Awarding Competencies to a single Recordholder as an Approved Training Provider

Awarding Competencies to a single Recordholder as an Approved Training Provider

This guide is intended for Training Provider users.

 1. Log in to SkillGuard.
 2. Select the Search for My People button.
 3. Enter the recordholder’s Surname, SkillGuard Number, and Date of Birth in order to find the recordholder you wish to award the competency to.
 4. Confirm their details are correct, including their First Name and Primary Employer.
 5. Select the populated record and click Award in order to access the recordholder.
 6. Having accessed the recordholder's record, from the left-hand panel, use the tabs to select the relevant competency to be awarded, i.e. National, or Entity-Based. The award process is the same for all levels.
 7. Either start to type the name of the competency in the Competency box or click in the box and add a space to bring up a list of the national competencies available. Select the relevant one and add an Award Date from the calendar presented. Training Hours can also be added if required.
 8. Click Add. 

If the competency has a description attached you will be able to view this by selecting View File before awarding the competency. 
If the competency requires evidence, click the Select Files button and in the popup which appears, click Add Evidence Files to upload a file from your computer. 

9. The competency will now be displayed on the summary screen and any attached evidence files can be viewed by clicking the blue eye icon in the Evidence column.


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