Employer Quotes

• "Technology is critical to every element of our business. ITQ has given us a framework within which TNT Logistics can offer training on both specialised systems and packaged software – to all levels of employee throughout our UK business." John Court, Information Technology Director, TNT Logistics UK Ltd.

1. "Most staff really enjoyed the training and they are certainly more efficient in their everyday jobs. ITQ helped to begin the de-mystification of IT for many of them and allowed them to overcome barriers and move forward" Jason Beever, Club Manager, Wimbledon Racquets

• "ITQ seemed to have been designed for us – everything else looked so standardised. ITQ made us realise that we hadn’t been paying attention to our IT user skills - it’s shown up where the big knowledge holes are – and given us the means to keep our skills up to date" Sue Bruland, Automatic Doors Ltd

1. “We have offices across the country so it’s not practical for our ITS support team to be present at every location. ITQ gives our staff a broad foundation of competence, which cuts down the workload for our IT support team.” Kit Ruparel, Chief Information Officer, The Message Pad (contact management services).

• "The interactive approach of the ITQ has been advantageous as it has enabled our students to reflect upon aspects of IT undertaken within their Professional Training and helped them gain a broader understanding of possible workbased applications... Following on from a successful pilot, we view the ITQ as a worthwhile award and are investigating enabling more students on professional career courses to undertake the qualification." - Lt Rob Baillie, Royal Navy (Maritime Warfare School, HMS Collingwood).

Training Provider Quotes

• "We see ITQ as a great opportunity to give employers the flexible qualification they want." - Mary White, City College of Further Education, Birmingham.

1. "The new ITQ qualification covers the competencies people need at work to be effective in their jobs.” - John Herman, Managing Director, Intec Business Colleges plc.

• “We have been particularly impressed on how we are able to tailor ITQ to match company’s individual needs. Businesses engaged on the pilot with us appreciate the flexible nature of this award together with the opportunity to gain credit for popular vendor qualifications as well as their own bespoke software training.” - Andy Stittle, ICT Business Development Manager, Cornwall College.

1. "As a Centre of Vocational Excellence in Computing & E-Skills, Henley College Coventry is proud to be involved with the pilot of a revolutionary new qualification which truly meets the IT User Skills required by industry. In partnership with ATL Solutions, the college has developed a total blended learning approach." - Julie Craddock,Henley College.

• "Whilst the root causes of the UK skills shortage are multiple and complex, one of the fundamental problems we have seen continuously over the years is the perception that developing people is more a cost than an investment. ITQ presents a unique mechanism to offer programmes of learning leading to accreditation and demonstrable business benefit: programmes that are therefore highly relevant both to the development of the and the needs of the employer. ITQ offers genuine benefits to the individual participant, the employer and the UK economy as a whole." - Tom White, Learning Solutions Director, Parity.

Last modified: 16 Jun 2007