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Furness College
Channelside
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 2PJ
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Furness College Engineering TQS
Furness College becomes one of the first colleges in the country to be awarded the Training Quality Standard with excellence in Engineering.
It is proud to have achieved this standard, especially to have achieved it with excellence in Engineering and in the highest unconditional category, (which very few colleges have yet obtained, most only having achieved it with conditions).
Anne Attwood the college principal said "We are delighted to have been awarded the enviable kitemark. The fact that the assessment process was validated by a comprehensive employers' survey is testament to the quality of our provision and the dedication of our staff in delivering excellence."
Most people will probably never have heard of the Training Quality Standard, (TQS). Basically it is a national framework and an assessment and certification process which recognises and celebrates the best organisations currently providing training and development to employers.
On the TQS website it says: "Both the Standard and (the) Assessment process pose a significant challenge for those seeking Certification ..... Certification is tough to achieve and we can be confident it recognises only the best, making it a benchmark for all providers to aspire towards..........Consequently, it is something which organisations can .... be proud of when they achieve it."
Mary Myers, Director of the Skills for Business Unit says: "This is a very high accolade to our staff who work with local employers and for the college systems currently in place to address employers' training needs. The Standard is obtained for the college as a whole and for curriculum areas in particular. We submitted our initial application for the college as a whole and also for engineering since our previous Centre of Vocational Excellence in Marine Engineering, which we held jointly with BAE, expired in July. We achieved both unconditionally, and now plan to submit further curriculum specific applications during this academic year. The upshot of all this is that employers can be assured of the highest quality response to their training needs."