About Us

Alphabet Training are approved nationally apprenticeship and training provider delivering bespoke and accredited courses to client groups across England.

Based in the North West of England, we deliver projects that:

• Help employers to find new staff and upskill their workforces
• Help entrepreneurs to grow their businesses
• Enhance individuals' employability and work readiness
• Help people to build skills and advance their careers

Those four categories encompass a broad range of provision. That range can include anything from helping people to develop basic life skills and self confidence, right through to providing business owners with leadership and management coaching, or tailored learning programmes for whole teams of employees.

We deliver programmes focusing on employability, apprenticeships, work placements, business start up, process improvement, IT skills, social inclusion and more. We work across all sectors, and with a variety of funding bodies, serving both SME and VCFS employers.

Our over arching goal is to become a leading provider of choice for apprenticeships, work and community based learning for employers and learners.

Since our launch, we have delivered numerous training and employability programmes. Here, we have listed just a few of them.

Current Projects

• Apprenticeship Programme An apprenticeship, which must last for a minimum of 12 months, combines hands on work with the opportunity to train and obtain qualifications. It is also a paid position, so you earn while you learn. At least 20% of your time is set aside for learning, usually at a college, university or training provider. Alphabet Training primarily focuses on delivering apprenticeship programmes in the education, pharmacy, professional services and the retail sectors. We have supported 600 apprentices to date.
• Adult Skill Fund A government funded programme that can be accessed by employers and individuals to fund a huge range of training. It is a great resource for employers to upskill their workforce and support staff with their career progression. Alphabet Training have supported over 1,000 learners with 2,000 plus qualifications.
• Support to Succeed (STS) Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Manchester and Trafford. The Programme provides support for economically inactive Greater Manchester residents who are furthest away from the labour market who face complex barriers to work. The service includes basic skills, ESOL, digital, health, finance, enrichment and peer support. The programme also includes a specialist offer for residents aged over 50. We offer a range of interventions to address engagement barriers and provide emotional, physical and educational support through themes such as education and employment, health and wellbeing, social engagement and befriending, and environmental resilience. We engage economically and socially disadvantaged GM residents to lift their aspirations and improve their employability, for example working on CVs and covering letters, interview practice, arranging work placements and delivering workshops that build communication and teamworking skills.
• ESOL & Employability ESOL is being delivered in Liverpool, Greater Manchester and Lancashire for DWP and Local Authorities. This project delivers ESOL with soft skills for integration into society and progression into employment for those aged 19+, including approved refugees and asylum seeker status clients. Focus is placed on the class based element of this programme. Both accredited and non accredited ESOL courses are offered, pre entry to Level 2, covering reading, writing, speaking, listening, ICT and transferable skills. Poor English language proficiency impacts significantly on local residents who are more likely to be socially excluded, economically inactive or unemployed and suffer from poor mental wellbeing.
• Skills Bootcamps These are flexible training courses for adults aged 19 and over. They last up to 10 weeks and offer participants a job interview on completion. You can use this scheme to hire new staff or upskill existing staff. There are hundreds of courses in a range of sectors, including digital skills such as digital marketing, health and social care, and early years. More about Skills Bootcamps.
• Multiply Helps people improve their ability to understand and use maths in daily life, home, and work. Whether that be improving household finances, helping children with homework, making more sense of the facts in the media, or improving numeracy skills specific to a line of work. To achieve that, Multiply offers a range of options such as free personal tutoring, digital training and flexible courses that fit around people's lives and are tailored to specific needs or circumstances.

Previous Projects (examples)

• KickStart Launched by the government in 2020 to 2021 to deliver funding for employers offering new job roles for 16 to 24 year olds who are currently in receipt of Universal Credit. The programme aimed at preventing young people who are currently unemployed facing long term unemployment. Alphabet Training helped secure placements for over 250 individuals.
• EnterprisingYou Launched in 2020 to 2022, this programme was designed to support self employed individuals, including those who work in the gig economy and small business owners in Greater Manchester. Alphabet Training supported 700 employers and delivered over 1,200 coaching sessions.
• Skills Support for Redundancy A support scheme funded by the European Social Fund. It is aimed at employers who are undergoing restructures or closures who have employees at risk of redundancy, or individuals who have been made redundant within the last three months.
• Skills Support for the Unemployed (SSU) A programme for the unemployed aimed to upskill and fast track you towards a positive progression into employment or further training.
• Good Things Foundation The grant supported people who often do not receive support or fall through the gaps. Used to build confidence, help teach new skills, and support people to achieve positive employment outcomes.
• JETS (Job Entry Targeted Support) This programme was designed to help people to find work who have been unemployed and in receipt of benefits for at least 13 weeks.
• Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) Helping to support small and medium sized businesses to upskill their employees with training courses and qualifications to grow their business and boost the local economy.
• Skills for Growth Designed to upskill and re skill employed people across the city region, which will put them in a better position to progress in their careers while supporting businesses to grow. Courses include digital and social media courses for both employers and employees.

At Alphabet Training, we do not operate all on our own. We have ties with hundreds of other organisations across the country, all important, for varying reasons.

We collaborate with:

• Businesses
• Colleges and other training agencies
• Local Authorities
• Charities and social enterprises
• Community and faith based groups
• Awarding bodies
• Associates, experts in various fields

Sub Contracting Opportunities

Alphabet Training is looking to be a leading provider of Adult Skills in the North West. We are seeking quality partners with existing delivery experience, sector qualifications, employer relationships and robust models. Interested providers should contact Shabir Siddiq at shabir@alphabet-training.co.uk.

Business and Public Sector Engagement

We work with over 400 small and medium sized businesses in the North West alone, companies that we help with workforce training, recruitment and coaching.

Local councils, JobCentre Plus and colleges represent significant clients funding employability initiatives.

Third Sector and Supporting Organisations

The third sector, that is to say voluntary, community and faith based organisations, also work with us in mutually beneficial ways.