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Apprenticeship assessment is changing: are providers and employers ready? The way apprenticeships are assessed in England is changing. The reforms are intended to create a more flexible, streamlined and proportionate assessment system while continuing to protect the quality and credibility of apprenticeships. For training providers, employers and assessment organisations, however, greater flexibility will bring new

Non-Food HACCP update: product recalls, cosmetics compliance and packaging changes Several developments during August 2026 provide important lessons for organisations manufacturing cosmetics, personal-care products, packaging and other non-food goods. Cosmetic recall highlights microbiological risks On 14 August 2026, the Office for Product Safety and Standards published a recall notice covering two batches of Simple 730ml

Starting with competence: redeveloping the BBKA Advanced Husbandry Assessment How do you ensure that an advanced occupational assessment reflects what someone genuinely needs to know and be able to do? This was one of the central questions considered when RI Training reviewed the British Beekeepers Association’s Advanced Husbandry training and assessment arrangements. The review identified

Tetrosyl team completes bespoke Non-Food HACCP Developer programme Tetrosyl team completes bespoke Non-Food HACCP Developer programme RI Training has delivered a bespoke two-day Non-Food HACCP Developer programme for members of the Tetrosyl Ltd team. Designed around Tetrosyl’s own car-care products and manufacturing processes, the programme enabled participants to develop their understanding of HACCP and apply

Developing confident External Quality Assurers: RI Training’s work with Lantra textWhat does effective External Quality Assurer development look like in practice? Developing a confident and competent External Quality Assurer requires more than delivering the underpinning knowledge. Candidates also need opportunities to carry out genuine EQA activities, make professional judgements and demonstrate their competence through evidence

Celebrating success: Adam achieves the iCQ Level 4 Certificate in Education and Training Adam completed the qualification through a bespoke development programme designed to strengthen both his understanding of learning and development principles and his ability to apply them within the workplace. His achievement represents more than the completion of a qualification. Over the course