The following web page contains other information regarding relevant training. http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/hiddenkiller/

Originally we used Bureau Veritas for Asbestos Awareness but I know they have undergone some organisational changes so I am not 100% sure if they still offer this. I also used http://www.aaa-training.com/ for some Asbestos Training and found their training staff very knowledgeable.

UKATA is a not for profit organisation and is made up of Asbestos Training Companies, they have an exec committee, sub committess who are voted for each year. These people give up their own time to enhance the standard of asbestos training in the UK not just asbestos awareness but Licensed and unlicensed asbestos removal. There are only two people who get paid by UKATA (Debbie / Gill job share in the office) everyone else is a volunteer. Both ARCA and ACAD as well as the NFDC, have a permanent seat on this committee. Al persons who want to be 'accredited' to deliver asbestos training, have their courses, materials, venue (Licensed Training only) and trainers audited to ensure that they are competent, up to date, relevant, this is undertaken by Competent Asbestos Auditors who do not deliver asbestos training, so no bias, but have extensive knowledge of this subject. UKATA also have a representative on the Asbestos Liaison Group as well. Asbestos training is a very specilised subject and not everyone has this knowledge.