GTA England Criteria & Application

We are a membership organisation and we welcome applications from existing GTAs and those organisations which fulfil our joining criteria. By applying, your organisation will become eligible for the benefits of membership and support. If you believe that being part of GTA England will benefit your organisation and you meet our membership criteria, please complete our application form.

Criteria Information

It is clear from the evidence presented to the Commission that GTAs can legitimately be regarded as distinctive because:

First and foremost, GTAs have evolved in response to the needs of and strategic leadership from local employers who are directly involved in their governance, and in the development of training curricula and approaches to teaching and learning. They understand the pressures under which businesses operate and how to support them through a highly responsive holistic and long-term service covering all aspects of workforce development.
They operate as not-for-profit organizations that invest any surplus in the continuous improvement of their services.
GTAs deliver employment led Intermediate (Level 2) and Advanced Apprenticeships (Level 3) with a high level of technical content, typically lasting from 2 to 4 years and involving substantial off-the-job training. The GTA England strategy is that the service should incorporate 14-16 via provision such as University Technical Colleges through to and including level 4 and 5.
Through economies of scale and high-quality training centres, GTAs provide specific support to SMEs to enable them to meet the costs of running high quality apprenticeships.

These characteristics form the basis of a framework of criteria against which any organisation wishing to be recognized as a GTA, is to be assessed.

Membership fee is based on turnover as follows:

Annual Turnover	Membership Fee
<£1m	£2,116
Between £1m - £3m	£3,986 - £5,315
Over £3m	£8,386 - £9,850

GTA ENGLAND APPLICATION FORM

Name of organisation applying for membership:

Address including postcode:

Annual Turnover:

Contact's name:

Contact's position:

Contact's email:

Contact's phone:

Current OFSTED grade

Date of OFSTED inspection:

OFSTED information

Summary rationale for application:

GTA Framework Criteria: Not for profit including limited by guarantee; CIC; registered charities (although charity status is not a mandatory requirement)

GTA Framework Criteria: A majority Employer-led Board of Trustees/Directors, including SME representation drawn from local employers who have a sense of 'ownership' of the GTA and determine strategic direction for training, quality and content

GTA Framework Criteria: GTA underpinned by a membership scheme

GTA Framework Criteria: Pursues Ethical code of conduct

GTA Framework Criteria: Provides an holistic workforce development service including but not limited to government sponsored GTA Framework Criteria:

GTA Framework Criteria: Expertise and capacity in meeting advanced/technician and higher level skills needs of a specific sector (or sectors)

GTA Framework Criteria: Has physical premises including a Training Centre which offer industry standard training (small GTAs should be affiliated to a larger GTA to share a Training Centre, or have facilities co-located with an employer)

GTA Framework Criteria: Engages in 'peer review' and shares best practice/expertise with other GTAs

GTA Framework Criteria: Engages with schools, colleges, higher education institutions, specialist private training providers, and the wider community to influence provision to meet learner and industry needs

GTA Framework Criteria: Organisation can demonstrate sustainability/viability

GTA Framework Criteria: Must have mechanisms to collect and use feedback to develop services and provision

Code of Ethics Criteria: GTAs must promote equal opportunities and respond to diversity in all aspects of their work

Code of Ethics Criteria: GTa must act in the best interests of their employers and learners

Code of Ethics Criteria: GTAs must ensure their assets and funds are not subject to maladministration or used for purposes other than the sustainability of the GTA

Code of Ethics Criteria: GTAs should work together to maximise their collaborative advantage to support the diverse needs of their employers and to expand into new sectors

Code of Ethics Criteria: GTAs should only provide services in sectors in which they have the necessary levels of expertise and capacity to properly support both employers and learners

Code of Ethics Criteria: GTAs must be prepared to turn down business opportunities that conflict with this code

Code of Ethics Criteria: GTAs must contribute to teh collective well-being of the GTA community

Code of Ethics Criteria: GTAs must engage in critical peer review to ensure the highest standards of ethical behaviour and leadership are maintained

Code of Ethics Criteria: GTAs must safeguard the trust that employers, learners and communities place in them

Please provide any other supporting information for your application here: