Cenit Group Limited

Cenit Group Limited Monitoring visit report

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Name of lead inspector: Andrea McMahon, His Majesty’s Inspector

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Inspection dates: 11 and 12 September 2025

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Type of provider: Independent learning provider

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Address:

71-75 Shelton Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9JQ Cenit Group Limited, 11 and 12 September 2025

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Context and focus of visit

Ofsted undertakes to carry out monitoring visits to all newly directly funded providers of adult learning provision where the provision offered is in scope for inspection. This monitoring visit was undertaken as part of those arrangements and as outlined in the ‘Further education and skills inspection handbook’, especially the sections entitled ‘Monitoring visits’ and ‘Monitoring visits to providers that are newly directly publicly funded’. The focus of these visits is on the themes set out below.

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Context and focus of visit

Cenit Group Limited (trading as Cenit College UK Limited) is an independent learning provider. Leaders gained a contract to teach Skills Bootcamps in 2023. They teach an online curriculum to learners based in the north west of England.

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Context and focus of visit

At the time of the visit, there were 81 learners enrolled on Skills Bootcamps. Of these, 40 learners were studying project management and 41 learners were studying accountancy bootcamps.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders and managers have a clear and purposeful strategy for their Skills Bootcamps. They have reduced the number of bootcamps they offer to focus on those where the labour market skills demands are the greatest, such as accountancy and project management. They train learners, many of whom are disadvantaged, to help them secure jobs in these areas. Leaders also help those already in employment to improve their skills.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders and managers have appointed appropriately qualified and experienced staff. Tutors maintain their knowledge and skills current through effective professional development. This includes developing skills such as the use of online teaching tools, assessment and giving learners feedback. Tutors teach learners an up-to-date curriculum that focuses on current industry practices. Learners gain useful new knowledge and skills that employers need.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders and managers have suitable arrangements in place to evaluate the quality of their provision. They standardise tutors’ marking, review the quality of assessment briefs, observe tutors’ teaching and set them targets for development routinely. Leaders monitor their improvement actions closely and adjust the curriculum based on learners’ feedback. For example, they amended the sequencing of the careers Cenit Group Limited, 11 and 12 September 2025 module so that learners benefited from careers guidance earlier in their programme. Learners receive good quality training and many move on to positive destinations, including employment and taking on new responsibilities at work.

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Reasonable progress

Learners benefit from a wide range of high-quality online materials. Leaders invest in industry-standard resources such as professional bookkeeping software. They record lessons to help learners consolidate their learning. Learners have access to a support hub from where they can access well-being guidance on topics such as staying safe online and street safety campaigns in their local areas. Most learners appreciate this guidance.

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Reasonable progress

Tutors plan and teach the curriculum in a logical order. For example, in accountancy, learners learn about the basic principles of bookkeeping and how to use relevant accounting software early on in their programme. Tutors teach learners about theoretical principles such as profit and loss, balance sheets and account balances. Learners use what they have learned to create spreadsheets and migrate software competently. Learners develop their knowledge and skills incrementally over time.

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Reasonable progress

Tutors use effective strategies to help learners remember and recall new learning. They use demonstrations and step-by-step guidance to show learners how to input new data. In project management, they share real-world practices, such as setting tasks with defined timelines and distributing timely and accurate meeting minutes to clients. Learners gain a good understanding of industry-standard professional practices that help prepare them for the workplace.

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Reasonable progress

Staff make sure that learners receive effective support to move on to their next steps. Learners benefit from guest talks from industry experts who explain clearly what to expect in the workplace. Learners receive help from staff to create online profiles, search for jobs and create a CV. Learners value the careers advice and guidance they receive.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders and managers have not ensured that all learners study a curriculum that is tailored to their individual needs. While they assess learners’ English and mathematics skills at the start, they do not effectively establish learners’ knowledge and skills in the technical areas of their programmes. They do not identify or track learners’ achievements against their objectives well enough. As a result, a few learners repeat what they already know or learn content that is too challenging. Cenit Group Limited, 11 and 12 September 2025

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Reasonable progress

Leaders have thorough safeguarding arrangements. They have clear reporting processes and learners know who and how to report concerns to. The designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) are suitably trained and experienced to carry out their role. Staff complete mandatory safeguarding training early in their employment and refresh their knowledge regularly.

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Reasonable progress

Leaders effectively assess risks under the ‘Prevent’ duty. The DSLs have established suitable links in the north west with the ‘Prevent’ coordinator and other providers in the region. They have a good understanding of the issues that relate to the area and inform learners about these through their monthly newsletter. Cenit Group Limited, 11 and 12 September 2025 regulates and inspects to achieve excellence in the care of children and young people, and in education and skills for learners of all ages. It regulates and inspects childcare and children’s social care, and inspects the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), schools, colleges, initial teacher training, further education and skills, adult and community learning, and education and training in prisons and other secure establishments. It assesses council children’s services, and inspects services for children looked after, safeguarding

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Reasonable progress

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