Travel companies and training providers can have their training or events accredited so that industry professionals undertaking the training or attending the event can use it towards the CPD points they require for ATP membership.

Accredited training is “mapped” against the industry’s national occupational standards in Travel and Tourism Services (set by People 1st – the Sector Skills Council for the travel industry).  By comparing the content of the training with the content of the knowledge aspect of the standards, points are awarded, thus enabling ATP members to use this training towards the 20 points they need to obtain each year to stay in the scheme.  For management training, the mapping has been undertaken against the content of the ILM standards to reflect the more generic skills needed at supervisory and management levels.  ATP only accredits the knowledge aspect of the training. ATP accreditation is not an endorsement of the training as we do not assess the delivery of that training.

Accredited training is publicised to ATP members through the ATP website www.travelprofessional.co.uk. You will also be able to let members know about this training through our ATP newsletter and through ABTA Today - ABTA's biweekly e-bulletin.

You may be interested in sponsoring a competition for ATP members to publicise your training. A number of companies have run competitions for those ATP members that complete their training in a certain period.

There is a small fee for mapping which depends on the length of the programme. These cost vary from as little as £35 for a short online programme to £400 for a 2 day industry seminar. ABTA members and ABTA Travel Industry Partners (TIPs) receive a discounted rate. For more information on these fees and how to have your training accredited contact Vicki Wolf on 020 3117 0549 or email vwolf@abta.co.uk.