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The Tester SkillsProgram 59 4.3 Classroom,OnlineInstructor-Ledor OnlineTeaching? The goal to date is to offer all course materials in a format that could be used in a classroom or online delivery. Although most practitioners would prefer classroom courses, the flexibility and lower cost of online training is attractive. The choice is likely to be driven by whether the student is, for example, self-employed or employedbya largerorganizationpreferringself-studyor instructor-led teaching. The marketwill determinewhat formatsaremost appropriateandcommercially successful. 4.4 Proliferating theTSP Could the TSP be adopted as worldwide standard? Time will tell. But there are opportunities toproliferate theTSP scheme[9]. Irish Commercial Adoption The Program Members intention is to adopt the Foundation scheme for their graduate intake. it@cork Skillnet will partially sub- sidize the training and encourage the scheme to be adopted across Ireland. It is to behopedthat local trainingproviderscreate (orcross-license) trainingmaterial and ‘train their trainers’ todeliverclasses. University/College Adoption It would be extremely helpful to have universities and colleges teach the TSP programas part of their curriculums.This would allow theacademicinstitutionstomaketheirgraduatesmoremarketableandremovesome less attractive content. Although there are early discussions in Ireland, the general view is the academics won’t move until the TSP scheme is a provensuccess. Time will tell. Overseas Commercial Adoption Gerrard consulting will promote the scheme in bothIrelandandtheUKinthebelief that theschemeoffersasignificantuplift in the qualityandvalueoftestingandassurancerelatededucation.Beingthefacilitatorand first providerof traininggivesa commercial advantage,but to scale up the scheme, otherprovidersmust comeinto themarket. CreatingOne’sOwnTSP Itgoeswithoutsaying, that theprocessofdevelopment of a local TSP could be repeated in other regions. There is no reason, in principle, why other regions can’t identify their own local skills needs and build their own program. The ‘not invented here’ syndrome may also have an effect and bigger trainingprovidersmightwant exclusive rights to theirownschemein their locality. ItwouldbenicetothinkthataglobalTSPstandardcouldbetheultimateoutcome of thiswork,butcommercialpressuresandhumannaturesuggestdifferentschemes mightspringup if the IrishTSP isdeemedtobea success.