Canterbury College awarded the new national Training Quality Standard

In May, the Training Quality Standard was awarded to Canterbury College in a special ceremony attended by local business representatives. These included Canterbury City Council Chief Executive Colin Carmichael, KM Group Managing Director Graham Mead, Chairman of Canterbury4Business Paul Barrett, and Barretts of Canterbury.

The Training Quality Standard (TQS)  is a national accreditation, developed in consultation with over 600 employers.  The award recognises the high quality Business and Employer facing services provided by the College.

The TQS application process requires providers of training programmes such as Apprenticeships, Train to Gain courses and others, including bespoke employer training solutions, to demonstrate that the training they deliver satisfies and has a positive impact on the business needs of the employers with which they work.

Alison Clarke, Principal and Executive Director said: “We are extremely pleased to receive the Training Quality Standard as it recognises our commitment and approach to the work we do with employers and learners in the workplace. I am delighted that the work we do with employers has been recognised and rewarded. Achieving the TQS is a great achievement as it involves a challenging assessment of our processes and procedures including survey feedback from over 200 of our customer employers.”

The College successfully delivers a wide range of Apprenticeships, Train to Gain and professional programmes, and works with a wide range of training partners. We also operate CTR (Canterbury Training & Recruitment) - a brand new initiative that organises training, courses and also a jobs brokerage.

Canterbury College is one of the leading employer training providers in the region. The Training Quality Standard Award joins an already extensive list of accolades achieved by the College in recent years.

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