Without Prejudice

It was six years ago that the HSE announced that they no longer administered an Accrediting Bodies Scheme, this information is written in the Third edition of L117 which was published in 2013. Page 19 para 95 clarifies a Training Providers requirements and para 96 confirms the ABA status. Page 40 confirms the HSE stance that the ABA is merely a useful contact. ( anywhere that gives information about training etc is a useful contact ! ). This is the truth of the training standards and can be checked on the HSE website you DO NOT HAVE TO USE THE ABA OLD BODIES.

The HSE have not since the Third Edition recognised any Organisations (AITT, ITSSAR, NPORS or RTITB) as Accrediting Bodies, they also no longer recognise the ABA itself as an Accrediting Body as outlined in my previous paragraph.


I do at times despair that ABA registered training providers do not appear to have read the "Bible" to which they are required to operate. There are plenty of other training bodies the newest being BRITTOp who are one year old this month are making great strides forward in the market place. Cheaper alternative to the old bodies and light years ahead in most things.