GQA Qualifications has appointed Dan Brown to the new role of Strategic Relationships Manager.
The new role will play an integral part in one of GQA’s key goals, ‘to create and strengthen collaborative relationships with relevant external bodies, trade associations and other stakeholders involved in vocational education and training’.
Dan will engage with stakeholders to optimise GQA’s representation and impact. In addition, he will monitor qualification registration and certification data, identifying key trends and areas for development and support. Dan will also work with employers to help communicate the benefits of a competent and qualified workforce.
Dan will also be forming partnerships with key sector bodies and employers across the other areas in which GQA operates. This will also be with the aim of encouraging and offering formal qualifications and accredited training as a means of developing people and their skills to enable them to achieve their career ambitions.
He said of his appointment: “The timing could not be better. The Building Safety Act has provided a turning point by emphasising the need for a skilled, competent workforce across all roles within the construction of high-rise buildings. GQA is perfectly placed to support the needs of the Building Safety Act through qualifications in the construction sector, especially as we are now effectively building ‘glass cities’. It can offer product manufacturers third party accreditation for the in-house training courses they offer their staff, providing reassurance to Principal Contractors regarding the safe application and installation of projects from a competent and qualified supply chain.”
