Our EVC Training is approved by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and accredited by the Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) It is delivered in line with relevant legislation and guidance including OEAP National Guidance.

Our Visit Leader, Snowsport Visits Training and Risk Assessment for Educational Visits courses are also accredited by IOL.

EVOLVE Advice is an Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) approved training provider.

We are dedicated to raising and maintaining standards in training for educational visits. Find out more about our quality standards and accreditation, and why it matters, here.

We’re sometimes asked whether EVC training must come from a particular provider or follow a set national model. It’s a fair question — and one we’ve taken directly to the Department for Education (DfE) for clarification.

The response? The DfE has confirmed that it does not enforce or mandate the use of any specific EVC training provider or course materials: “The DfE does not seek to endorse… or mandate the use of EVCs trained by OEAPs, LOtC [sic], or any other organisation.” – DfE Correspondence, July 2025

Guidance on educational visits is non-statutory, meaning it’s there to support schools, not to prescribe a single approach. Put simply, schools and their leaders are trusted to make their own decisions about how best to meet health and safety responsibilities, including how EVCs are trained – whether that’s delivered by a member of staff, or externally provided by your Local Authority or a trusted independent provider like EVOLVE Advice.

Your educational visits policy may include requirements for frequency or content of EVC training. We recommend EVCs revalidate their training at least every 3 years to remain up to date.

At EVOLVE Advice, we offer high-quality, comprehensive EVC training that puts practical knowledge and professional judgment front and centre. We’re here to support confident, competent visit leadership, in a way that works for you. Learn more about our quality assurance and accreditations.

Yes all of our training course attendees are issued a digital certificate, which is stored in our online database and Blockchain verified.

As well as the digital certificate our EVC course attendees will receive a printed certificate, a metal pin badge for their lanyard and will be added to The EVC Register.

Yes, we run regular live courses at our training space in Northamptonshire and other courses in different locations where possible. Keep an eye on our course pages for more information and dates.

Many of our courses are blended learning, this is a mixture of self led activities and tutor led/facilitated sessions live.

Your will recieve part 1 (self directed study) at the point of booking. This must be completed prior to part 2.

Part 2 is delivered via Zoom

Educational Visits Coordinators completing EVOLVE Advice Initial EVC Training can choose to take an additional assessment to be awarded certification as ‘IOSH Approved Educational Visit Coordinator with EVOLVE Advice Ltd’.

Assessment and certification cost £30 + VAT @ 20% . This is available to EVCs who successfully complete EVOLVE Advice Initial EVC Training (parts 1 and 2) - it must be booked within 90 days of completing initial EVC Training

Find out more here.

The Blockchain is an incorruptible digital ledger of economic transactions that can be programmed to record not just financial transactions but virtually anything of value. Anything that we write to the Blockchain can't be altered in the future by any party. Find out more here

The EVC Register is a register of trained Educational Visits Coordinators (EVCs), which keeps track of individuals who have received training and certification from a reputable provider. The register is a way to ensure that schools and educational establishments have trained individuals overseeing educational visits. Find out more here

You should receive an email with your certificate attached. If you have misplaced this, you can visit https://certify.evolveadvice.co.uk and select Retrieve a Credential at the bottom of the screen.

A badge is traditionally seen as a symbol or indicator of an accomplishment, skill, quality or interest. Digital open badges are an online standard for recognising and verifying learning that complies with the Open Badges Specification. They allow you to use an image to quickly show off your skills and achievements. Our badges have metadata embedded in the image to authenticate the certificate, meaning that it’s more than just a pretty picture.

You can embed them into your email footer.

Add them to the certifications on LinkedIn

or Share them via email.

You can find testimonials of our training on our testimonials page. We also have public reviews on Google.

Our training is delivered via an online platform, we can provide recordings, subtitles or translations. We have also supported schools with sign interpreters on our courses. Don't hesitate to get in touch with our team prior to booking to ensure we can support with your needs.

We recommend all of our trainees renew their training certificates every three years.