Why you can trust us

You need to be sure you can trust us before you enrol on one of our courses.

We are members of the Association of British Correspondence Colleges and are bound by its Code of Ethics.

Our courses were fully accredited by the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council (ODQLC) in May 2006 following an independent assessment of our administration, learner support and teaching materials.

Our students were contacted by the ODQLC and asked to fill in a questionnaire about all aspects of their tuition.

ODL QC assessors praised our courses, singling out the provision of content and the on-screen interaction between student and teacher as particularly useful innovations.

Dr David Morley, ODL QC chief executive said: "This is one of the best new small provisions to come before council in recent years, and we are delighted to acknowledge its quality."

You can also check us out at these sites:

• We are recognised and listed by the UK government
• We are fully accredited by Open and Distance Learning Quality Council
• Our courses are listed by the UK's Learndirect, National Learning Directory, www.educationuk.org and Advice Resources
• Our courses have met UK Government criteria for Career Development Loans
• We are listed in the Department for Education and Skills' UK Register of Learning Providers (UKRLP)
• Cleland Thom is a member of the Training Consortium, the Society of Editors and the Chartered Institute of Journalists
• We are members of Jaguar Cars' Your Time scheme, where Jaguar employees can choose to do one of our online courses at the company's expense.

You are welcome to contact any of these organisations to confirm our status.

You are also welcome to email our current and former students to ask them about our courses. In fact we would encourage you to do so.

Email us if you would like us to put you in touch with them.