One of the UK's leading and Top 10 Government-accredited training and work-based learning companies Positive Outcomes, has hired David Shaw to the new post of Training Team Manager for the North of the UK.

David will head-up the company's seven-strong team of Training Advisors in the region, with responsibility for delivering training to companies across the North, from Sheffield to the Scottish Borders. He reports to Positive Outcomes' Head of Training, Development & Quality, Martin Wright, who is based at the company's Head office in Derbyshire.

He will also coordinate the latest recruitment drive in the region, to recruit six new Training Advisors across the North West and East, alongside assuming responsibility for fine-tuning the quality of Positive Outcomes' training provision by its 80-plus team of advisors operating across the UK.

David brings over sixteen years dedicated work-based training and learning experience to the company, which includes positions within the hotel and hospitality sector and for one of the country's largest dedicated training providers. He was instrumental in securing Grade 2 at OFSTED inspections for his last three employers.

Commenting on joining Positive Outcomes, David said: "Positive Outcomes is a professional, driven and highly ambitious company, and its use of technology in the delivery of its training portfolios is second-to-none.  This is an exciting time to join Positive Outcomes, which is experiencing substantial growth both in terms of client base and staff resource.

"This ambition extends to realising the top OFSTED Grades for its training delivery, and with my background and the focus on maximising the quality of our training, streamlining our processes, delivery systems and procedures will underpin the quality of our training."

Positive Outcomes is a national training, apprenticeships and recruitment company. It specialises in the delivery of Government-funded NVQ work-based training to employees aged 16 and upwards and is one of only a few training providers approved to deliver NVQ Levels 4 and 5 Management training that is the equivalent of a Foundation Degree, and corporate business training, incorporating workshops in IT and management. It has a team dedicated to finding candidate apprentices for employers and delivering relevant on-the-job training.