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Training Qualifications Reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(45 total reviews)

Andrew Walker

80% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Training Qualifications has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 45 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Training Qualifications employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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45 reviews
1.0
13 Oct 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Colleagues within department very helpful with onboarding training, albeit with no real structure or plan.

Cons

A month of applying and interviewing, 2 months waiting to start, a week into the job and within a 1 minute phone call you're 'let go' because they've "consolidated their department workload" and "your role no longer exists". At least 3 within 1 department that I know of let go at the same time without any warning. Do not place yourself under any financial burden for this company - do not relocate for a role, do not believe anyone is going to pay you until the money is in your account, do not consider your job secure.I was let go before I even had a chance to set up my payroll. TQUK does not care about you. I don't know whether they lost some funding for their 'grand expansion' they wouldn't stop talking about or they run their business so poorly they aren't aware they've overhired for half the department. Shocking contact with management, incredibly brief phone call for my dismissal and then more focussed on getting their equipment back than how they could possibly waste months of my time and finances on what should've been a long term and stable career starter. I have truly been screwed over ny TQUK. Wasting almost half a year from job advertisement to now, all on a job that barely lasted a week. All that time I could've been job hunting for a role that actually exists with a company with any shred of common decency. I wasn't aware so-called 'businesses' could still operate like this in this day and age. AVOID TQUK like the plague

1.0
29 Apr 2021

TQUK is toxic, selfish and soul destroying- avoid at all cost.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There is quite frankly no pros if we are being honest. However, there are some very lovely people on certain teams who although are overworked and undervalued go out of their way to take care of the people who are having a hard time or are new. Management does nothing and cares very little about their team - this especially the case with certain teams e.g. EPA team which you should stay very clear of.

Cons

TQUK is honestly a soul destroying and manipulative place to work. All of their 'values' are just excuses to underpay, undervalue and overwork their workers and make sure that their workers don't complain. When they say be courteous they mean shut up and take all the work and abuse I give you. When they say be a team worker they mean stay behind two extra hours without pay, take the work home with you and still be behind because we have no structure and don't care about your wellbeing or enough to pay you. If you make a mistake which you will because the work load is extremely intense and high volume that no one can do their job properly just know that you will become the scapegoat for all your team problems. Your manager will throw you under the bus because you are in the end disposable to them. They'll give you no warning and fire you. Jobs are hard sure but they're not meant to destroy you nor are they meant to take advantage of you. Remember that you are valuable and if you were good enough to get an interview at TQUK trust me you can get an even better job somewhere else and they'll actually treat you properly! stay away from TQUK, honestly you would have better time working in a warehouse then over there. don't let any of their stupid clubs and fake hospitality fool you. be smart and wary and don't work there. Also the positive reviews are written by management because no one would ever give them 5 unless their life depended on it.

2.0
13 Sept 2019

Problematic Company

Recommend
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Pros

Some excellent people work here. They really care about their jobs and what they do, and that is inspiring. The dedication of the staff is very impressive. They give some people access to particular qualifications, which can help them improve their knowledge and skills in certain areas. The office is very colourful.

Cons

High turnover: I worked there for quite some time and can't remember how many people I saw come and go. From what I saw, most people were fired for fairly insignificant reasons. Some managers seemed to have a very hard time keeping a team togetherness. Low wages: The salaries were not competitive while I was there. Requests for pay rises were often dismissed or kicked down the road and not fulfilled. Few opportunities for advancement: There is not a lot of opportunity to advance into more senior roles. Senior positions are limited and guarded pretty closely by the people who have them. It's a fine place to work if you're trying to gain some experience and skills but not a place for long-term career progression, unless you're being hired directly into a management role. Bad management: There was a chronic distrust of the staff by management. A lot was expected from the staff but the structures needed to let them to perform well were not in place. Expectations were also not clearly articulated to employees and they were reprimanded when they were not met. In general, there was a 'sink or swim' attitude, which I don't think helped people develop. When things went wrong, junior members of a team were often thrown under the bus. Reckless: The company has a tendency to bite off more than it can chew. They don't have the capacity to deliver on a lot of their contracts, and this pressure is felt by the staff who are often snowed under with large workloads. Culture: There was a culture of nicknaming members of staff while I was there. While most were harmless and affectionate, some were quite patronising and used to harass and bully people. There was also a preoccupation with living up to certain vague and ill-defined 'values'. Rather than being ideals to live up to, these 'values' were constantly moving yardsticks used to provide negative feedback to the staff. This made it hard for many to take the values and the company seriously.

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