Supporting training providers 

Many employers within the voluntary and community youth sector are also training providers, in that they provide training directly to their staff and volunteers and/or externally to the rest of the sector. The information contained within this section will support the sector's training providers to develop and improve their provision:

• Qualifications in Working with Vulnerable Young People: FAQ for Training Providers
  
  
• Youth work vocational qualifications (NQF) - last dates for accreditation/certification 
  
  
• New qualifications for assessors and verifiers (PDF from Lifelong Learning UK)

• Qualifications and standards for teachers, tutors and trainers

• National Learning Alliance

• Commissioning third sector training providers

• Sharing practice with other training providers

• Funding Guide to Workforce Development

• Qualifications and Credit Framework

• Gaining a quality mark for qualifications or training programmes (Standards Verification - external website)
  

National Learning Alliance 

The National Learning Alliance (TSNLA) is a growing national alliance of voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises involved in learning and training. It aims to offer a coherent 'voice' from and for training providers across government departments and other important bodies, and a forum for developing ideas and proposals. For more information >> NLA web site 

Commissioning third sector training providers

Commissioning of training providers to deliver 14-19 learning has been transferred to the Young People's Learning Agency.  For more information go to >> Third Sector Section of the YPLA web site and the TSNLA web site (who have a contract to provide the third sector with support and resources during this transition period).

The Skills Funding Agency has the funding responsibility for adult learning and services such as the National Apprenticeship Service.

NCVYS continues to lobby the Government to consider a different approach to the procurement of training from the the third sector - see report from March 2009 meeting (PDF) highlighting key issues for the third sector. We hope that a simple commissioning framework will be produced, making it easier for the sector's training providers to gain contracts.

Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)

With the new QCF, learners will be more able to study in 'bite-sized chunks', building up a portfolio of accredited training which suits their individual needs.  For more information >> QCF web pages (external - QCDA web site) and the Children's Workforce Development Council's QCF web pages.

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