STR Group gains REC accreditation for in-house training
Recruitment specialist the STR Group has gained accreditation for its in-house professional training programmes that will lead to national qualifications provided by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).STR, that has offices in Portsmouth and Guildford, can now run core skills training programmes towards the REC's Certificate in Recruitment Practice.
To attain the accreditation, STR submitted details of its consultants' training programme to the REC, which conducted an audit against the content and syllabus of the Certificate in Recruitment Practice.
The qualification is currently held by more than 15,000 recruiters across the UK and these are joined by another 3,000 annually. Those holding the Certificate are eligible to use the letters CertRP to show their qualified status.
The REC’s Certificate in Recruitment Practice is the first stage in a four step qualification framework available to recruiters. The popular Diploma in Recruitment Practice is equivalent to Year One of a Degree in Recruitment Practice.
As a result of an expansion of the training programmes the REC now offers, opportunities now exist for recruiters to study from Certificate to Diploma to BA and an MA in Recruitment Practice.
Judith Armatage, the REC's Director of Professional Services, said: "I am thrilled that STR has joined the Accredited Scheme which leads to the Certificate in Recruitment Practice. The STR training programme is comprehensive and truly embeds the core values and culture of the organisation. "
Richard Crawley, STR's Group Managing Director commented: "By having REC-accredited training, we are now able to offer STR employees industry recognised development programmes that can only help in fast-tracking their recruitment careers and speeding up our rate of growth and adding to the value of our greatest asset - our people".
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About the STR Group:
STR delivers cost-effective recruitment services built on quality, professionalism and trust. Specialising in permanent and contract recruitment across engineering, information technology, sales, commercial, and the health sector; the company works closely in partnership with our clients to ensure smooth, consistent and targeted recruitment.
STR offers an extensive range of training for our employees. This ranges from our entry level, REC accredited, six week graduate training programme and regular refresher courses in key skills for all staff through to management and leadership courses for aspiring consultants who will lead STR in the future. Training, development and mentoring are embedded in the culture of STR and this has undoubtedly contributed to the growth and success of the company over the past seven years.
Our core values encourage our staff to go the extra mile for our clients, our candidates and our company, and our consultants are rewarded for being creative, and hardworking in serving the needs of our clients.
For more information, please contact Alison Henderson, Press Manager, the REC, 020 7009 2157.
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