The Learning & Performance Institute (LPI) (formally The Institute of IT Training (IITT)) is a self-governing, not-for-profit professional body for training professionals. It was established in 1995 and since then has grown on an annual basis. In February 2010 the Institute completed a management buyout from membership and research organisation, the National Computing Centre

National Computing Centre

The National Computing Centre was an independent not-for-profit membership and research organisation that went in to administartion before being liquidated in 2010...

 and is now a self-governing body.

Today, the Institute has over 3,000 individual members and 400 accredited corporate members.

History

Professional Standards

The LPI exists to continuously raise standards of professionalism within the training industry.

Through a range of membership, certification, accreditation, events and bespoke consultancy services, the Institute focuses on enhancing and recognising the skills and professional status of individuals and organisations engaged in training activities, and assessing the quality of training services.

An independent view

The LPI is a self-governing, objective body and as such is able to adopt an impartial viewpoint to monitoring benchmarks of excellence and standards against which it can measure the performance of training professionals.

Membership

The LPI provides various levels of individual membership for training professionals. The level of membership afforded to an individual is dependent on their level of experience, skills and qualifications gained in the Learning and Development industry.

LPI membership carries postal-nominal letters which vary depending on the level of membership.

Accreditation

Organisations and Training Providers receive accreditation to demonstrate that they meet the Institute’s standards of excellence in the implementation and delivery of training services. As part of accreditation the Institute works with accredited companies to monitor their performance and ensure that they are continually raising industry standards.

The majority of the Top 50 training companies (according to IT Training Magazine) are accredited by the Institute.

Certification

The LPI provides trainers with the opportunity gain the Institute Certified Training Practitioner Certificate, which is recognsied throughout the training industry. The certificate is achieved following a live assessment under the LPI's TPMA (Trainer Performance Monitoring & Assessment) programme.

After achieving the LPI's Institute Certified Training Practitioner Certificate, trainers can further their qualifications by taking a national Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) Award Level 3/4 on the Qualifications and Credit Framework

Qualifications and Credit Framework

The Qualifications and Credit Framework is the national credit transfer system for education qualification in England, Education in Northern Ireland and Wales. The QCF replaces the National Qualifications Framework which closed for accreditations at the end of 2010...

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The National Training Conference and Exhibition

The LearningLive LEARNING LIVE 2011 took place at the Birmingham Hilton Metropole on 13-14 September. The event has received outstanding feedback and has certainly left its mark on workplaced learning with the launch of the new Learning & Performance Institute and an inspirational keynote from Lord Robert Winston. The conference is designed to cater for corporate and commercial trainers, training managers, Learning & Development managers and Human Resource managers.

The Learning Awards

The Learning Awards are hosted by the LPI on an annual basis. The awards recognise outstanding examples of high standards, best practice, innovation and excellence in Learning and Development.

Next year’s awards are presented at The Dorchester, Park Lane, on 2 February 2012.