Redcar & Cleveland College is well on the way to earning the new national Training Quality Standard that will signpost employers and students to the learning and training they require.

The standard has been developed by employers, through the Learning and Skills Council, to make sure they can access the skills and courses they need to effectively develop their workforce and businesses. Redcar & Cleveland College is talking to companies and individual business sector organisations, particularly with regard to construction and engineering to provide the quality and type of learning that employers in the region must have to grow.  

The College’s Gas Centre has had an outstanding year and we have responded to employer demand by introducing Energy Efficiency courses, Legionella Risk Assessment and Legionella Disinfection courses. The College is also planning to expand its programme linked to renewable energies, building on the popularity of the course it offers for training in the installation of solar panels on roofs.

Patricia Oswald, Customer Relations Manager at Redcar & Cleveland College, said: “The new Training Quality Standard will replace our CoVE status for Engineering, but will also increase recognition of our expertise in the areas of Construction, Management, and Early Years in the future and strengthen our ties with business and industry across the North East.

“Part of the new accreditation will also cover our standards in the services and learning experience that we deliver to employees.  This is especially important as we are about to move into our brand new campus in September. It will offer the very latest services and facilities to employers, public and students, for example in our wonderful TS10 Health and Beauty Spa, new fitness suite and Gate 9 Travel Agency.

The Training Quality Standard will say to people in Teesside, and beyond, that Redcar & Cleveland College has outstanding courses, facilities and, of course, customer service.”

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