Engineering training provider rapped over safeguarding by Ofsted

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A Stretford-based training provider for engineers says it has accepted the findings of inspectors who identified major shortcomings in its safeguarding procedures.

The Salford and Trafford Engineering Group Training Association (STEGTA) has been downgraded from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ in Ofsted’s report following an inspection in January.

The independent learning provider subcontracts to Salford City College, The Trafford College Group, Wigan and Leigh College as well as others in Yorkshire and the Midlands and was responsible for training 318 apprentices in engineering and manufacturing at the time of Ofsted's visit.

STEGTA was deemed ‘inadequate’ overall despite being judged ‘good’ in three categories of assessment - quality of education; behaviour and attitudes and apprenticeships.