Certification is granted to an organisation where its moderated
assessment score exceeds 55% of the available points, and the
Certification Body conducting the assessment is therefore satisfied
that the organisation has demonstrated the strategy, approaches and
results that can give an employer confidence it will offer them a high
quality training experience.
Except where it is granted with conditions requiring a follow-up
after one year, certification lasts for a three year period. There are
two main restrictions. First, an organisation maintains certification
on the basis that it adheres to a Code of Conduct, codifying the
principles of the Standard and its basic conditions for eligibility.
Second, an organisation may be required to submit it reassessment if
it is subject to sweeping change – for example, if it is involved in a
merger or takeover. Beyond these restrictions, once an organisation
receives certification, it has the security to focus on its own
improvement priorities, telling its story again only after its three
years are complete.
Having achieved certification, provided that an organisation does
not violate those two rules, it will be free to promote itself using
the Training Quality Standard logo, and to identify that it has
"excellence in" any areas of expertise for which it has been
certificated.
