New ‘kitemark’ for manufacturing training
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The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing (NSAM) announced a new ‘kitemark’ yesterday (24 September) that it says will provide a signposts to training that meets national standards of quality. It will reduce the time required to select the most appropriate training provider and material, it says.
The announcement details how training providers can become validated against NSAM’s national training quality standard.
“There is now a prescribed route for training providers to have their own material independently validated and to also identify approved training products with which to expand their portfolio,” the Academy said. In conjunction with material approval there is also an approval route for anyone delivering training to ensure their approach meets nationally recognised levels of quality.
For manufacturers, the validation acts as a ‘kitemark’, and as more training providers become validated, the result will be a pool of high quality training programmes that employers can access and select from.
For training providers, it will be a way to demonstrate industry-recognised levels of quality – a way to stand out from the crowded market.
For more information on validating training material or delivery against the Skills Academy’s national standard contact Ian Buckingham at the Skills Academy on 0121 717 6610 or enquiries@nsa-m.co.uk
