Training Organization and Trainer Accreditation

An ATO is permitted to:

• Run accredited training courses leading to an AXELOS certification
• Use AXELOS trade marks and other intellectual property (IP) relating to the AXELOS portfolio under the guidelines as issued by or set out in their IP license from AXELOS
• Reproduce the text and diagrams from the core publications, e.g. the PRINCE2^® Manual - to supplement their approved training material under the license from AXELOS
• Order examinations from their approved EI. An ATO can only order exams from their accrediting EI for candidates on one of their accredited courses, or accredited courses run through their Affiliate(s).
  
  From 1 January 2018, PeopleCert is AXELOS' sole examination institute (EI) and sole provider of AXELOS examination and accreditation services.
• Appoint third-party Affiliates. Affiliates are third-party training organizations which have a commercial arrangement with an ATO, are recognized by their accrediting EI and are licensed by AXELOS to offer training
• Contribute to AXELOS governance bodies and discussions (and related election processes) in support of ATO participation on the Qualifications Advisory Board
• Use agreed logos and statements to promote themselves as an accredited body for delivery of specific products (e.g. PRINCE2).

Within these Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs), only Approved Trainers can deliver the accredited courses.

Find out more about the benefits of becoming an ATO.

In order to be accredited as a Trainer, each applicant must:

• Hold the AXELOS certification in the subject or subjects they intend to train
• Have a minimum of three years’ practical experience in the subject
• Demonstrate the ability to manage, run and deliver training courses
• Have a minimum of 10 days’ experience delivering classroom-based training (this could be as ‘Trainer under instruction’):
  • This may include delivering AXELOS courses with an accredited trainer present.
  • Where their experience does not come directly from an AXELOS product, the applicant trainer must have delivered material in a related subject for the minimum period of three years to demonstrate competence as a trainer.
  • Their subject knowledge will then be assessed by the EI (PeopleCert). Course delivery will be monitored in the classroom, including checking feedback from delegates. If there is a problem in the classroom the assessor may stop the course if a suitable alternative trainer cannot be assigned
  • The certification-specific criteria for a trainer is detailed in annexes D and E of the ATO brochure.

In order for a course to be deemed accredited it must:

• Be provided by an ATO, or an Affiliate
• Use accredited courseware (classroom or distance learning) provided by the ATO
• Be delivered by an accredited trainer, or where a trainer is ‘under instruction‘, the course must be run in the presence of another accredited trainer or EI assessor (PeopleCert)
• Be held in an appropriate venue
• Meet the scheme criteria for delegate class size and trainer/delegate ratios (where these exist)
• Provide all delegates with access to the official manual for courses leading to an open book exam (e.g. PRINCE2 Practitioner).

Where exams are bundled with the training course, then the ATO must:

• Order exams through PeopleCert, the accrediting EI
• Ensure that there is a suitably qualified invigilator/proctor to monitor the examinations
• Ensure that the room is set up appropriately to act as an exam centre
• Comply with the requirements of the EI (PeopleCert) in terms of the delivery, circulation, collation and return of exam papers and all related materials.

For further information on the requirements to become an AXELOS ATO or Accredited Trainer, contact an Examination Institute.

Organizations that we have accredited are permitted to display our AXELOS trade marks, relevant to the specific qualifications and services they provide.

For more information, see our Licensing section.