Following the successful rollout of the Training Quality Standard for training providers, the Standard is being developed to offer assessment and certification, to the same requirements, for training delivered by employers’ in-house departments. The development of the Training Quality Standard for Employers is a crucial step as part of the Standard’s long-term evolution to ensure the Standard recognises the best training wherever it is found, regardless of the organisation, sector or funding.
The Standard was developed with the intention of driving through a cultural change in the delivery of training and development to employers as independent customers, and so the assessment framework has been adapted to look at an organisation’s internal training delivery and its ability to meet the needs of the wider business. The framework focuses on two linked delivery competencies:
An initial pilot has already been completed with several organisations, including BMW, British Gas, Jaguar Land Rover, and Scania who, having successfully undergone full assessment, are amongst the first to be certificated under the Training Quality Standard for Employers.
This is covered in Part A of the Standard, assessing organisations for their responsiveness.
This is covered in Part B of the Standard, assessing organisations for their ability to deliver against and meet defined business needs.
The pilot is now being extended to gain further input from participants on the assessment process, and guidance developed for employers that wish to apply for Standard in the future.
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