Skills to Group Limited understands your right to privacy and is committed to protecting it. We have designed our website so that you can visit it without identifying yourself or revealing any personal information if you wish.
This Privacy Policy applies to this site. Skills to Group Limited will ensure that any data received will be processed in accordance with the principles of the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 and this policy. Links provided from our site are not covered by this policy.
On our site, you can request information, apply for apprenticeship vacancies, apply for a full-time course, subscribe to marketing.
The types of personal information you provide us with may include personal details such as; name, address, telephone, email address, and contact preferences, sensitive personal data such as; ethnicity, additional learning needs, financial information; payment information such as credit/ debit car or direct debit details.
Further information is generated from your involvement with Skills Group, for example; information about education progress and qualifications. We also receive personal information from other organisations and 3rd parties, where we have been passed information about people who are interested in our training programmes or awarding bodies regarding qualifications and other education providers should you be transferring from another provider.
We use your personal information to communicate with you, to update you on services and benefits, to enter into, or perform a contract with you, to comply with a legal duty or to protect your vital interests (keeping you safe from harm).
We will not disclose your personal data to other organisations, unless required for the provision of our services or required by the law. As a provider of apprenticeships and education, we regularly process the personal data relating to young people who make enquiries about courses and training activities. Sometimes we may need to give information to our agents and subcontractors for the purpose of providing our services. In these circumstances we always ensure that the information is safe and secure.
You agree that if we transfer ownership or management of the site to a third party or if Skills to Group Limited merges with another company we may also transfer your data to such third party or the new entity, provided such third party or new entity agrees to observe this policy.
Parts of our site may contain links to third party websites and we are not responsible for any site you choose to visit in this way. Skills to Group Limited values your trust and is committed to protecting the information you provide. To prevent unauthorised access, maintain accuracy and ensure proper use of information, we have employed physical, electronic and managerial processes to safeguard the information we collect on-line.
All our employees and data processors that have access to, and are associated with the processing of personal data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of our visitors’ personal data.
We will only use and store information for as long as it is needed for the purposes it was collected for. How long we keep information depends on the information and what it is used for; for example if you unsubscribe from our marketing emails, you will remain on a suppression list to ensure you do not receive further such emails, however your details may be retained longer for contractual purposes of you are a learner or employer of Skills to Group.
For any enquiry or concern about our privacy policy, or to request access to your personal data please contact marketingpreferences@skillsgroupuk.com
Under the General Data Protection Regulation 2018, we have to provide you with a readable copy of the personal data, which we keep about you, within 28 days of receiving your written request. Under the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 we are entitled not to respond or to charge a reasonable administrative fee if a request is manifestly unfounded or excessive. If we decide not to respond we will clearly explain the reasons for this and provide you with details of the relevant supervisory authority. Evidence or proof of your identity (for example, a passport or driver’s license and current utility bill) will be required.