EBTA for higher education providers

What is the EBTA Service?

co-ordinated by fdf
works with a range of Sector Skills Councils, Chambers of Commerce, unionlearn and other employer groups to promote accreditation of training and to identify relevant employers to benefit from the service
helps employers consider the benefits for their company from the accreditation of existing training being carried out in the workplace
provides trained EBTA Consultants to carry out a preliminary analysis of the training and identify relevant level, credit value and form of accreditation
arranges for universities with relevant subject expertise to express interest in taking forward the accreditation
gives guidance and support to the employer in choosing the higher education institution (HEI) partner to undertake the accreditation
offers continuing support through to the final accreditation process with the chosen HEI
remains available to offer support to the employer for further development of the training and/or the identifying further progression opportunities for employees who have undertaken the accreditation

Benefits to higher education providers

Experience to date has shown that engaging with employers through the accreditation of their training brings the following benefits to HEIs:

widens access to new learners
strengthens your employer links and engagements
provide progression opportunities to mainstream programmes
opens up new funding opportunities
provides valuable staff development opportunities
gives insights into the needs of employers
informs curriculum development
underpins course developments

It helps to make HEIs more demand-led.

Keeping in touch with EBTA Developments - Join the EBTA JISC email group

If you would like to keep in touch with general developments relating to the EBTA Service and to participate in the exchange of information and ideas relating to the accreditation of employer based training, then please click here to go to the JISC website to join the EBTA JISC email group

How to Participate – Joining the EBTA Community of Practice

EBTA welcomes new members to the Community of Practice. Accreditation of employer based training is best sustained and supported by strong partnerships between with employers at the local level. If you would like to be one of the HEIs supporting the EBTA Service and offering to undertake accreditation opportunities identified by fdf then please click here for more details about the Community of Practice

How to contact us

For information about the EBTA team please see our EBTA website