We work with employers to meet their skills needs by developing relevant, affordable and high quality educational programmes for employees - building a better skilled and qualified workforce in the shortest possible time.
We offer qualification-based training in:
- Childcare, learning and development
- Supporting teaching and learning
- IT
- Business administration
- Customer service
- Team leading and management
- Health and social care
- Youth work
- Literacy and numeracy
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Apprenticeships
We offer various apprenticeships that address all-round skills needed for the job.
These training programmes give your existing employees and new recruits the opportunity to extend their existing skills and to develop technical and vocational skills in their workplace.
Our apprenticeships are suitable for any employees aged 16+ and, for one day a week away from the workplace, they train in the theoretical skills that support their practical work. Training is always relevant, ensuring that apprentices gain the specialist skills they need to support your thriving business or organisation.
All our apprenticeship programmes include functional skills, which helps to improve internal and external business communications. Apprenticeships are available at level 2 (the equivalent of five good GCSE pases) and level 3 the equivalent of two A-level passes)
We offer apprenticeships in
- Business administration
- Health and social care
- Children and young people's workforce (Early learning and childcare pathway)
- Supporting teaching and learning in schools
- Youth work
Over 80% of those employers who employ apprentices agree they make their workplace more productive.
92% of employers who employ apprentices believe that apprenticeships lead to a more motivated and satisfied workforce.
One in five employers are hiring more apprentices to help them through the touch economic climate.
Get started in four simple steps
- Call 020 7641 8186 or 020 7641 7787 or email apprenticeships@waes.ac.uk
- A member of our Business Development Team will visit you and conduct an organisational needs analysis and present a training proposal
- You agree the training plan
- Training begins
