What is a Provider?

The ETQA Regulations define a provider as; "A body which delivers learning programmes which culminate in specified National Qualifications Framework standards or qualifications and/or manages the assessment thereof. An education and training body, in other words a provider, is not limited to an institution or organisation. Providers can include companies, work-based training centers', a collaboration amongst a range of partners (organisations, institutions, companies, tuition centers', RPL centers', assessment centers', trade testing centers', individuals, community structures) and even some forms of consultancies."