MILTON KEYNES, England,
Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Raytheon Professional Services LLC (RPS), a subsidiary of
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), announced that it achieved a Grade 2
rating from the Office for Standards in Education, Children's
Services and Skills (OFSTED) for its UK apprenticeship services.
This is the first time that RPS' apprenticeship programmes have
been inspected by OFSTED, and the Grade 2 achievement immediately
places the company and its services among the top UK vocational
training providers inspected.
The published OFSTED report noted the high quality of RPS'
learning programmes and how much apprentices enjoyed learning via
those programmes. The report ranked RPS as "outstanding" for vision
and for its safety practices. It also praised RPS' apprenticeship
services for helping to improve the lives of many young
people by offering them the chance to gain valuable
qualifications and creating a pipeline of skilled professionals in
the UK. OFSTED judgment grades are outstanding (Grade 1), good
(Grade 2), satisfactory (Grade 3), and inadequate (Grade 4).
"RPS has established an excellent track record with students,
businesses and the UK government for our apprenticeship services,"
said Mark Oliver, managing director,
RPS EMEA. "The OFSTED grade validates our approach to
apprenticeship learning, and we will continue to apply the
expertise, tools and processes necessary to continue to elevate our
standards."
The full inspection report is available for download from the
OFSTED website at http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/. Main evaluations of
RPS' apprenticeship services in the report include the
following:
- Achievement rates of RPS' apprentices are particularly high and
score above the national average.
- RPS ranks "outstanding" for improving the economic and social
well-being of apprentices through learning and development.
- Through RPS, learners gain valuable additional qualifications
that enhance their employability.
- RPS' vision and ambition for the success of their learners and
employers is "outstanding".
- Managers provide excellent leadership and very strong direction
for all aspects of RPS' work.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2011 sales of $25
billion and 71,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and
innovation leader specializing in defence, homeland security and
other government markets throughout the world. With a history of
innovation spanning 90 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in
the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications
and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission
support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more about Raytheon, visit
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