Get Licensed
| File:Get Licensed Logo.png | |
| Get Licensed | |
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Training |
| Founded 📆 | 2007 |
| Founder 👔 | Madiha Adil & Shahzad Ali |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , London , United Kingdom |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Services | Course Finder and Booking Website |
| Revenue🤑 | $7m+ |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 60[1] |
| 🌐 Website | get-licensed |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Get Licensed is British website which provides listings for SIA-approved training courses. .[2] It has offices in UK, India, Pakistan and the USA. It is claimed to be the largest hub of mandatory training courses in the UK.[citation needed] Each month over 200,000 people visit Get Licensed and partner sites to find licence linked courses.[3]
History[edit]
Get Licensed was founded in 2007 by Madiha Adil and Shahzad Ali, who are married.[1] Ali came up with the idea when he realised how difficult it was for attendees to find a reliable and cost-effective training provider for SIA licence training. The small training suppliers lacked the right technology and digital marketing skills to plan, manage and promote their courses.[4]
Controversy[edit]
In November 2012, an allegation was made against a UK-based training provider that had used Get Licensed to advertise their courses. The allegation surrounded the required ratio of students to teachers (12 to 1) exceeding course requirements, which commenced between late 2010 and early 2011.[5][6][7] The Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) withdrew a number of qualifications that had been provided by their sub-contractor.[2] Get Licensed confirmed in an interview that it only operates as a marketing and advertising website, any training provider approved to run courses can list their courses on Get Licensed confirmed in an interview.[citation needed]
Get Licensed was transparent in acknowledging that a serious breach occurred by a training provider listed on their website and responded by terminating the training provider facilitating the re-training of 654 candidates affected by the alleged malpractice free of cost under their training guarantee scheme.[5][8][9][10] The provider (Adult Learning Network) later voluntarily cancelled its approval from HABC before it could be officially withdrawn by the board.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "MP Simon Hughes awards Madiha Adil of Get Licensed Asian Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2010". presswire.com. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Certificates Withdrawn Amid Training Malpractice Allegations". Security Industry Authority. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "Public Service Review: Central Government". Public Service Review (21). pp. 118–119.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "About Get Licensed". Get Licensed. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Perrett, Michelle. "Get Licensed responds to training malpractice concerns". Morning Advertiser. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ "HABC reveal training provider malpractice". Bridgegate Security. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ Degun, Gurjit. "SIA Licence Holders may have to retrain after Investigation finds malpractice among Trainers". Morning Advertiser. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ "Certificates withdrawn amid training malpractice allegations". Trident Awards. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ "SIA Training Malpractice and It's Implications - Blog". Get Licensed. 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ↑ "Certificates withdrawn amid training malpractice allegations - News and Events (November 2012)". Trident Awards. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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