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FIS has been working with members to develop the competency frameworks for key occupations in our sector. These frameworks are now open for a 30 day consultation and your feedback is crucial in shaping the future of your industry ensuring a strong, sustainable future for the profession. Click on the occupations below for more information:

These frameworks define the Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Behaviours essential for each trade. We encourage you to submit your feedback by 28 February 2025.

FIS Competency Toolkit

This Toolkit provides essential guidance and tools to support FIS Members in meeting new regulatory competence requirements, providing advice on CSCS, Competency Frameworks that support our sector and details information on how to create a Competency Management Plan.

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Get involved in Skills Bootcamps

Get involved in Skills Bootcamps

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Inadequate and incomplete fire stopping leads to safety risks

Inadequate and incomplete fire stopping leads to safety risks

CROSS Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures UK (CROSS-UK) are the body used by Government to report safety issues to ensure information about safety issues in construction are shared with the sector. They recently published the following report. Following...

Countdown to New Building Safety Regime

Countdown to New Building Safety Regime

The next phase of the new Building Safety Regime will come into effect from 1 October and will affect all new buildings. For new Higher‐Risk Buildings (HRBs), the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be the Building Control Body, with transitional arrangements...