Confederation of Fibre Optics and Network Infrastructure Installers
Built by industry. Focused on competence.
FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING ORGANISATIONS
COFNII Approved Training Provider
Approved Training Provider membership is for organisations with credible governance, resources, occupational expertise, assessment and internal quality-assurance arrangements.
ANNUAL FEE
From £495
The annual organisational membership is charged at the same rate as Corporate Membership. Provider approval and individual trainer assessments are separate.
A defined route for the right applicant.
—— WHO IT IS FOR
✓ Training providers delivering vocational fibre-optic, structured-cabling, testing or network-infrastructure programmes.
✓ Awarding-organisation approved centres and specialist providers with robust assessment and IQA controls.
✓ Employers operating credible in-house technical training and assessment programmes.
✓ Providers seeking an evidence-led public listing for approved delivery scopes and locations.
—— ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Requirements before an application can succeed.
COFNII applies proportionate checks to the status claimed. Payment never overrides a missing requirement.
01
A legally established training organisation with accountable governance and suitable insurance.
02
Recognised awarding-organisation or certification relationships for regulated or externally certified programmes where applicable.
03
Suitable training facilities, calibrated test equipment, tools, consumables, learning resources and safe systems of work.
04
Documented learner registration, assessment, reasonable-adjustment, complaints, appeals, malpractice and data-protection processes.
05
A qualified assessor and appropriate internal quality assurer for assessed vocational provision.
06
Only trainers who separately meet the Certified Trainer requirements may be promoted as COFNII Certified Trainers.
Claims must be verifiable.
—— EVIDENCE REQUIRED
COFNII checks primary evidence and may contact the issuing or awarding organisation. A CV or attendance certificate is not accepted as vocational proof on its own.
01 Legal identity, insurance, policies, organisation chart and named accountable managers.
02 Awarding-organisation approvals, qualification scopes and current centre status where applicable.
03 Trainer and assessor matrix with qualifications, disciplines, CPD and standardisation records.
04 IQA strategy, sampling plans, assessment records, appeals and malpractice controls.
05 Facility, equipment, calibration, maintenance and health-and-safety evidence.
06 Sample schemes of work, lesson resources, practical assessments and learner records.
—— PRICE AND ASSESSMENT
Fees are separated from approval decisions.
Where a fee is quoted, COFNII confirms the scope and price before evidence review or assessment begins.
Annual fee
From £495
per year
The annual organisational membership is charged at the same rate as Corporate Membership. Provider approval and individual trainer assessments are separate.
Initial provider approval review
Quoted separately
The quotation reflects delivery scope, locations, awarding relationships, resources and quality-assurance arrangements.
Individual Certified Trainer assessment
Quoted per trainer and discipline
Provider approval does not automatically certify any trainer.
Additional delivery site or material scope change
Quoted where review is required
COFNII confirms the review scope before any fee is incurred.
AGM AND VOTING RIGHTS
Your constitutional position
A qualified assessor and appropriate internal quality assurer for assessed vocational provision.
DIRECTORY OR REGISTER
What can be published
A successful provider assessment gives a public training-provider listing limited to the verified organisation, sites, programme areas and current Certified Trainers. Membership payment alone does not create a listing.
LOGO AND BADGE USE
What the mark means
The provider may use the Approved Training Provider mark only for the approved organisation and scope. Course advertising must identify the actual awarding organisation and qualification accurately and must not imply that COFNII issued another body’s award.
—— MEMBER BENEFITS —
What you receive for your money and commitment.
01
Public listing as an Approved Training Provider for verified programmes, disciplines and delivery locations.
02
Use of the Approved Training Provider mark while provider approval and membership remain current.
03
Links from the provider profile to each currently Certified Trainer.
04
Access to qualification, standards, assessment and employer-requirement updates.
05
Participation in education, skills, assessment and industry working groups.
06
Opportunities to engage with employers, installers, manufacturers and awarding organisations.
Recognition must remain current.
—— RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS
01 Pay the annual organisational membership fee and complete the provider renewal declaration.
02 Maintain awarding relationships, insurance, facilities, equipment and qualified staff.
03 Provide current trainer, assessor, IQA, CPD and standardisation records.
04 Report sanctions, adverse awarding-body findings, material complaints, delivery-site changes and scope changes promptly.
05 Permit periodic sampling, surveillance or reassessment proportionate to risk and scope.
Renewal protects the value of every COFNII mark by checking that the evidence and conduct behind it have not expired.
Does the £495 annual fee buy approval?
No. It pays for organisational membership. Approval is awarded only after the provider meets the published requirements and passes the separate evidence and quality review.
Can COFNII approve a provider that delivers only manufacturer courses?
Product training may form part of a programme, but provider approval will not present a short attendance course as equivalent to a regulated vocational qualification.
Must we be an awarding-organisation approved centre?
Where regulated qualifications are delivered, the relevant centre and qualification approvals must be evidenced. Other specialist provision may be considered against its own certification, governance and assessment arrangements.
Are all our trainers approved when the provider is approved?
No. Each trainer must apply separately and pass the evidence and discipline-specific assessment required for Certified Trainer status.
—— CLEAR ANSWERS
Membership FAQ
Will every delivery site be listed?
Only sites or delivery arrangements included in the approved scope will be shown. A new permanent site or material delivery change may require review.