Vocational Training and Charitable Trust VTCT – A Charity

VTCT is a charity, which is the UK’s market-leading specialist vocational and technical Awarding Organisation (AO) and End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) for the personal services and well-being sector, with a number of qualifications in sports therapy, fitness, and learning and development.
Our qualifications offer learners a direct line of sight to a job and an accessible route to economic empowerment. Our qualifications are delivered under four brands: VTCT, iTEC, Skills for Logistics Skillsfirst, covering over 3,000 training locations worldwide with 100,000 learners and apprentices every year.
VTCT is the popular, industry-recognised range of qualifications and assessment systems in hair, barbering, beauty therapy, aesthetics, and hospitality. Recognised by the world’s leading brands and salon chains, VTCT offers exceptional choice from its catalogue of over 600 qualifications. Using continuous assessment, VTCT secures an enviable 85% achievement rate for its learners.
iTEC is the globally-recognised range of qualifications and assessment systems in health, beauty, sport fitness and complementary therapies. Highly valued by the world’s leading hotels, spas, cruises etc, being qualified by iTEC is a learner’s passport to an international career.
Skillsfirst offers a range of qualifications with expertise in early years, business, health & social care, and functional skills. Working in partnership with employers to design bespoke qualifications, Skillsfirst ensures external quality assurance and regulation standards are met, plus access to public funding wherever possible.
Skills For Logistics enjoys a 25% market share in logistics apprenticeship assessments working with the largest training providers and employers in the country. Skills for Logistics operates in growing sectors with a wide range of apprenticeships including LGV Drivers, Supply Chain Warehouse Operatives, Supply Chain Practitioner, International Freight Forwarding as well as Commercial Procurement and Supply.
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vtct.org.uk

Jenny Sworder Chair

Alan Woods OBE Chief Executive

Why VTCT is supporting Boardroom Apprentice

We have been a participant in the Boardroom Apprentice scheme for a year and the Board of Trustees have a strong sense of responsibility in encouraging those that may not have had an opportunity to participate in Civic life , the chance to experience all of the benefits and challenges. We want to support those who are thinking of being a trustee by sharing our collective passion and experience in the major public policy arena of education . Our current Boardroom apprentice has been able to participate in all of the activities of the Board and committees and we truly hope that they would say we have been conscientious in supporting them as they consider whether they wish to build upon this experience and make a brilliant trustee or public appointment for some organisation.

Location of Board and Committee Meetings

Hybrid and in person.

Frequency and timing of board/committee meetings

Five times annually from 10:00 until 15:30.

Date of Board Meetings (January – December 2025)

March, May, July, September and December 2025

Committee of the Boards and meeting dates (January – December 2025)

Strategy Sub-Committee – January 2025
Finance & Audit Committee – March, July, September, November 2025
HR & Remuneration Committee – March, July, November 2025
Regulatory & Quality Committee – May, October 2025

Security checks

Yes, checks of eligibility to work in the UK (UK passport)
Disqualification checks

Payment of travel expenses

Yes

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