Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what evidence the Skills Funding Agency will require from training providers to prove that they are a high quality training provider; and what steps will be taken to verify the information so submitted.

The Skills Funding Agency requires organisations applying to the new Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers to supply evidence of recent Ofsted and/or QAA outcomes.

The Skills Funding Agency is also asking applicants to respond to questions about, for example, how the applicant’s apprenticeship offer meets the needs of learners and employers, and engages, challenges, and inspires apprentices.

The information submitted will be evaluated according to the Agency’s standard processes for evaluating applications to its training registers.