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Bywater is the UK’s leading independent provider of management systems and business improvement training and consultancy with one of the largest ranges of online and public courses certified by professional bodies including CQI and IRCA, IEMA, RSS and IOSH.

We have a committed team that go above and beyond to provide a service and learning experience that surpasses customer expectations. By reacting to demand, tightly monitoring feedback and relentlessly analysing our performance with the aim of improving our service, we continue to help organisations run more effective management systems, improve the quality of their products and services and support them in achieving their goals.

History

Bywater was first established in 1982 as a training and consultancy provider focused on strategy and management systems implementation within the Oil and Gas industry. Since then we have grown to become one of the largest independent providers of management systems and business improvement training courses in the UK. Click to learn more.

Subject Matter Experts

All of our course tutors and consultants are leaders in their fields, often with decades of practical experience in the application of their subject and many working for approval bodies and technical committees on the development of international standards. They are highly experienced trainers that engage and connect with what matters most to our customers, whether that is implementing or improving their management systems, reducing waste and variation within processes or managing supplier relationships and optimising contract performance.

All of our trainers are supported with ongoing performance and development reviews and are provided with the very latest training materials, methodology and best practice teaching techniques.

Independence

Unlike certification bodies governed by ISO 17021 Conformity Assessment Requirements that are restricted to providing training based on generic information rather than client specific solutions, our independence from the certification process allows us to focus entirely on your learning objectives and tailor courses to give you the most effective training experience. This tailored approach can include holding conversations and providing advice around company specific issues, incorporating your own documentation and procedures within the training materials or creating a bespoke course to meet your training requirements.

Our independence and the benefits of our impartiality extend to management systems consultancy and pre-assessment audits.

Our Locations

Our training courses are available within our Virtual Classroom, at over 15 venues across the UK and at client premises. Our Virtual Classroom environment allows delegates to learn from the comfort of their own home or office whilst our handpicked training venues, with residential and non-residential places available, provides a distraction-free learning environment with various added comforts including scenic views, onsite restaurants, gyms, and swimming pools.

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Training

With over 100 course titles to choose from Bywater is the UK’s leading independent provider of Management Systems and Business Improvement training. As Approved Training Providers we offer a range courses certified by professional bodies including CQI & IRCA, IEMA, RSS and IOSH. Due to our independence we are also able to offer bespoke training courses to meet your requirements.

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Consultancy

We understand continual improve is key to a company’s success. We provide consultancy services to organisations of all sizes offering professional support, guidance and advice from our independent subject matter experts. Our consultants will work with you to identify your requirements and provide effective, sustainable solutions to allow your organisation to achieve your goals.

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Our Clients

Bywater believes building good relationships and understanding our customers’ requirements is essential. By doing this we continue to deliver the best training or consultancy to meet our our customers’ needs, this is reflected in our customers coming back to us time and time again.

We work with organisations from a range of industries from small UK based companies to internationally renowned ones.

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Customer reviews

Impressed by the contentThe practical workshops really helped to apply what we had learned during the course. I was impressed by how the content enabled and empowered us to apply the knowledge to real-world auditing scenarios.

Endomagnetics Ltd|23rd May, 2022

Tutor was invaluableThe tutor provided a significant amount of advice around application of the course content and auditing principles. He was invaluable with guidance around how to approach the exam questions - structure, marks, etc.

M&G Plc|23rd May, 2022

The whole course was very interactiveThe whole course was very interactive. The tutor was excellent and made us use our materials well, explained everything very clearly, and made us think outside the box. I really enjoyed this course as he conducted this extremely well.

Merton Civic Centre|23rd May, 2022

Really enjoyed the courseI really enjoyed the course. The tutor is clearly experienced & knowledgeable, has an easy manner, and presented the material well.

Filton Systems Engineering Ltd|20th May, 2022

I have been on many training courses and this will be one to rememberTutor demonstrated real life circumstances and showed us how to cope with various situations using role play. I have been on many training courses and this will be one to remember.

Align JV|20th May, 2022

Tutor was very good at letting us ask questionsI was concerned coming from a financial background, not quality, but the tutor was very good at letting us ask questions. He was a very good teacher.

Janspeed Technologies Limited|20th May, 2022

The course was greatThe course was great. The Tutor was amazing and very helpful. He was very professional.

Bureau Veritas|19th May, 2022

Tutor made me feel confidentThe tutor was excellent. He presented the course in a way that was easy to follow. He made me feel confident. I came away from the course feeling elated. He took his time and did not rush anything, answered all...

Saint Gobain Weber|19th May, 2022

Plenty for me to take away and put into practiceWasn't sure how relevant it would be to my day to day job but there was plenty for me to take away and put into practice.

Stork Technical Services UK Ltd|19th May, 2022

Tutor gave real world advice as well as the curated informationThe Tutor was very knowledgeable, but also approachable & friendly, giving real world advice as well as the curated information.

MAC Surfacing Ltd|18th May, 2022

I now feel confident applying what was presented during the courseI needed a refresher course on the expectations of the Internal Auditor function within the QMS. This course ticked all the boxes and totally met my expectations - I now feel confident applying what was presented during the course.

Blake Contractors Ltd|18th May, 2022

Tutor was able to keep our level of participation and engagement highEven though the course was virtual our tutor was able to keep our level of participation and engagement high with the right level of breaks and workshops. I wasn't expecting that I would take so much out of the course.

Saint Gobain Weber|18th May, 2022

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