Explore our Resource Hub to discover more about VCA’s specialist services in assessment, recruitment, and leadership development for Fire & Rescue Services.

Use the links below to find out how we support organisations to build capability, strengthen leadership, and create fair, consistent processes.

If you have any questions, get in touch using our enquiry form and a member of the team will be happy to help.

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Our Services

  • Career Progression Gateway (CPG)

    Explore the CPG, an online behavioural assessment system designed for Fire & Rescue Service promotion processes. It evaluates leadership, judgement, and communication through realistic scenario-based exercises aligned to the NFCC framework.

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  • Firefighter Recruitment Assessments (for Wholetime, On-Call and Fire Control)

    A new approach to Recruitment – Values, Ethics and Leadership-based assessment tools using realistic scenarios to support fair, consistent selection decisions.

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  • Leading the Service: Profiling

    Strategic leadership profiling for ACFO, DCFO, and CFO roles, providing accurate psychological insight into judgement, motivation, and leadership behaviour.

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Our Feedback Sessions

  • For Candidates:

    Confidential one-to-one feedback sessions providing assessment insight and development guidance.

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  • For Fire and Rescue Services:

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Explore Our Workshops

  • CPG Briefing

    Overview of the CPG assessment process, including exercises, preparation guidance, and candidate support.

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  • Case Study Skills

    Practical guidance on structured written responses to increase clarity, avoid communications errors and improve outcomes in the workplace and assessments

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  • Demonstrating Outstanding Leadership

    Exploring practical leadership approaches that support improved team functioning, performance, wellbeing, development and more.

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  • Developing Your Team Post-CPG

    Supports line managers in embedding learning, using feedback effectively, and creating development-focused teams that promote growth and resilience.

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Best Practice Assessment Forum

  • VCA’s Fire Service Best Practice Assessment Forum

    Brings together professionals from 25+ UK Fire & Rescue Services to share best practice, explore sector challenges, and collaborate on assessment, leadership, recruitment, and development tools.

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Client Portal

  • Client Portal

    Secure online portal giving FRS clients access to CPG projects, candidate feedback, high-potential insights, and EDI reporting.

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Podcasts

We spoke with Pete about recruitment and promotion in the Fire & Rescue Service, reflecting on how fair, consistent processes help ensure the right people are in the right roles.

We were delighted to speak with Pete about how values-based recruitment, fair promotion, and leadership development can strengthen the UK Fire & Rescue Service.