National Training Providers

All training needs to be done via either an Awarding Body or an Approved Training Provider. A list of the approved providers and links to them are below. A list of the awarding bodies are detailed on the previous page

Some organisations will offer a LDQ training service nationally. Each offers different ways of delivering the training and costs will reflect this.

Please get in touch with the organisations below directly for more details. Clicking on their logos will link you to their websites

- This website does not recommend any particular providers or the quality of their service.

- Other local training providers may also be available in your area. Your local college may be a useful contact.


ARC - The Association for Real Change

We offer our BASIC STEPS Suite of training that covers the LDQ induction at level 2 and 3.

The training is available as:

~ Distance Learning
~ A Delivered course which can be delivered in house or we can
provide the venue.
~ Trainer's Manual.
We work in partnership with TASS UK for the assessment of the award.

TASS UK are an approved centre with City and Guilds and OCN.

All of these options are offered Nationally.

All of the BASIC STEPS materials also cover the knowledge for the European Care Certificate.

For any information about the basic Steps training please contact Shirley Potter 01246 555043 or by email at shirley.potter@arcuk.org.uk







BILD - British Institute of Learning Disability



Information for LDQ websiteBILD information regarding their LDQ services

Or email Contact BILD

MacIntyre



TASS UK

What is the TASS UK LDQ Centre? TASS UK is one of the largest national LDQ Centres in the UK. TASS UK has registered and supported more than 11,000 learners through LDAF and LDQ since the company was set up in 2003.

TASS UK is able to offer the LDQ induction award through either City and Guilds or the Open College Network.

The TASS UK LDQ Centre registers the learners with their chosen awarding body and then provides all marking, verification and standardisation services plus helpline support, progress summaries and qualification updates.

How do new workers get the LDQ Award through TASS UK?
All new workers will first need to do an induction training that is approved by a LDQ Centre. There are two training options through the TASS UK LDQ Centre:

Purchase training that has already been approved
TASS UK can provide you with ready approved training programmes from ARC in a distance learning or trainer's manual format. Both programmes are clearly mapped to LDQ at level 2 and 3 as well as NVQ and the new European Care Cerificate (available later this year).

Get your own training approved
TASS UK are able to approve an organisation's own induction training programme for LDQ. Once a training programme is approved, learners can be registered and processed through the TASS UK Centre.

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