The Career Development Opportunity

At Skills Group we are passionate about helping apprentices to achieve their full potential and this doesn’t stop when your apprenticeship ends.

Our aim is to support you at every stage in your apprenticeship journey and beyond, ensuring you reach your potential and maximise opportunities on your chosen career pathway.

Getting the Right Start

It isn’t easy to navigate the complex world of apprenticeships and finding the right employer is essential to getting the best start and thriving in your apprenticeship. At Skills Group we don’t leave you to your own devices when it comes to finding an employer, our team of coordinators work to get to know you, understand your interests and what your ideal career might look like, matching you with the perfect employer.



Maximising Opportunity

With investment in cutting-edge facilities and a focus on providing enriched learning experiences, we work hard to build confidence and encourage positive working practices from day one. Building a positive ethos from the offset, puts you in great stead to delivering quality work and maximising your opportunities for progress and success in your role.



Keeping in Touch

Mentorship and quality support are always available when you need them throughout your apprenticeship, but did you know you can even stay in contact with our teams when your apprenticeship comes to an end? We are proud to still be in touch with apprenticeships from years gone by and love nothing more than celebrating their success.


Further Development Programmes

Beyond your apprenticeship, you can make the most of opportunities to expand your skills further with our further development programmes. Professional Development boosts job satisfaction and our career development programmes lead to nationally recognised qualifications.


The Power to achieve

There are many benefits to getting into the world of work at a younger age, but perhaps one of the greatest is the opportunity to progress and improve earnings more quickly. With the right mindset and lots of hard work we are delighted to see many of our young apprentices move through the ranks from apprentice to owner of their own business.


Our results speak from themselves, we truly care about the interest and success of every learner and love nothing more than hearing how our learners have progressed.

Levy

Employ an Apprentice

The Career Development Opportunity

I just wanted to say the biggest thank you to Vanessa, my trainer. You have made my journey so much easier, I don’t know what I would have done without you. You have been amazing and helped me to achieve my qualification. You’ve guided me through every step of the way, I really appreciate it, Vanessa, you have been my rock.

Katie Shorland, Level 2 Hairdressing

I always struggled in school as I wasn’t very academic, so knew learning on the job would be a better option for me. I would find it difficult to get up for 9am but now I wake up and look forward to my day. I wanted to try a hair apprenticeship as I’ve always been interested in hairdressing, and by the end of the first week, I already loved it!

Jaimee Benson, Level 2 Hairdressing

I have developed a range of new skills through work including the technical, industry skills required for the job, to personal development such as ensuring I am always on time. The biggest change since leaving school is adjusting to the independence you gain from earning a salary. My advice to anyone thinking of doing an apprenticeship would be find what you like doing, and go for it!

Will Birch, Level 2 Bricklaying

Since starting the apprenticeship, I’ve become far more confident. In a classroom, you only interact with your classmates, but through working you develop your people skills as you interact with customers on a daily basis. At school, you are closely monitored and parented, however I am now more independent and feel grown up

Sam Collard, Level 2 Light Vehicle and Maintenance Repair

The most important thing I’ve learnt since leaving school is that there are other routes to success than just academia. I failed my GCSEs, as I never suited the school environment. Now though, I’m really enjoying my apprenticeship as I’ve discovered I learn more through hands-on practice.

Ben Freeman, Level 2 Carpentry

I would just like to thank you and your team for all the amazing work they do, you have provided me with the most invaluable experience which has helped to pave the way of my future. The work you do for young people is incredible!

Luke Kowalski, Teaching Assistant and former apprentice at Sir Robert Gefferys School