About us and what OTAVS stands for

From the turn of the century, the demand for online training courses began to rise and this increase shows no sign of diminishing. Online training courses offer ease of use and value for money creating a win/win situation for the end-user and the supplier.

  • Yet with so many online courses, how does somebody know that the courses they have chosen is accredited?
  • If a company buys ten courses for their staff, will the courses be suitable for everyone?
  • Will the content be up to date and relevant?
  • Could it offend people, or will it be ethically sound with no forms of discrimination or negative stereotypes?
  • Will the training certificate be recognised?

OTAVS stands for Online Training Accreditation & Verification Service, and we were specifically set up to accredit and verify online training courses.

Here's some key points regarding OTAVS and some reasons why being able to display the OTAVS logo is becoming increasingly important

Formation: OTAVS was formed in late 2018 by a group of teacher training assessors who were surprised at the quality of some online training courses claiming to have been assessed and accredited. We have been trading internationally since April 2020.

Objectives: OTAVS uses a 25-point assessment form for online courses.
Covering:

  • Content
  • Delivery
  • Learning Assessment

Our aims are to bring online courses up to a minimum standard, and let organizations know that an OTAVS accreditation is the industry standard symbol of quality and achievement.

Purpose: Currently some organizations don't assess a course for content, delivery or what a student has learned. Instead, they give each course a rating based on the duration of the course. So, a one hour course counts for one training credit and a four hour course counts for four training credits.
Organizations such as trade bodies will assess a course for content, but not delivery or learning assessment. Consequently, a course might be technically correct, but not delivered in a way that all students can understand.

Quality: If some of the courses we've assessed were delivered by a trainee teacher having a classroom assessment, they would fail. These courses also fail the OTAVS assessment.

Benefits: Let potential customers know that your courses are better than others out there, That your courses meet an exacting standard, not just for content, but for the delivery and learning assessment as well. Let your customers know that you are OTAVS accredited and are at or above the industry standard.

Cost: They say owning a sailing boat is like standing in the wind and throwing £50 notes in the air. It can be the same when paying for course assessments, because some providers seem to pull prices out thin air and have no formal payment structure.
At OTAVS you get charged based on the length of your course and are invited to contact us where we hope you will be pleasantly surprised.

Logo: The OTAVS logo may be displayed and used in accordance with out Ts&Cs for accredited and valid online training courses.