Compliant with the UK government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) competence standards for scheme operators, and meeting UKAS and the Competence Steering Group's directives for third party certification, Paddeco’s Third Party Competent Person scheme provides a framework of standards to ensure that installation operatives are competent and compliant in the workplace. It guarantees they are working to the highest possible industry standards, the National Occupational Standards (NOS).
Register interestIn the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, 2017, the Industry Response Group established the Competence Steering Group (CSG), which recommended the forming of twelve working groups to develop competence frameworks.
Working Group 2 (WG2 Installers) made several recommendations within the Competence Steering Group’s report “Setting the Bar” and the competence framework pilots report (Phase One). In addition to a mandatory Level 2 or Level 3 qualification for all individuals, it also includes: accredited third party certification of companies, and installers.
Companies are required to keep an updated record of competent individuals, including demonstrating the process of assuring competence and how the maintenance of competence is managed and developed.