In a competitive market, NCSC Assured Training can help you differentiate your cyber security courses.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC, a part of GCHQ) is working to make high-quality cyber security training easily identifiable to cyber security professionals. This endeavour is vital in addressing the significant shortage of skilled cyber security professionals in the UK.
With the abundance of cyber security training courses on offer, it can be difficult to identify highly competent trainers and good quality courses. NCSC Assured Training addresses this issue – providing rigorously assessed training courses to select from. Customers can feel confident they will receive training that is consistent with industry best practice.
NCSC has appointed APMG as the independent Certification Body for Certified Training, due to APMG’s track record for accrediting quality training providers.
What are the benefits of assurance for training providers?
- Is a key market differentiator, setting your courses apart from other cyber security training options
- Inspires confidence in organisations and individuals that your course is of a high quality, with proof that your cyber security training has been assessed against NCSC’s rigorous standards
- Ensures your cyber security training content and delivery is consistent with best practice and provides your organisation with the opportunity to benchmark your cyber security courses against NCSC’s standards.
How can my training course become NCSC Assured?
The assurance process is made up of three elements:
- The assessment of an organisation’s management systems and processes for administering and delivering courses
- The assessment of a full set of course materials
- The assessment of at least one trainer and all subsequent trainers that deliver the course.
Only when all three elements have been assessed as successful can a training provider promote their training as NCSC assured.
Bespoke Exams for your courses
APMG can assist you in creating an exam to compliment your NCSC Assured Training Course - allowing you to offer organisations the capability to assess knowledge retention and candidates the ability to prove their knowledge. Exams can be developed from an APMG bank of questions or training providers can develop the assessments for APMG to host in their online exam portal. In addition, APMG digital badges can be created for these exams.
