Maximise your training investment
We specialise in helping professional bodies, other organisations and employers gain academic recognition for their learning programmes through the OU Credit Rating Service.
To achieve credit ratings for learning programmes, the OU Credit Rating Service works with:
- Private and public sector organisations who are delivering structured training to their employees
- Professional institutions and awarding organisations who are providing professional qualifications for their members
- Training providers
- Other providers
What are the benefits of credit rated training for organisations?
- An endorsement of the standard of the training
- Greater participation in training because OU credit rating meets personal as well as organisational needs
- The potential to improve learning materials and processes, and construct a coherent work-based learning strategy
- Much greater appeal to high calibre new recruits
- A sign of commitment to support employees throughout their careers
- A close fit with the government skills agenda
- Access to the vast work-based learning resources of the UK's largest university
What will your employees get out of credit rated training?
- Exemption from some elements of further study at Higher Education institutions including the Open University
- Greater confidence in the quality of their learning and development
- Organisational commitment to training needs
- Clear routes towards professional qualifications
- Defined career pathways
Why use the OU Credit Rating Service?
- We are an acknowledged leader in the provision of structured UK credit rating
- We have over 30 years’ experience accrediting external programmes
- We have successfully given OU credit rating to over 100 organisations
- We have experienced learning consultants who specialise in credit rating
- We are skilled at identifying the problems associated with credit rating existing courses and devising solutions.
- We have a long history of working in partnership with external organisations
- We have a team of experienced advisers who will guide your employees through the credit claim process on their way to a valuable qualification
