JANET(UK) has been awarded Learning and Development Provider Accreditation by the prestigious IITT for its range of training courses.

Described as ‘entirely worthy’ of the accreditation by the IITT, the award demonstrates JANET(UK)’s commitment to maintain the highest of industry training standards and continually develop courses to meet customer needs.

The IITT is the leading authority on Learning and Development for IT professionals and holds an impressive portfolio of clients from Learning Tree to Rolls Royce and Motorola Solutions Training.

For JANET(UK) to achieve Learning and Development Provider status, it had to undergo a rigorous  consultation process.  Says Michelle Parish from the IITT “Throughout the accreditation meeting JANET Training demonstrated a commitment to quality and the desire to continuous improve in a commercially viable manner…Of particular note was the exceptionally high standard in terms of content, design and production of the course materials and the thorough nature in which new courses are tested and reviewed – the team are to be congratulated on the approach taken in this respect.”

JANET(UK) approached the IITT following the results of a recent Skills Review earlier this year in which the skills requirements of networking staff was mapped across the JANET community. In this review, many respondents expressed the wish for accredited courses.  This first step towards accreditation endorses JANET(UK)’s high standards as a training provider. “We know that our courses are of high quality,” says Katharine Iles, Training Manager at JANET(UK), “but we wanted to endorse this through a structured process of external verification.  As the industry recognised body, the IITT were the obvious partner to provide this accreditation.   Their endorsement now enables us to demonstrate our continued commitment to our customers and to benchmark JANET(UK)’s provision of courses against other providers.”

The next step is to work towards learner accreditation for individual JANET training courses.This will give learners recognised qualifications for their skills and could form part of their Continued Professional Development (CPD).

As always attendees on JANET Training courses can be assured of the quality of training; they can also be confident that the courses will be relevant and specific to their roles within education and research.  As a trusted partner JANET(UK) is committed to providing continued value for money to its customers, offering a wide range of courses at affordable prices.

For further information on JANET(UK)’s Training courses, please visit: www.ja.net/training