Holding Grad IOSH or CMIOSH and experience is certainly not an illustration of training competence. Been subject to a few death by powerpoint sessions by such believers, in my time! CIEH is quite good so I understand (but have no experience). I "did" an IOSH train the trainer about 15 years ago (was quite good) then another from an outfit in Northampton that was excellent and I now use him to train my staff. Last year I "refreshed" by doing a PTLLS (lower level than CTLLS) and was most impressed and learned quite a few new things. I'd still rate myself as a mediocre trainer however. The real good uns have that something extra

As I understand it: An individual who would like to teach adults now has to have a recognised teaching qualification, which sets out to maintain standards within the industry. The PTLLS Level 3/4 award enables you to gain this certification and prepares you fully for the world of teaching. If you wanted to assess NVQ subjects in your specialised area, you would need the NVQ/QCF Assessor qualification. This may not be the case for every individual, I aren't too sure. However, as I work for a training company where we train and/or assess adults and apprentices we have to be qualified. (ie Ofsted/Awarding body requirements). If someone is looking to go into a trainer role for a training company or college, then they would definitely require PTLLS. I agree with Walker "the good uns have that something extra" when interviewing for positions, a trainer needs to be good, otherwise with all the technical knowledge in the world if you can't teach then how can you teach others?

Spud, Look for the PTLLS or the CTLLS; i have completed the PTLLS course and found it enlightening, Without which i would not understand the way to structure the training or guage the learners apptitude and understanding of the course taught.