Check the paperwork, certificate, and any other documentary proof that the employee may have, in particular look for RTITB, ITSSAR or other accrediting body name and a name and registration number for the instructor/examiner who ran the course, there is nothing wrong with ‘in house’ qualifications and many companies train this way using their own instructors, these are still nationally recognised qualifications as long as they have been administered by a properly registered instructor/examiner to the correct standard, if in doubt, ask us to check out the registration numbers on the certificate with the relevant accrediting body.

Beware that some ‘In House’ training is not accredited nor has it been delivered to the required standard, someone who’s training consisted of twice round the yard with old Fred the yard man, has not had acceptable training regardless of how much paperwork they have to support this!!

Last updated on July 11, 2009 by Michael Pearce