Apprenticeship Services

The Apprenticeship College is an apprenticeship training provider UK employers can trust to deliver high-quality, flexible workforce development solutions. We work with organisations of all sizes to design and deliver apprenticeship programmes that build capability, develop talent and support long-term business growth.

Our apprenticeship services include a free L&D Advisory service, where we review your current skills development approach and identify how apprenticeships can best align to your organisational goals. This ensures your programme is not only compliant, but also commercially relevant and impactful.

We provide Apprenticeship Training across more than 20 programmes, alongside a full Apprenticeship Recruitment service covering job descriptions, candidate attraction, skills screening and shortlisting.

For eligible employers, apprenticeship training can be 95% government funded, helping reduce cost while maintaining quality. Through our ongoing Scheme Management processes, we continue to review, improve and develop your programme to ensure it delivers measurable value.

The Apprenticeship College is recognised by the Department for Education and listed on the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR).

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The Apprenticeship College is an apprenticeship training provider UK employers can trust to deliver high-quality, flexible workforce development solutions. We work with organisations of all sizes to design and deliver apprenticeship programmes that build capability, develop talent and support long-term business growth.

Our apprenticeship services include a free L&D Advisory service, where we review your current skills development approach and identify how apprenticeships can best align to your organisational goals. This ensures your programme is not only compliant, but also commercially relevant and impactful.

We provide Apprenticeship Training across more than 20 programmes, alongside a full Apprenticeship Recruitment service covering job descriptions, candidate attraction, skills screening and shortlisting.

For eligible employers, apprenticeship training can be 95% government funded, helping reduce cost while maintaining quality. Through our ongoing Scheme Management processes, we continue to review, improve and develop your programme to ensure it delivers measurable value.

The Apprenticeship College is recognised by the Department for Education and listed on the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR).

Account Management

Managing a large multi-disciplinary, cross-departmental apprenticeship programme is complex. Add to that the requirements of training new entrants (probation periods and progression) as compared to existing staff or even senior managers and you’ll quickly need to develop the expertise to ensure that everything you do is fully compliant with the myriad of rules that govern apprenticeships.

Our Account Management service is designed to enable you to focus on your core business whilst we ensure that your apprenticeships scheme does what you want it to do, is fully compliant, meets the high standards set by OFSTED and the Institute for Apprenticeships, and delivers the skills your organisation needs.

Your apprenticeship College Account Manager will manage all of that for you and report back against detail key performance indicators monthly.

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Apprenticeship Delivery

The Apprenticeship College focus on building the core skills your people need to support the future success of your organisation. Whether developing emerging talent or preparing future leaders, our programmes are designed to strengthen capability across all levels of your workforce.

Our apprenticeships address the real challenges individuals face in their roles, supporting them to think differently, make more effective decisions and approach problems with confidence. They help individuals set clear goals, innovate, identify solutions and apply structured thinking in day-to-day situations. As a result, your people develop stronger communication, build more effective working relationships and collaborate more successfully across teams.

Through our programmes, learners become more reflective, resilient and adaptable, improving how they manage their responsibilities and contribute to wider organisational objectives. This not only enhances individual performance, but also supports a more engaged, capable and future-ready workforce.

Our teaching, learning and assessment is delivered through a blend of interactive workshops, tutor-facilitated sessions and personalised skills coaching. This approach ensures learning is engaging, relevant and directly applicable within the workplace, helping individuals embed new skills and drive real impact.

 

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Development Consultancy

We use apprenticeships as a foundation to develop the skills of your workforce, starting by working closely with you to understand your learning and development objectives. This ensures that any programme we design is aligned to your organisational priorities and delivers meaningful outcomes.

From there, we identify the skills and capabilities you want to build and map these to relevant apprenticeship standards, frameworks and qualifications. We develop a structured curriculum plan, outlining how learning will be delivered and embedded within the workplace. Alongside this, we support you in understanding the funding available, including how your Apprenticeship Levy can be utilised or how government co-funding may apply.

By bringing this together, we create a clear, tailored plan that ensures your training is both effective and financially optimised.

Our apprenticeship programmes are delivered by experienced professionals who take the time to understand your organisation and your goals. This means learning is always relevant, practical and focused on developing the skills your employees need to perform more effectively in their roles and contribute to your wider business success.

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Levy Recovery

Our apprenticeship programmes are designed to be fully compliant with the latest funding rules governing the use of the Apprenticeship Levy and associated government co-funding. The Apprenticeship College is an approved provider, recognised by the Department for Education and listed on the Apprenticeship Provider and Assessment Register (APAR). Only providers on this register are authorised to deliver apprenticeship training funded through the levy.

We work in partnership with you to design apprenticeship programmes that align to your Learning & Development (L&D) objectives, ensuring your investment supports both skills development and wider organisational goals. By using funds you have already paid to HMRC, apprenticeships provide a highly effective way to build capability across your workforce.

All of our programmes are levy-compliant, and we support you in making the most of your funding. This includes helping you maximise levy utilisation, as well as identifying where government co-funding may be available to extend your investment further.

Our focus is not just on recovering levy funds, but on helping you use them strategically to develop your people, build future capability and deliver meaningful business impact.

 

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Recruitment

Recruiting an apprentice is no different to recruiting other staff. You want to get the right person into the right job and you want them to succeed. Getting it right makes all the difference. Celebrities like Stella McCartney, John Frieda and Jamie Oliver all started out as apprentices in the fields they’re famous for.

We’ve recruited more than 5,000 apprentices and offer a comprehensive range of services that make it easy for you to find the right people at the right time and get them onto the right apprenticeship.

We do it all for you – drafting job descriptions, attracting candidates, skills screening, long-listing and shortlisting, interview scheduling, references and even DBS checks. We’ll also plan and commission your apprentices’ training with you.

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Avanti Team Leader- Achiever

"I was very nervous when I started the course as I am in my own words not academic so worried if I would cope but the way the course is structured was just fantastic."

Team Leader Achiever, Avanti

Team Leader Achiever- Imperial

"The overall experience has been extremely insightful and engaging throughout"

Team Leader Achiever, Imperial College

DB Cargo

“The Apprenticeship College deliver training that is hugely beneficial to our business goals and ambitions. Their Continuous Improvement and Leadership and Management programmes are delivered by great trainers and we are beginning to see real changes in how our staff carry out their duties”

Josie Pugsley, Professional Development Manager, DB Cargo

Our approach as an apprenticeship training provider UK employers rely on is centred on partnership, flexibility and long-term impact. We work closely with your organisation to ensure apprenticeships are not treated as a standalone initiative, but as a core part of your wider workforce development strategy. This means aligning programmes to key business priorities such as productivity, leadership capability, digital adoption and operational improvement, ensuring every apprenticeship delivers measurable value.

From the outset, we take the time to understand your organisation, your people and your objectives. This enables us to design programmes that are tailored to your structure, culture and future ambitions, rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach. Our experienced Skills Coaches provide high-quality, personalised support to learners throughout their journey, helping them to apply new knowledge and skills directly within their role. This ensures learning is embedded in day-to-day activities, driving immediate impact within teams and across the wider business.

We also provide ongoing reporting and insight, giving you full visibility of learner progress, programme performance and return on investment. This allows you to track outcomes, demonstrate value internally and make informed decisions about future workforce development. Our team works proactively with you to identify opportunities to expand or refine your programme, ensuring it continues to meet evolving business needs.

By combining high-quality delivery with a strong focus on business outcomes, we help organisations build sustainable skills pipelines, develop future leaders and create a culture of continuous improvement. As an apprenticeship training provider UK organisations trust, our goal is not just to deliver training, but to support long-term growth, resilience and success across your organisation.