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Being a business owner is stressful. As well as just trying to keep your company in operation, business owners, especially small business owners, often have to juggle everything from financing and reporting to marketing, HR, and social media. With all of these things to juggle, planning continued growth and business development can be left to the wayside. That’s where business consultants come in.

As a training organisation or educational institution, the QQI award, otherwise known as the Quality and Qualifications Ireland mark, is one of the most prestigious and renowned marks of excellence out there. The QQI award is a mark that can be given to educational courses at all levels, validating them for the promotion, maintenance, and development of the review of the National Framework of Qualifications. Simply put, a QQI award assures a level of quality recognised by the NFQ in Ireland. For this reason, unsurprisingly, it is the goal of most educational institutions to have their courses QQI certified.

Our company has used Barrow Training & Consulting in both a Training and Consulting capacity.

We would highly recommend them to other businesses seeking training solutions for their staff or consultation in preparing for ISO 9001 Certification.

They were very helpful in arranging the training required around our needs and their consultation helped us a great deal in preparing for ISO 9001 Certification.

Maria Murphy Quality Manager Millview Furniture Ltd.

When it comes to the world of quality assurance and being accredited for your dedication to continual professional growth, trying to find the right certification to suit your desired outcome can be a minefield. As a business owner, it’s important to understand the Irish-recognised quality marks that suit your specific industry and to work toward achieving these marks to show your clients and customers your dedication to continual development and growth.