New training quality kite mark launched

Employers and training providers have joined forces to launch an innovative new standard, designed and endorsed by employers, which will recognise and highlight excellence amongst training providers.

The Training Quality Standard was developed to give employers a simple benchmark for choosing training provision. Achieving the standard demonstrates providers’ ability to offer high quality training at a time and place to suit employers – setting them apart from the competition and making it easy for employers to find the right training solutions for them.

Skills minister David Lammy officially launched the Training Quality Standard at an event where he congratulated 31 new providers from across the country who have recently achieved the standard. Supporters of the new accreditation system who attended the event included the Confederation of British Industry, Regional Development Agencies, the Association of Learning Providers, Associated of Colleges, Sector Skills Councils and DIUS representatives.

Speaking at the launch, David Lammy said, “I am delighted to congratulate the providers who have achieved the Training Quality Standard. Training is at the heart of any successful enterprise and by bringing training providers and employers together to deliver economically valuable skills and qualifications, we will make high quality training accessible for all. The Training Quality Standard will be a mark that employers can trust and I hope many more providers will, in time, go on to achieve it.”

A unique attribute of the Training Quality Standard is that it is not attached to public funding or investment and is open to both publicly and privately funded organisations, providing workforce training solutions at all levels, including Higher Education, Apprenticeships and Train to Gain, as well as bespoke and non accredited training.