Posted By Mick154 Quick Friday Competence checks for outside Training Providers Apart from the norm insurance, policy’s etc what other things should one check, thinking qualifications, experience in a give topic (safety related) etc

Posted By Victoriana This quite a difficult question to answer because it depends on the subject matter. Competence is of course a mixture of qualifications, skills and experience - and for training this mix may change depending on the topic. For example, with a legal topic, qualifications may be important but with a practical topic (such as compressed gas cylinder handling)you may be more interested in the trainers background and experience. In terms of documentation a training provider is a contractor, so all the standard documentation applies, but I would also expect them to provide a course outline (to ensure they intend to meet your training objectives)and possibly feedback from other people they have provided training to (could be copies of feedback sheets or references). We have all experienced training where the individual leading it is obviously an expert in their field but awful at communicating the message in an entertaining and informative manner! Victoriana

Posted By Mick154 We are all singing from the same sheet Teaching qualification plus experience in a specific topic Was just thinking which would be the best qualification i know there are C&G 7307 and CIEH are there any others that I can look for in the competence check for delivering HS training Thanks for your contribution

Posted By Stuff4blokes My local primary school has some good teachers but they would be absolutely rubbish at training a new employee how to oprate a lathe. Thus a teaching qualification is not the answer to competence in training.