VTCT acquires Digital Assess

Digital Assess acquired by VTCT as part of a strategic investment in the business

Leading awarding organisation, Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) has acquired Digital Assess in a strategic move designed to add significant value to the suite of products and services it offers its customers.

Digital Assess provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) suite of products enabling training providers to capture and assess learner skills from one location. This purchase by VTCT is reflective of the growing importance of offering flexible, online-based assessments that meet all necessary quality standards and requirements.

Alan Woods, VTCT’s CEO said, “To compete in this market, both here and overseas, we need to innovate and add value to our customers. VTCT has recently completed a strategic overhaul of our business, and we’ve been actively seeking opportunities in the digital space that will allow us to offer a broader range of value-adding services. Luckily, Digital Assess – a company that has been on our radar for a while – was available at the right time. It’s a great product with a skilled and dedicated team, and we’re convinced this acquisition will enhance the fortunes of VTCT, Digital Assess, and all of our current and future customers.

I’d like to reassure Digital Assess’s customers that, despite the change in ownership, it’s business as usual.”

VTCT’s intention is that Digital Assess will continue to operate as a standalone business, with its own Management Team and Board, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of VTCT.

Dan Sandhu from Digital Assess said, “This is an exciting time in the vocational market and with the support of and as part of VTCT, the team at Digital Assess look forward to continuing to deliver innovative assessment products into this market.”

Any questions relating to the acquisition of Digital Assess by VTCT should be addressed to:

Daniel Underwood, CFO at [email protected] or

James Leighton Davis, Investment Director (Interim) at [email protected].

About VTCT:

VTCT is a government approved awarding organisation offering National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs), Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) and other vocational-related qualifications (VRQs). VTCT has been in existence for over fifty years and has been at the forefront of developing the vocational system of qualifications in the United Kingdom.

VTCT is a specialist awarding body, our full qualification package covers; beauty, nail & spa therapy, hairdressing & barbering, complementary therapies, sports, active health and fitness, hospitality & catering, education, training & development, skills for work & life, business, retail & customer service, apprenticeships. 

With a head office in Eastleigh, Hampshire, the company employs more than fifty staff and has a field force of over sixty external verifiers working on a contract basis.

VTCT will continue to strengthen its presence in the vocational qualifications market in the United Kingdom, where qualifications from VTCT are offered at over 700 colleges of further education and private training centres. Further expansion into overseas markets is one of VTCT’s next goals.

For more information visit www.vtct.org.uk

For general queries about VTCT please contact [email protected]