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04/07/2009

RAISING THE STANDARD

What will give you confidence that the freelance trainer you are considering engaging will provide a return on investment or expectation?

The TrainerBase Standard

The TrainerBase Standard is the first ‘occupational’ standard specifically developed to measure the full range of competence and behaviours expected of an independent learning and development practitioner. Purchasers have commented “This is long overdue”.

200 Years of Expertise

The TrainerBase Standard was drawn up by a highly experienced team of learning and development professionals with close to 200 years of combined expertise.

Proof of Competence

And this is why the TrainerBase Standard and the Certified Learning Practitioner (CLP) accreditation is so beneficial to purchasers of training: a CLP has proved that they are fully competent.

Essential Principles

The TrainerBase Standard is a set of Principles: to which a Learning Practitioner commits and by which their competence and behaviours are measured in respect to Personal, Operational and Commercial undertakings.

In the three Principles that make up the TrainerBase Standard essential for purchaser requirements:

  • The Personal Principle covers ethical practice, effective communication and relationship building and Professional Development.
  • The Operational Principle covers best practice from advice through design and delivery to evaluation of learning activities and processes.
  • The Commercial Principle covers business planning, running a commercial entity and monitoring ongoing business success.

Purchaser Confidence

Why are the Principles so important? Because you as a purchaser need the confidence to engage with reliable competent professionals who have evidenced that they know what they are doing.

For more information on how you can adopt and use The TrainerBase Standard as a way of ensuring you meet your training objectives please call: 01239 711544

Approved Trainers

The next time you are in contact with a freelance independent trainer, ask them if they are a CLP. If they are; then TrainerBase, their trade association, can assure you that they will do a professional job and meet your agreed objectives.

Download information about the TrainerBase Standard for Learning Practitioners.


The Learning Practitioner

Within the Standard a Learning Practitioner undertakes up to three different learning related roles within the execution of their duties. These roles are:

  • Adviser
  • Developer
  • Provider.

The Learning Practitioner can be assessed under any one
of the above roles. Learning Practitioner roles are tiered in that:

  • The adviser undertakes consultancy services only or
  • The developer undertakes consultancy services and creates learning resources or
  • The provider undertakes consultancy services, creates learning resources and delivers learning activities and events.

Architects of the Standard

The following individuals gave kindly of their time and expertise in the creation of the TrainerBase Standard and the development of the CLP accreditation scheme.

A quick review suggests that a collective of close to 200 years of experience and expertise and well over 2,500 hours was put into the development of the standard.