Access Training are one of the first private training providers in the region to have undergone an inspection by Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education).
Ofsted took over responsibility for inspecting and reporting on adult and work-based learning providers in April 2007.
Five inspectors visited us in July, observing training sessions, assessments and reviews and interviewed a wide range of staff, employers and learners.
Malcolm Armstrong, Managing Director of Access Training is delighted with the results. “This is our third successful government inspection, each inspection report better than the last. We obtained ‘good’ grades in all of our occupational areas, in quality of provision and in leadership and management.”
Inspectors found the following key strengths:
• Good development of skills in the workplace
• Good collaboration with subcontractors
• Good management of training
• Good strategic planning
And one key area for improvement:
• Learner progress reviews
Over the next few weeks we will be developing an improvement plan to build on the inspection findings.
We would like to thank all of the staff, learners and partner organisations who were involved in the inspection.
To view the complete inspection report, please click on the following link: http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=317115&providerCategoryID=268435456&fileName=\\school\\50\\wbli 50314 20070903.pdf
