You are interested in becoming an ECQA Certified Trainer?

ECQA certified trainers are experts in a given profession, who have undertaken trainings and passed exams for the profession as well as having attended the Train the Trainers event. They must also fulfil the ECQA requirements and quality criteria for Trainers.

Trainers have to be registered within an ECQA Certified Training Organization and may lecture only on behalf of that organization.

Benefits:

• Access to knowledge, methods, content and best practices to provide training for a profession.
• Availability of training schemas for innovative, modern professions assures quicker access to the market than development of one’s own trainings.
• Exchange of knowledge and experiences within an international pool of trainers.
• Opportunities for regular upgrading of knowledge.
• International cooperation with ECQA Certified Training organizations.
• International promotion as an ECQA certified Trainer.

Obligations:

• The trainer must prove experience in the domain related to the profession in which he/she is seeking certification.
• The trainer must go through the certification process and achieve a “professional / test certificate”.
• The trainer has to pass the Train the Trainers event.
• The trainer has to be coached (or act as a co-trainer of an already accredited trainer) at least once during the teaching of the learning elements of the skills card.
• The trainer has to prove former consulting/development/ trainer experiences.
• The trainer must work according to ECQA rules and guidelines.
• The trainer must renew their registration annually.

Certification Fee for Trainers

Training organization: annual certification fee of € 1.000,- per year (independent from job role) and

Trainer: annual certification fee of € 300,- per trainer and per job role (e.g. if a trainer trains two different job roles, for this trainer annually € 600,- has to be paid)

Services:

• Office 365 account (includes Office, SharePoint online, Lync) – community platform ·
• Own page for your training organization with contact details, current training data and lists of trainer (in future: log-in for editing) ·
• Marketing of training organization

Price packages for job role developer

If the training organization is part of a development team of a job role (e.g. developed training material), the organization can choose between two options:

Option 1: Basic Package

• Training organization: Annual certification fee of € 200,- (independent from job role) and
• Trainer: Annual certification fee of € 50,- per trainer (independent from job role).

Services:

• Office 365 account (includes Office, SharePoint online, Lync) – community platform ·
• Listing on ECQA Job Role website with contact details and current training dates

Option 2: Additional Package

• Training organization: Annual certification fee of € 400,- (independent from job role) and
• Trainer: Annual certification fee of € 150,- per trainer (independent from job role).

Services:

• Office 365 account (includes Office, SharePoint online, Lync) – community platform ·
• Own page for your training organization with contact details, current training data and lists of trainer (in future: log-in for editing) ·
• Marketing of training organization

How to become an ECQA Certified Trainer?

1. The Trainer Application form together with supporting documents should be sent to the ECQA secretariat.
2. The candidate Trainer must attend the Train the Trainers event.
3. The ECQA JRC Mentors will evaluate the performance of the Candidate Trainer at the Train the Trainers event.
4. The ECQA will provide certificates for Trainers.
5. The trainer will then be registered within the ECQA register for a standard registration fee and annual renewal required.

5 Steps to become a Certified Trainer

* See Contact. The data package should include:

• The completed trainer application form and the signed declaration
• Your CV
• A copy of your summary certificate (proving that you passed all elements in the training of trainers)
• A reference list of trainings, consultings or development projects dealing with the job role

Downloads

Rules and Criteria for Trainer Certification

ECQA Trainer Application Form