PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT S P O T L GI H T
National Qualifications – designed by parking representatives in conjunction with an awarding body to meet sector needs; nationally accredited and recognised and mapped to the relevant qualification level to indicate complexity of content. All of the programmes developed by the BPA are national
qualifications aimed at recognising the achievement of employees, providing opportunities for career advancement and sending a clear message to the public that our sector is skilled, motivated, qualified and professional. Currently parking qualifications exist in
two formats – the VRQ and the NVQ; Vocationally related qualification (VRQ) Usually delivered in a class environment, VRQs cover core knowledge required for specific parking roles. Tese are assessed by multiple- choice questions, usually completed on-line and marked by the awarding body, giving an immediate response on achievement. National vocational qualifications (NVQ) Usually delivered in the work environment, NVQs cover knowledge, understanding and skills required for specific parking roles. Assessment takes place within the workplace and assesses learner competence using a range of methods including: observation, professional discussion, assessing product evidence, questioning and witness testimony. We currently have five qualifications specific to parking, as
featured in the August edition of Parking News: ● City and Guilds Level 2 Award for Civil Enforcement Officers
(Parking) VRQ ● Edexcel BTEC Level 2 award in Vehicle Immobilising VRQ ● City and Guilds Level 3 Award for Notice Processors (Parking)
VRQ ● Level 2 NVQ in Controlling Parking Areas ● Level 3 NVQ Certificate in Business and Administration / Level
3 NVQ Diploma in Business and Administration Further details on these qualifications can be found on the BPA website:
www.britishparking.co.uk
All learning is valuable, especially so when it is embedded – that is, able to be recalled and applied at will
From existing qualifications we progress to qualifications
in development. Many of you will have participated in the consultation during November on the new Parking Management Qualifications. In response to the research conducted this year, three new management qualifications specific to the parking sector have been designed at levels three, four and five. Te
working titles are: ● Level 3 Certificate in the Management of Parking Operations ● Level 4 Certificate in Parking Leadership and Management ● Level 5 Certificate in Strategic Parking Leadership and
Management Tese are formed by utilising existing tried and tested
management units from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), and combining these with newly developed QCF units specific to parking. Tis approach is designed to develop leadership and management skills while allowing
www.britishparking.co.uk
We currently supply and have vacancies around the UK for:
� Civil Enforcement Officers � CCTV Operators - Btech Qualified � Parking Customer Service Officers � Parking Appeals Officers � Parking Notice Processing / Correspondence Officers � Parking Supervisors (Both Enforcement and Back Office) � Parking Management (Both Enforcement and Back Office) � Contract Managers / Heads of Parking / Directors � Project Managers � Parking Consultants
Looking for staff or need employment? Please contact our experienced parking consultants.
Tel: 0208 429 7444 Email:
parking@unity-recruitment.co.uk www.unity-recruitment.co.uk
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flexibility to select those parking-specific units most relevant to your speciality to form a whole qualification. Tese should be available in Spring 2011.
The missing link In developing management level qualifications specific to the parking sector, we finally forge the link that will allow learners to follow a career path within parking, developing the knowledge and skills needed along the way and demonstrating competence in the field, via a nationally recognised qualification. Tese qualifications will obviously feed into the ethos of
continuous professional development (CPD) and demonstrate your professional standing within the IPP, so remember to compile and maintain a personal record of your learning and qualifications. In the field of learning there exists huge choice of how to
acquire new knowledge and skills, and it is important we seize the opportunities available to us and cultivate the yearning to learn more and achieve more. A Chinese proverb says: ‘Learning is a treasure that will follow
its owner everywhere’ – make it your mission to grant the gift of learning to yourself, your staff and your organisation this coming year. A very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2011 from the workforce development team.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dawn Huish is a member of the BPA Workforce Development Team.
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