We believe everyone should have the opportunity learn the skills they need to fulfil their potential, with training that’s inclusive and accessible – and that has a positive impact on the UK’s public sector capability.
For over 20 years, public sector employers like the NHS, Civil Service and Local Authorities have chosen Lifetime as their training partner and provider.
Public sector employers have unique needs, so our curriculum and delivery are tailor made. We’re proud to say we’ve helped 17 public sector bodies not only meet but exceed their annual apprenticeship target, while encouraging growth in key areas and filling skills gaps.
Together, we’ve successfully delivered more than 6,000 apprenticeship programmes through strong strategic partnerships with key civil service departments, in addition to our 83 NHS and Local Authority partners nationally.
Apprenticeships are key to opening opportunities right across the NHS, for people to learn, earn, and start building a career with nationally recognised qualifications.
Over the last five years, we’re proud to have trained more people that anyone else to start careers within the NHS delivering more than 1,500 entry level apprenticeships.
As the first rung on the career ladder, these apprenticeships develop key skills, improve patient care, and help people continue their professional journey within the NHS. And by opening apprenticeships to a wider spectrum of people, the NHS helps a more diverse workforce go even further.
At the heart of a thriving civil service is the right people with the right skills, all focussed on better outcomes for the public they serve.
Working with several civil service departments, like the DfT and Department of Work and Pensions, we’ve delivered high quality apprenticeship programmes at speed and at scale, helping to further strengthen the skills base while people build their careers.
As your strategic partner and engagement expert, we help apprenticeships become part of your long-term workforce planning. We champion a ‘think apprentice first’ culture that commits to how valuable apprenticeships are as a skills gap solution.
We’re here to help you invest in your community with apprenticeships. Local government and councils cover a wide variety of roles, sectors and training requirements, where developing and delivering robust apprenticeship training programmes requires not just experience, but also an understanding of local nuances.
With a commitment to social value, investing in people’s careers and offering job opportunities is an essential part of our apprenticeship training approach. Over the last 10 years we’ve worked with over 50 councils and local government organisations all over the UK, helping their apprentices and organisations thrive.
We work closely with our Public Sector partners to successfully deliver their apprenticeship training and recruitment solutions.
“I can honestly say that this campaign would not be off the ground if it wasn’t for Lifetime’s support and dedication over the last few months. Nothing has been too much trouble for anyone involved and the service offered by Lifetime has been second to none.” - Claire Gourley, Head of Apprenticeship
"Over the last 3 years our partnership with Lifetime has ensured our apprenticeship programme has matured & continually evolved. We now offer a broad range of standards and are keen to extend this further to enable more employees to develop their careers through the apprenticeships we now offer." - Nasreen Noor, Recruitment Manager for Resourcing, People and Culture
"The results have been impressive given our challenging timescales, our partnership with Lifetime has been critical in driving the success of our candidate attraction activity. The level of interest and quality of candidates have far exceeded our expectations" - Serena Phillips, Apprenticeship Programme Partner
“Lifetime Training have delivered our Healthcare Apprenticeships since 2017. We have established a good working partnership that supports our organisational needs and provides a great development experience for our people. From recruitment planning and implementation to further planning and future aspirations, Lifetime have someone that can help us" - Chris Kerwin, Learner Experience & Apprenticeship Lead
“Our apprenticeship programme forms part of our strategy to encourage more people to work for the organisation and gain skills whilst working for the Trust. There has been great support for the apprenticeship programme and hopefully this will continue and develop" - Fiona Anderson, Apprentice Lead/Wex Manager
Social mobility, diversity and inclusion
We’re fully committed to social mobility across all our practices and processes, and have adapted campaigns to actively promote apprenticeships to people with limited access to training. Around 25% of Lifetime apprentices come from locations deemed disadvantaged, showing the invaluable role apprenticeships can play as an education tool in these areas.
Recruiting externally and improving access to training reaches and empowers more people in underrepresented communities, disadvantaged locations and low socio-economic groups. Driving social mobility and building a more inclusive workforce, means you gain far more than just increased apprentice numbers.
As a Crown Commercial approved provider (which includes the CCS Apprenticeship Framework), we’re also proud to play our part in helping public sector organisations improve the UK workforce with apprenticeship training.
We work closely with procurement hubs, are adept and experienced within approved frameworks, and our bid team offers impartial advice on how to best to navigate and manage them.
The Portal
The Portal is a tool for apprenticeship learners and managers to track learner progression and upload evidence.
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FUSE
FUSE is an online learning community where apprenticeship learners can access resources, and interact with tutors and other learners.
MyLifetime
MyLifeTime is an online learning community where course learners can access resources, and interact with tutors and other learners.
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Apprenticeship Job Boards
The Apprenticeship Job Board - click here to apply for apprenticeship jobs and view your applications.
