Policies – Alphabet Training

Policies & Procedures

Using policies and procedures to give a well-rounded view of our workplace.

All our operations are governed by formal policies to ensure that we operate responsibly. They cover issues such as:

Within Alphabet Training, we create and retain an Individual Learner Record (ILR), every learner account contains information that allows us to provide a personalised learning environment for each learner and meaningful reports on their activity and progress. This data is also used for processing funding claims in order to support your learning.

GDPR Policy

The law requires compliance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018 (the DPA) and the GDPR. This policy sets out how Alphabet Training deals with employees’ personal data and employees’ obligations in relation to any personal data that they may handle.

Carbon Reduction Policy & Plans

Alphabet Training is committed to reducing carbon emissions to help mitigate the impact of climate change, improve our environmental sustainability and reduce the environmental impact. Click on the links to download a copy of the Carbon Reduction Plan and Audit.

Modern Slavery Statement

Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another to exploit them for personal or commercial gain. We are committed to improving our practices to combat slavery and human trafficking.

Prevent Policy

The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 has introduced the Prevent Duty for various bodies including all FE colleges, adult education providers and independent learning providers with SFA funding or with over 300 students enrolled.

Safeguarding Policy

Alphabet Training is committed to providing an organisation and learning environment free from harassment, abuse, violence, bullying or any other form of anti-social behaviour for both Children (16 to 18) and Adults.

Complaints Procedure

Alphabet Training is committed to providing a professional, efficient, courteous and helpful training environment to all our clients. However, in the instance you feel like things have gone wrong and you are dissatisfied with our service, we would like you to submit a complaint to let us know. We can then resolve your complaint and ensure it does not happen again.

Information, Advice and Guidance

The purpose of the policy is to set out the Information, Advice and Guidance services that Alphabet Training commits to provide to potential and current learners, parents of learners under the age of 18, staff and employers.

Equality and Diversity

Alphabet Training is an equal opportunities organisation. It is our aim that there shall be equal opportunities within this company and in all the services we provide and within our approved centres and via the services we provide.

Health & Safety

At Alphabet Training, we owe a duty of care to all staff, learners and visitors. In order to discharge this duty, we take steps to ensure that working and learning environments are safe with risks to health being reduced to a minimum or eliminated. This policy is related to all activities and programmes including apprenticeships.

Quality Assurance

This quality assurance policy outlines our belief and commitment to ensure that ongoing quality improvement is an integral part of our organisation. Alphabet Training will aim for continuous improvement in the quality of all aspects of its work as part of its determination to help learners achieve the highest possible standards.

Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility

Alphabet Training is committed to establishing and maintaining an energy sustainable company in all aspects of our operation and company ethos. We will endeavour so far as is reasonably practicable to make and maintain its offices, places of work and any other establishments as environmentally sustainable and to promote and encourage energy sustainable procedures for its employees, its properties and users of its properties and facilities.

Data Protection and Confidentiality

Whistleblowing Policy

This Whistleblowing Policy encourages and enables individuals to make a “protected disclosure” to raise serious concerns to the training provider in the public interest in line with the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.

Policies & Procedures

All our operations are governed by formal policies to ensure that we operate responsibly. They cover issues such as:

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Greater Manchester Office

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