Welcome to the North West Training Consortium website. I do hope that you will find the information here accessible and useful to your needs.

One of nine regional training consortia across England and Wales, the North West Consortium was established in 1998 as a collaborative arrangement between the Probation Areas of Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside. Initially its main purpose was to develop and implement the new qualifying training arrangements for Probation Officers but we are now involved in a wide range of Learning and Development activities in collaboration with Probation Area Training Departments. We also offer a range of NVQs through our Regional NVQ Assessment Centre.

In these pages you will find information about:

• Probation officer training and how to apply to become a trainee probation officer.

• the regional NVQ Assessment Centre. Currently we offer NVQs in Community Justice, Learning and Development and Management, as well as the NVQ Assessor and Verifier Awards.

• ways in which we support the training and development of probation staff, including managers, across the North West region.

• links to other related sites.

So, whatever your reason for visiting this site, whether you are interested in training to be a Probation Officer, NVQs or any of the other services we offer, I hope that you enjoy your visit and find what you are looking for.

Please feel free to contact us if you would like more information about anything on this website.

Lesley Thompson, Chartered FCIPD
Consortium Director

Consortium Management Unit
Sefton House, 1 Molyneux Way
Old Roan
Liverpool
L10 2JA

Telephone: 44 (0)151 531 6183
Facsimile: 44 (0)151 526 0692

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