PeopleCert Modern Slavery &Human Trafficking Statement 2024

April 2024
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1PEOPLECERT’S BUSINESS ........................................................................................................... 42

OUR POLICY ON MODERN SLAVERY ......................................................................................... 43

DUE DILIGENCE ........................................................................................................................... 44

TRAINING .................................................................................................................................... 55

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This statement is published by PeopleCert Holdings UK Ltd and its subsidiaries (“PeopleCert”). It covers
the financial year ending 31 December 2023. The board of directors of PeopleCert Holdings UK Ltd has
overall responsibility for management of PeopleCert companies, and has approved this statement on 4April 2024.

PeopleCert is the global leader in the assessment and certification of professional skills, partnering withmulti-national organizations and government bodies to develop and deliver market leading exams
worldwide. PeopleCert began issuing certification solutions in 2000 with ECDL Foundation, the mostestablished certificate for ICT skills globally. We have since expanded our offering from a single productto a comprehensive portfolio of 700+ exams delivered in 25 languages across 200 countries, including
the global programs of ITIL® and PRINCE2® as the owner of AXELOS and LanguageCert English
language exams.
PeopleCert develops and delivers a comprehensive range of solutions and services for the secureassessment and certification of professional and language skills. Its key activities include: qualiﬁcation
and assessment design and development; secure delivery of internationally recognised
qualifications/examinations; certification and accreditation; delivery of information and reporting on
examination results; and publication and distribution of books and training materials related to ourqualifications.
PeopleCert is also approved by UK Visas and Immigration, to deliver Home Office approved, Secure
English Language Tests (SELT) in the UK and globally. Our SELT offering forms part of our Ofqual andQualifications Wales regulated English Language Test portfolio.

PeopleCert does not tolerate any form of modern slavery. This commitment is embedded in our Supply
Chain Policy and the PeopleCert Code of Ethical Conduct (Code), which applies to all PeopleCert
directors, managers, employees, contractors, trainees and volunteers, and to third-party entities andindividuals when doing business with PeopleCert. We are not aware of any modern slavery in our supplychain.
Although we had approximately 1000 employees at the end of 2023, PeopleCert remains a close-knit
organisation. Because of this we are confident that most types of modern slavery are highly unlikely in
our supply chain. Our work to eliminate modern slavery focuses on fair pay and working conditions
among the organizations who distribute our testing services – these appear to be the largest modernslavery risks in our supply chain. We also remain vigilant regarding other types of modern slavery.
With respect to fair pay, it is our policy to pay significantly in excess of the minimum wage for all of ouremployees: our current policy is that our lowest-paid employees are paid between 10-13% in excess ofthe minimum wage. We ensure fair working conditions for all of our employees, and we have anadmirable record of employee longevity. For companies in our supply chain, the Code and Supply Chain
Policy encourage pay of at least the minimum wage and fair working conditions.

In the examination and certification business, it is critical to ensure the integrity of all parts of the supplychain. PeopleCert has three main types of third parties in its supply chain:•Accredited Organizations and Test Centers: organizations approved by PeopleCert to administerand deliver examinations, and associated training•

Suppliers/Subcontractors: organizations used by PeopleCert for the delivery of standard
operational services, such as ICT suppliers, printers and couriers•

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Third parties in PeopleCert’s supply chain are subject to specific selection criteria and processes,
described in dedicated procedures and manuals, and designed to detect and prevent the use of
inappropriate third parties. PeopleCert conducts extensive efforts to ensure that those in our supplychain meet our high quality standards, and we conduct regular audits of our partner organizations
around the world. We believe that these combined efforts are likely to detect any significant instancesof modern slavery in our supply chain.

All PeopleCert staff are required to be familiar with the Code (including its provisions on modernslavery). Our programme of Safeguarding (child and vulnerable adult protection policy and procedure)
training for staff, which was adopted in 2020, includes modern slavery awareness .

In addition to our Code and supply chain policy, the following are in place within PeopleCert and support
our commitment to zero tolerance of any form of modern slavery:•Whistleblowing Policy•

Malpractice and Maladministration Policy•

Equality and Diversity Policy•

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