SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES LTD
Duncan Wilson
Head of Training
SNIPEF
SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES LTD
Training subsidiary of SNIPEF established 1983.
●Managing Agent and “Industry Training Provider”
for Plumbing MA.
●Managed the training of over 11,000 apprentices
●Quality Assured Company
●BS EN ISO 9002 registered company
and subject to SDS Quality Framework
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(focus on meeting employer and apprentice needs
continual improvement through collection and
analysis of data)
SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES LTD
SNIPEF STRUCTURE:
●11 Local Associations send representatives to
SNIPEF Council.
●Appointed to SNIPEF Committees.
●Employment Safety & Training Committee
●SNIJIB for the Plumbing Industry
(comprises SNIPEF & UNITE)
SNIJIB is Joint Awarding Body partner for the
Plumbing SVQ.
SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES LTD
ENTRY & ENROLMENT:
●Apprentices Recruited direct by employers.
●Careers Service used by some employers.
●SNIPEF Training Officers facilitate recruitment
and the transfer of redundant apprentices
●All entrants employed status.
●Main intake is still in the 16-18 age group.
●This year 250 apprentices have been recruited.
●Down by some 50%
SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES LTD
MODERN APPRENTICESHIP COMPRISES:
●4 years on-the-job training with the employer.
●Off-the-job training at College – during first 3
years typically for 36 weeks.
●SVQ Level 3 in Plumbing now includes third year
option of Gas, Oil, Environmental Technology or
solid fuel.
●Necessary to identify third year options in
advance of third year.
SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES LTD
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SCOTLAND (SDS) &
PROFILING
At start of each year SNIPEF Training is required
to profile achievement for each apprentice and
update in the course of the year.
Imperative that SNIPEF Training knows the
“expected achievement” for each student and that
the “expected achievement” is delivered and
notified to SNIPEF Training at the appointed
times of Dec and June each year.
SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES LTD
STUDENT MONITORING AND ACHIEVEMENT
SDS requirements:
 Monitor student progress and achievement every 13
weeks until achievement of the SVQ/MA.
Student achievement notified in Dec and June each year
on SNIPEF T16 Form.
T16 Form MUST be signed by the apprentice and an
“authorised” centre signatory.
Blank T16 Form indicates “expected” student assessment
achievement for each of the 6 periods over three years.
Achievement based on the assessments which make up the
SVQ which equal milestones for “funding drawdown”.
All 23 assessments are mandatory.
SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES LTD
TEAM OF 6 REGIONAL OFFICERS:
John Gillies – Cardonald, Queenslie & Dumfries.
●Robert Barclay – Forth Valley, Edinburgh, Borders, North
Glasgow & City of Glasgow.
●Douglas Shearer – Ayr, Clydebank, James Watt & South
Lanarkshire.
●Paul Roberts – Aberdeen, Dundee & Tullos.
●Neil Foxcroft – Adam Smith, Carnegie, Dundee, Moray &
Perth.
●Colin Miller – Inverness.
●Monitor apprentices on a quarterly basis both at
College(3) and at the workplace (1).
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SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES LTD
Management
Technician/
Designer
Surveyor/
Estimator
TECHNICIAN PLUMBER
(after minimum of 5 years as
Advanced plumber and
additional qualifications)
ADVANCED PLUMBER
(after minimum of 2 years as
plumber)
PLUMBER
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AWARDING BODY:
●Plumbing SVQ Awarded by Joint Awarding Body
(SQA & SNIJIB for the Plumbing Industry)
SNIJIB joint employer/employee body which sets
the terms and conditions of employment in the
Plumbing Industry.
SNIPEF TRAINING SERVICES LTD
KEY MESSAGES
1. Deliver SVQ Programme Assessments to agreed
T16 Period Requirements.
2.Notify SNIPEF ofApprentice Achievement in
DEC & JUNE each year on a T16 Form.
3.T16S MUST be signed by an authorised college
signatory and the apprentice before submission
to SNIPEF Training.
4.Notify SNIPEF Training as early as possible of
any problems in meeting the delivery times.