ICT First and LASER Awards bring the total number of Awarding Bodies supported by the FSA to seven. This leaves only two awarding bodies who have not yet agreed to the FSA’s requirements for support.

While FSA support of an awarding body goes not guarantee that one of their centers (trainers) is delivering quality Forest School training it does ensure the following:

1. All the trainers working with an FSA supported Awarding Body have a level 3 Forest School qualification themselves.

2. All the trainers working with an FSA supported Awarding Body have at least two years, post qualification, experience leading Forest School with at least one long term (i.e. through the seasons) programme.

3. All the trainers working with an FSA supported Awarding Body are setting minimum age requirements for entry to level 2 and level 3 Forest School courses (18 and 21 respectively).

Prior to the FSA taking steps to gain ‘buy in’ from the Awarding Bodies that are delivering FSA approved Forest School qualification these minimum requirements were not being met in all cases.

Even now, trainers who do not have any experience of Forest School can set themselves up as Forest School trainers, delivering FSA approved Forest School qualifications, by working through one of the other two Awarding Bodies.

A number of the Awarding Bodies have expressed gratitude that the FSA is in a position to advise them on the industry standards. We hope that the other Awarding Bodies seek FSA support in due course.

FSA supported Awarding Bodies are listed, and linked to, below.

OCNWMR

AptEd

AIM Awards

NOCN

CERTA

ICT First

LASER Awards 

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