Education and training services

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The purpose of this PIN is to initiate engagement with the market for the potential commissioning of a concession contract for the development and award of foundation, progression and apprenticeship qualifications in construction and the built environment for learners in Wales aged 16 to 19 years in a school, college or work based learning environment. This PIN is not being used as a call for competition. Following the publication of Qualifications Wales' report on the sector review of qualifications and the qualification system for construction and the built environment which identified a need for the development of a new set of bilingual qualifications for learners aged 16 to 19 in Wales, including qualifications to be used within apprenticeships, for first teaching from September 2021, we consulted on the options for reform in the review and have subsequently published a proposal to restrict the following descriptions of qualifications to one form each: — Foundation qualification in construction, — Foundation qualification in Building services, — Progression qualification in construction, — Progression qualification in Building services, — Apprenticeship qualification in construction, — Apprenticeship qualification in Building services. http://qualificationswales.org/english/qualifications/vocational-qualifications/sector-reviews/construction-and-the-built-environment/publication-of-proposal-to-restrict-qualifications---july-2018/ After the 3.8.2018 deadline for representations regarding the proposed restriction, we will review any representations made. Depending on the outcome of this notification, we propose to publish a determination to restrict. We would then start the commissioning process to appoint an awarding body /ies by June 2019 to work with us to develop high-quality qualifications in construction and the built environment. Prior to the publication of any notice to restrict, we wish to engage with parties interested in the opportunity to help inform the requirements for the commissioning process. We will be arranging conference calls with potential bidders to take place between 28 August and 7 September. We will provide a copy of the areas we would like to discuss in advance of the calls.