--- title: "Virtual College: search popularity in the United Kingdom" description: "Virtual College offers online compliance and food hygiene training. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/brands/virtual-college-uk" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Virtual College: search popularity in the United Kingdom Virtual College offers online compliance and food hygiene training. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: Virtual College - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Measured month**: Sep 2026 - **Share of Search among health and safety training providers**: 10.5% ## Where the brand sits | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Health and safety training providers | 3 | 10.5% | 9.9K | - [Health and safety training providers](/demand/uk/categories/uk-health-and-safety-training-providers) ## Top health and safety training providers in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Virtual College did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | TSW Training | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | High Speed Training | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Astutis | 2nd | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | British Safety Council | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | iHasco | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Phoenix Health & Safety | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | RRC | 7th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Virtual College | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | SHEilds | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about health and safety training providers - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best online health and safety training provider in the UK?": 1. High Speed Training, 2. British Safety Council, 3. iHasco, 4. TSW Training, 5. RRC - Asked ChatGPT "Where can staff get a food hygiene certificate online in the UK?": named none of the brands we track - Asked ChatGPT "Which UK training providers are best for the NEBOSH General Certificate?": 1. Astutis, 2. TSW Training, 3. Phoenix Health & Safety, 4. RRC - Searched Google, AI Overview "food hygiene certificate": 1. High Speed Training - Searched Google, AI Overview "nebosh course": 1. British Safety Council Not named in any answer: Virtual College and SHEilds. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 28, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Virtual College changed in the United Kingdom over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Virtual College in the United Kingdom rose from 8.1K to 9.9K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Virtual College’s share of searches among health and safety training providers in the United Kingdom decreased from 11.1% to 10.5%. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Virtual College’s share of searches among health and safety training providers in the United Kingdom peaked at 15.6% in April 2026 and was lowest at 9.4% in August 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom health and safety training providers in September 2026? - In September 2026, High Speed Training gained share of searches among health and safety training providers in the United Kingdom, from 47.1% to 52.3%. - In September 2026, Virtual College gained share of searches among health and safety training providers in the United Kingdom, from 9.4% to 10.5%. - In September 2026, iHasco lost share of searches among health and safety training providers in the United Kingdom, from 31.5% to 28.7%. - In September 2026, Astutis lost share of searches among health and safety training providers in the United Kingdom, from 2.3% to 1.4%. - In September 2026, British Safety Council lost share of searches among health and safety training providers in the United Kingdom, from 2.8% to 2%. - In September 2026, Phoenix Health & Safety lost share of searches among health and safety training providers in the United Kingdom, from 3.3% to 2.5%. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | Health and safety training providers | 8.1K | 11.1% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | Health and safety training providers | 6.6K | 10.8% | 3 | | Dec 2025 | Health and safety training providers | 4.4K | 10% | 3 | | Jan 2026 | Health and safety training providers | 8.1K | 10.9% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Health and safety training providers | 8.1K | 11.2% | 3 | | Mar 2026 | Health and safety training providers | 8.1K | 11.2% | 3 | | Apr 2026 | Health and safety training providers | 9.9K | 15.6% | 3 | | May 2026 | Health and safety training providers | 6.6K | 11.2% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | Health and safety training providers | 6.6K | 10.4% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | Health and safety training providers | 6.6K | 11.2% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | Health and safety training providers | 5.4K | 9.4% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | Health and safety training providers | 9.9K | 10.5% | 3 | ## How are Virtual College’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Virtual College’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “virtual college” ## Which health and safety training providers compete with Virtual College? - [High Speed Training](/demand/uk/brands/high-speed-training): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/high-speed-training-vs-virtual-college-uk - [iHasco](/demand/uk/brands/ihasco): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/ihasco-vs-virtual-college-uk - [Phoenix Health & Safety](/demand/uk/brands/phoenix-hsc): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/phoenix-hsc-vs-virtual-college-uk - [British Safety Council](/demand/uk/brands/british-safety-council): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/british-safety-council-vs-virtual-college-uk - [Astutis](/demand/uk/brands/astutis): Head-to-head: /demand/uk/compare/astutis-vs-virtual-college-uk - [RRC](/demand/uk/brands/rrc-training) - [SHEilds](/demand/uk/brands/sheilds) - [TSW Training](/demand/uk/brands/tsw-training) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. 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