organisations who work with us to uphold standards in these vital sectors, and we’re proud to be a part of their apprentices’ journeys.
Having attended the Qualifications and Assessment Excellence Awards ceremony, Director of Partnerships and Innovation at SFJ Awards Kit Salt said:
“We are delighted to receive this prestigious award.
“Our small but dedicated team work tirelessly to ensure that apprentice firefighters, police community support officers, emergency service contact handlers and more are equipped with the necessary skills and competencies to keep the public safe.
“As an assessment organisation, we have helped launch the careers of thousands of protective service workers, including our milestone 3,000th Operational Firefighter this year. This is something which we are incredibly proud of, and it is great to see our hard work recognised publicly by our peers.”
Rob Nitsch, CEO at FAB – the collective voice of the UK’s world-class qualifications and assessments industry – comments:
“This year we’ve received a record number of entries, but even more encouragingly entries of huge quality. This reflects the incredible talent, commitment, innovation and togetherness that characterises our industry.
“The Awards continue to be a tribute to the remarkable efforts of individuals and teams who are shaping the future of qualifications through high standards, inclusive practice, forward-thinking approaches and adaptability.”
A huge thank you to all our customers for continuing to work with us as your End-Point Assessment Organisation.
