[New] Hertfordshire’s Independent Training Providers offering outstanding skills solutions

Hertfordshire is home to a number of outstanding Independent Training Providers (ITPs) providing a wide range of skills training to businesses and individuals.

Working hand-in-hand with the Chamber to serve the needs of the County, our Independent Training Provider base is working hard to ensure that the provision they offer meets the emerging needs of the businesses they serve.

So, what is an Independent Training Provider (ITP) and how are they different to a college?

ITPs may offer fully-funded or subsidised training through the Department for Education. This could be through traineeships, apprenticeships or other adult-education programmes. They may also work in private or bespoke arrangements with employers, offering commercial (or paid-for) training solutions too. ITPs typically operate independently from state-run institutions such as colleges and schools, and as such can often provide a great deal of variety and flexibility in the services and products that they offer.

For any government funded provision, ITPs are inspected by Ofsted in exactly the same way that schools or colleges would be, and are held to account to the same high standards. Additionally, they undergo rigorous financial and governance assurance processes through government to ensure that the funded programmes that they offer to young people, adults and businesses are robust and high-quality. Many of our training providers in Hertfordshire hold ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’, the highest awards that Ofsted can grade. This means that they are amongst the leading training providers in the country –and many are based right here in our County.

We have a wide range of ITP provision here in Hertfordshire, covering many specialist subjects and job roles. We also have a number of ITPs that can offer training within Hertfordshire, but who are not Headquartered here. They are still a valuable part of our skills offer for the county, as it’s important that we can provide a mix of skills solutions to our businesses.

• Learn Trade Skills https://learntradeskills.co.uk/

• Sporting Futures Training https://www.sportingfuturestraining.co.uk/

• Skillnet https://skillnet.training/

• SPS Training https://www.sps-training.com/

• Together Training https://www.togethertraining.co.uk/

• Performance Learning Group https://www.plgrp.co.uk

• KEITS https://www.keits.co.uk

Regarded as the best annual outdoor event in the county, The Hertfordshire County Show presents the perfect opportunity to engage customers both old and new. As such we offer packages to suit every budget and can make bespoke adaptions to accommodate your needs.

● Build your company profile and brand awareness

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● Entertain clients, associates and employees within our dedicated Members Marquee and Lawn, taking away the best of the Show experience

● Reach your target visitor audience within the Hertfordshire and Greater London region

● Add credibility to your brand by aligning with an event that has been running for 142 years