Pictured are Ian and Tom (left to right) receiving centre approval from Sean from GQA qualifications as a an accredited training provider.

Having gone through a thorough approvals process of working towards BS AU 242b:2022 both Ian and Tom have both been accredited as the first UK candidates of the 4M Windscreen Repair Compliance course run by GT.

Both Ian and Tom passed with distinction having sat a technical exam and a practical assessed outcome. Both Ian and Tom can now promote any repair activities they undertake as BS AU242b:2022 compliant. GT can formally assess candidates through the same assessment course that Ian and Tom have done

Tom said" its great to get some recognition for the 20 years I have worked as a windscreen repair technician. Tom commented that "other than this 4M Certificate, the only other thing I had passed in my life was my driving test". Tom added "I have always enjoyed working in the industry but never had any formal recognition to demonstrate how professional I try to be at all times". Its a great feeling to have some third party accreditation proving it.

Although Tom had worked as a repair technician for 20 years he was not formally considered competent. Now with his new status he is considered currently competent. Ian with more than 30 years experience and a 10 year old NVQ was considered competent, but not currently competent. Now with his new status, Ian is also considered formally as currently competent for a period of five years.

Here are some examples of how formal accreditation works. Which are you?

1.Windscreen technician issued a none accredited certificate of attendance by a training provider 5 years ago-Not Competent to British Standards

2. Windscreen technician working for 20 years without any accreditation-Not competent to British Standards

3. A windscreen repair training provider for 20 years without any formal training accreditation, printing own certificates-Not Competent to British Standards

4. A windscreen repair technician with an NVQ older than 5 years-Competent, but not to currently competent to British Standards

5. A windscreen repair technician or trainer who has passed the GT 4M Course-Currently Competent (Tom and Ian)