Jon Bray, who also held the role of learner co-ordinator at the college for 13 years, said: "Companies' expectations of their training providers have changed considerably, with many, quite rightly, demanding a more tailored and flexible approach. 

"Learn2print aims to address this by offering all the formally recognised qualifications, as well as short courses and bespoke training, in an individual and consultative way, bringing them into the workplace using the latest technology and resources available."

The training provider offers a range of NVQs for pre-press, presses and finishing, as well as tailored courses and apprenticeships.

Bray has teamed up with Matthew Whiting from Fareham–based LearnEd in order to take advantage of its advanced portfolio and tracking system.

This is claimed to ensure that all learners have full access to their tutor and enables assessment to take place at the touch of a button.

In addition, Bray is looking for "qualified and competent assessors" across the UK to get in touch to help expand the programme.

"We've got a busy year ahead and look forward to taking more people on board," he added.

The Learn2print start-up comes as MPs have slammed the management of the government's Train to Gain scheme, claiming it had compromised the value for money of the programme.

The report, by the House of Commons' Committee of Public Accounts, found a catalogue of errors in the implementation of the £1.5bn scheme, including overspending, unrealistically high targets and a lack of proper fraud prevention.