no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . may 2013 skills cfa founded 1996 headquarters london website www.skillscfa.org skills cfa is both the standard setting organisation for business skills and the leading apprenticeship issuing authority in the united kingdom . 1 skills cfa has one of the largest organisational footprints of any standards setting body or sector skills council representing approximately 11 million uk employees working in pan sector occupations and developed apprenticeship frameworks which were expected to be started by over 122 000 learners during 2010 11 . 1 skills cfa is a registered charity established in 1996 originally under the name council for administration . the name was later changed to cfa business skills work before its current title skills cfa . it is sometimes referred to by the short hand acronym cfa . contents 1 standards & qualifications 2 apprenticeships 2.1 higher apprenticeships 3 references standards & qualifications edit skills cfa are responsible for overseeing the development of uk national occupational standards nos national vocational qualifications nvq and scottish vocational qualifications svq for the following sectors 2 business & administration consultancy & business support contact centre customer service enterprise governance human resources & recruitment industrial relations languages & intercultural learning management & leadership marketing sales nos define exactly what it is in terms of performance and understanding that individuals are expected to achieve when carrying out specific functions in the workplace . they help develop the qualifications and credit framework qcf which provides the structure for creating and accrediting qualifications in england wales and northern ireland . apprenticeships edit skills cfa also develops uk apprenticeship frameworks and supplies research statistics for apprenticeship and workplace employment in the uk . 3 4 they develop and certify the most apprenticeships in the uk and have the largest apprenticeship remit of any skills body with 27 % of all qualified apprentices in england having completed one of their business apprenticeships . 1 higher apprenticeships edit skills cfa has developed uk higher apprenticeship programmes equivalent to the first year of a degree course . higher apprenticeship in project management created in conjunction with the association for project management 5 higher apprenticeship in human resource management in conjunction with the chartered institute of personnel and development 6 higher apprenticeship in recruitment in conjunction with the recruitment & employment confederation 7 references edit a b c house of commons business innovation and skills committee written evidence submitted by cfa house of commons london 5 november 2012 . retrieved on 22 march 2013 . standards & qualifications skills cfa . retrieved on 21 march 2013 . get organised how to get a job in admin daily mirror london 20 december 2012 . retrieved on 19 march 2013 . job focus working in admin daily mirror london 15 march 2013 . retrieved on 19 march 2013 . apm launches higher apprenticeship in project management association for project management london 29 june 2012 . retrieved on 19 march 2013 . cipd and skills cfa launch new higher apprenticeship in human resource management to broaden access to careers in business chartered institute of personnel and development london 6 september 2012 . retrieved on 19 march 2013 . rec joins forces with skills cfa to develop first recruitment apprenticeship the recruitment and employment confederation london 17 september 2012 . retrieved on 19 march 2013 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title skills cfa & oldid 553973657 categories apprenticeshiptraining organizationshidden categories orphaned articles from may 2013all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 may 2013 at 15 50 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view