Powering
Professional Education

We are an approved apprenticeship provider (ROATP) that delivers high-quality professional education programmes to individuals and organisations in the public, private and third sectors. We believe that education is the nation’s single most effective lever in promoting social justice, equality and opportunity to all parts of society.

Our brands

Programmes

Senior Leadership Programme
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Leadership Masters Accelerator
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Specialist Teaching Assistant Programme
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Supporting Teaching and Learning Programme
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The National
College of Education

The National College of Education is an independent college of education leadership and management that is dedicated to raising the status of the teaching profession. We provide accessible, outstanding professional learning opportunities for all career pathways within the sector.
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Programmes

Senior Leadership Programme
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Leadership Masters Accelerator
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Future Leaders Programme
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National Centre for Leadership and Management

The National Centre for Leadership and Management is reimagining business learning. We develop programmes for businesses, charities and the public sector that are contextualised to each organisation, unlocking the capabilities of teams and driving real behaviour change.
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Programmes

Youth Worker Degree Apprenticeship
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Premier Pathways

Premier Pathways provides degree apprenticeships for committed talent already working with youths. Organisations can transform their workforce, reduce recruitment fees, relieve pressure on workload and create a pipeline of familar talent.
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We believe that education is the nation’s single most effective lever in promoting social justice, equality of opportunity to all parts of society.
Mission
Our mission is to engage, empower, and inspire the next generation of professionals and leaders, supporting organisations to become deliberately developmental, through a culture lifelong learning. We believe we can transform life chances for all, through democratisation of access to professional learning, harnessing the power of diversity and inclusion.
Vision
We are creating a platform infrastructure that facilitates collaborative partnership networks and supports the delivery of exceptional professional education. We are unlocking opportunities and investment, leveraging the value of opportunities and developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours for current and future generations to thrive and reach their full potential.
Values
We’re driven by our values of innovation, collaboration, and excellence, to disrupt and continuously improve professional education. We are committed to developing individuals and their organisations, ensuring social justice, delivering growth across the economy, transforming lives.

Our impact

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5,555
Apprentice starts
2,264
Organisations
Hands down, this is one of the best things I’ve done. You know you’re onto a winner when there are opportunities carved in to implement your learning - the impact has been immense! Myself and my team have grown so much in 4 months as a result! 🙏
Sarah Pappin
@Papps7
£42,017,651
Accessed training funds
Women apprentices
BAME apprentices
With an additional learning need