Vision and strategic review
The strategy and vision for the trading standards qualifications framework identifies the way forward to ensure that the qualifications remain relevant, fit for purpose and sustainable.
Vision for the TSQF (PDF 107KB)
Strategy for the TSQF (PDF 83KB)
The following documentation details the planned changes to the portfolios together with the ongoing review of the framework.
TSQF core skills portfolio including FAQs (PDF 132KB)
The professional standards masterclass held at TSI's Edinburgh 2010 conference detailed the ongoing strategic review of the TSQF, the presentations delivered can be viewed below.
Masterclass: professional standards - Peter Heafield (PDF 448KB)
Vision for the TSQF - Phil Owen (PDF 435KB)
You may have seen some of the articles relating to the ongoing strategic review published in TS Today, these are detailed below.
Article 1 - definition of a TSP (PDF 239KB)
Article 2 - raising the bar (PDF 258KB)
Article 3 - TSQF decision time (PDF 260KB)
Article 4 - fit for use (PDF 274KB)
Article 5 - getting to the core (PDF 274KB)
Definition of a Trading Standards Practitioner (PDF 96KB); presentation by Phil Owen, there is now a Version 3 presentation available.
