FOI 2019-149 – Commercial training services

Date Answered: 1 November 2019

This request asked:

1. Please confirm which commercial providers of training the force has used in the last 12 months if any?
2. Please confirm the value of training services purchased in the last 12 months
3. Please confirm the type of training services purchased in the last 12 months
4. How much apprenticeship levy training has the force purchased in the last 12 months?
5. Please confirm the type of apprenticeships the organisation uses the apprenticeship levy training fund for.

Our response:

1. The SFO has used the following commercial providers of training over the last 12 months:
   • College of Policing
   • PDP Training
   • Act now
   • KSL Learning
   • British Red Cross
   • Capita Business Services
   • Shortest path
   • CSL – KPMG
   • NDI Technologies Ltd
   • IAPP
   • Scotwork
2. The SFO has purchased £452,092 worth of training services over the last 12 months -18^th October 2018 to 19^th October 2019.
3. The SFO has purchased face to face skills based training over the last 12 months.
4. The SFO has spent £11,952 in the last 12 months on apprenticeship levy training.
5. The type of apprenticeships the SFO currently use the levy for are:

• • Business Administration – Level 2
  • Professional Accountant – Level 7