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 RECís Certificate in Recruitment Practice.

To attain the accreditation, STR submitted details of its consultantsí 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 RECís 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 RECís Director of Professional Services, said: ìI 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. ì

Richard Crawley, STRís Group Managing Director commented: ìBy 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.

For more information, please contact Alison Henderson, Press Manager, the REC, 020 7009 2157.