The Association of Industrial Truck Trainers has launched a major initiative to improve the standards of its training organisations with the introduction of a brand new level of accreditation: AITT Excellence.

"We believe that the new level of accreditation will ensure our instructors are working to unrivalled standards and are, demonstrably, the best in the industry," says Adam Smith, managing director of AITT.

"Over the last 12 months, we have discussed ways to enhance the quality of what the training providers deliver. We have decided to update the Category 2/3 accreditation in terms of how it looks and what it will mean for our customers.

"All current AITT training providers will be issued with a new badge of honour that they can display with pride at their achievement in becoming an AITT training provider. This badge will be now known as 'Standard' accreditation and can be used on certificates, websites, display plaques etc.

"To achieve it, training providers will need to meet the high requirements of an AITT audit and should be proud of their achievement in doing so."