Bill Walker, Commercial Director, QA, comments, "I believe our number-one status was achieved through a combination of factors. QA has a world-class reputation for delivering high-quality training programmes. This is backed up by our exceptional pass rates. Organisations know that if they come to QA for their training, they will get an outstanding learning experience delivered by industry experts - and their people are more likely to achieve the qualification."

"We're also developing more ways for people to access learning to suit the changes in working practice and their busy lifestyles. By offering a flexible and cost-effective mix of classroom courses, evening classes, eLearning, and mobile learning, we give people as many opportunities as possible to get the skills they need. Our qualified QA trainers also come from a broad range of industry backgrounds, which means that they can provide practical advice on how to apply the textbook knowledge in a real-life environment."

QA delivers over 500,000 delegate days of training annually from a portfolio of over 1,500 courses. Individuals training with QA have achieved average pass rates approaching 100% for project and programme-management certification, including Agile Foundation, Agile Practitioner and PCM Foundation, PRINCE2 Foundation, M_o_R Foundation, P30 Foundation, MSP Foundation, MoP Foundation, and PCM Foundation. This is above the national average.

Walker, adds, "We believe the appetite for project and programme-management training has also increased as more organisations become aware of how best practices can dramatically reduce project failure rates, reduce risks, and allow better control of complex projects. However, from a learning perspective, project-management certification is only the start; it is continuing professional development that makes truly successful project managers."