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Tech Industry Gold is the only industry accreditation for tech-related education and training.

The unique Tech Industry Gold partnership between employers and learning providers creates outstanding results for both.

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What is Tech Industry Gold

Tech Industry Gold accreditation provides formal recognition for high quality pathways to employment in digital and tech roles.

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Learning outcomes meet industry needs

Learning Outcomes meet industry needs for in-demand skills sets which aredefined by teams of expert employers and continually reviewed to maintain currency.

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Employers support design and delivery

As well as governing Tech Industry Gold accreditation, employers provide insights to help providers respond to the constantly changing environment, and deliver a wide range of enrichment opportunities for learners.

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Diversity and inclusion are prioritised

Accredited programmes encourage talent from all walks of life, and diversity is actively embraced. There is particular focus on addressing the gender imbalance and providing equal opportunity for all.

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Digital Credentials prove industry-valued skills

Employers can rely on Successful learners are awarded Tech Industry Gold digital credentials which prove their skills in a format industry can readily use.

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“I would highly recommend doing a Tech Industry Gold degree as it offers more opportunity and insight into the working environment than a standard degree. It also increases employability due to the extra knowledge and opportunity available.”

Olivia Myers

Tech Industry Gold degree student, Loughborough University

Benefits

Outstanding learner outcomes

Learner outcomes are best in class on all key measures, including employment and academic results. Tech Industry Gold learners are highly sought after because they have the blend of business, technology, project and professional skills to be immediately productive in the workplace.

Industry recognition for quality and relevance

Industry recognition boosts programme uptake by making it easy for learners and employers to identify high quality, relevant courses. Promotional support from TechSkills helps learning providers make the most of their accreditation.

Deeper relationships between employers and providers

Tech Industry Gold is not only about accreditation, it is an ongoing partnership between employers and learning providers. Joint activities include ensuring the currency of programmes designing new solutions to skills challenges and influencing government policy.

Increased learner satisfaction

As well as having the best employment, pay and academic outcomes, learners on Tech Industry Gold programmes gain from unique access to employers throughout their course, membership of the Tech Industry Gold learner community, and the award of trusted Tech Industry Gold digital credentials which prove their industry-valued skills in a format employers can readily understand.

The accreditation process - learning providers

Preparation

We work in partnership with you to understand your programme and your objectives for accreditation. We then agree a project plan and accreditation timeframe with you in an onboarding meeting. A Tech Industry Gold Accreditation Specialist is assigned to support you once you are ready to proceed.

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Submission

Your Accreditation Specialist will work closely with you on a draft submission. This shows how your programmes meet the accreditation criteria, which cover learning outcomes, delivery, assessment and diversity. Having undertaken a gap analysis, we have a review meeting with you to offer feedback before you finalise your submission. This is usually within 12 weeks of the onboarding meeting.

Accreditation

The Accreditation Specialist prepares a report for a Tech Industry Gold Employer Accreditation Panel. They will present to the panel, followed by panel members asking you any clarification questions. Following their exploration of the evidence, they will decide on the accreditation outcome, which is notified to you within 24 hours.

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Promotion

Following successful accreditation, we move into an ongoing partnership with you. This includes welcoming you into the Tech Industry Gold community, creating a marketing plan to promote your programme, providing industry enrichment for your learners, and scheduling regular meetings and information flow to help you keep abreast of changing industry needs.

The accreditation process – employers

Input

We listen to you to understand your priorities and skills needs, forming working groups with employers with similar interests.

Define

Tech Industry Gold Accreditation Specialists translate this input into Tech Industry Gold accreditation criteria, including setting out the Learning Outcomes programmes need to deliver.

Develop

Learning providers work with us and our Accreditation Specialists to develop programmes which meet these criteria.

Accredit

Employers form panels at which accreditation proposals are presented for decision. Following successful accreditation, ongoing currency of programmes is assured through regular updates of accreditation criteria with employers, and regular review of programmes with provider partners.

Please contact us if you would like to be involved with the accreditation process.

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