National Skillsmark endorsement for Fire Service College

Juliet Basford | Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Fire Service College's Incident Command Foundation training programme has been awarded the prestigious Skillsmark endorsement.

Skillsmark, developed by Skills for Justice, is the recognised quality mark for learning and development in the Justice and Fire sector. Skillsmark endorsed programmes undergo a rigorous quality assurance process to ensure learning programmes provide the required skills and knowledge in line with employers' needs.

The College is committed to quality assurance and continuous improvements as Caroline Wallace, Quality Assurance Manager at the Fire Service College, explains: "Going through the endorsement process for us was a self assessment approach that made us look and think twice and consider whether there is a better way of doing things.  There were some tweaks made in the course delivery, but it was a continuous improvement cycle that a fresh pair or eyes can always bring.  For any organisation, that is a healthy approach".

Kim Robinson, Chief Executive at the Fire Service College, said "Skillsmark endorsement of our Incident Command Foundation course is a great achievement for the College and demonstrates our professional approach to learning and development, evidenced through our flexible approach to training that is both fit for purpose and designed with employers' needs in mind".

The Fire Service College achieved Skillsmark recognition in May 2010, awarded to learning providers who are recognised as providing high quality training relevant to the Justice and Fire sector.

For more information about the Skillsmark endorsed Fire Service College Incident Command Foundation or any of our other courses please click here.