{"id":78246,"date":"2020-06-26T09:29:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T08:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=78246"},"modified":"2020-06-26T09:29:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T08:29:27","slug":"pathways-apprenticeships-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/pathways-apprenticeships-scotland\/78246\/","title":{"rendered":"Six new pathways for engineering apprentices in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Apprentices in Scotland have six new routes to specialist qualifications thanks to the work of the building engineering sector\u2019s skills organisation, BSE Skills<\/h2>\n<p>The new pathways for\u00a0apprentices in Scotland are the result of a two-year collaboration between members of the trade bodies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebesa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Engineering Services Association<\/a> (BESA); <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snipef.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SNIPEF<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.selectengineeringgroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SELECT<\/a> through their joint venture BSE Skills, which was created to replace the sector skills body SummitSkills.<\/p>\n<p>BSE Skills manages and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/construction-apprenticeships\/78111\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">develops apprenticeships<\/a>, qualifications and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukstandards.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Occupational Standards<\/a> for the building services engineering sector across the UK.<\/p>\n<h3>The six new pathways have now received approval from the Scottish Qualifications Authority, they include:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>SVQ in heating and ventilating: Ductwork installation<\/li>\n<li>SVQ in heating and ventilating: Ductwork planning and installation<\/li>\n<li>SVQ in heating and ventilating: 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