Training, employee development, recruitment and free independent advice, from one team that knows the funding inside out. Based in Cheshire, working across the whole of the UK.
CTP Group is Karl Rogers' business. Karl spent 25 years inside colleges and training organisations running apprenticeships, employer engagement and work placements. He started CTP because employers kept asking him for straight advice. That is still the whole idea.
We do not deliver the training ourselves. We choose the right route and the right provider for you from a vetted stable, and we will tell you straight if an apprenticeship is not the right answer.
Information, advice and guidance cost nothing, with no obligation to use us afterwards. There is no charge for our work in arranging an apprenticeship. Online courses, workshops and a full recruitment service are priced per item and agreed up front.
Former college principal. Apprenticeship director. Recruitment specialist. L&D specialist. Compliance and data specialist. Over 100 years of apprenticeship and training experience between us, and you get all of it.
Eligibility checks, funding, incentives, the apprenticeship service account, employer liability forms, enrolment paperwork. We take the work and the time out of training.
Providers vetted on Ofsted grade and achievement rates. A monthly check-in with every apprentice, a monthly quality check on the provider, and a monthly written report to you.
Care, hospitality, early years, engineering, office, digital, retail, sport and more. Level 2 to Level 7. Existing staff qualify and there is no upper age limit.
"That was easier than expected."
"They really know their stuff."
"They genuinely cared."
"I wouldn't use anyone else."
This is the order things happen in. You stay in control at every step and nothing is signed until you say so.
Thirty minutes, on Teams or in person. What your business needs, who is in the team, what is coming up. No pitch.
We look at roles, skills gaps, who is due to progress and who you need to hire. We map the funded routes against real people.
What the government will pay for, which cash payments you qualify for, whether shared levy is available. Per candidate, not in general.
From our vetted stable, matched on sector, delivery model, quality and start dates. You meet them before anything is agreed.
Apprenticeship service account, eligibility, employer liability, enrolment forms. We prepare it so the provider only has to confirm.
Check-in with each apprentice, quality check on the provider, written report to you. Right through to end point assessment.
Four parts, one team. Most employers start with one and end up using three.
You do not need an IT team to get real value from AI. You need ordinary people who know how to use it on their own work. Our Level 4 AI and Automation Practitioner programme teaches exactly that, to people in any job, in any sector, from a first job to years of experience. It is not an IT course, and it is not only for managers.
Artificial Intelligence and Automation Practitioner, ST1512, current version 2.1 on Skills England. Typical duration 18 months, with 8 and 12 month options. Funding band one of the highest of any office based apprenticeship.
Optional additions: NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Data, NCFE Level 3 Cyber Security Practices.
Each person starts from their own job. These are the kinds of things people learn to do.
Draft letters, minutes and reports quickly. Automate filing, reminders and routine emails.
Answer common questions faster and more consistently. Sort enquiries so nothing gets missed.
Research prospects, draft campaigns and posts, and keep every follow up on time.
Cut repeat data entry, check figures faster and produce clear summaries.
Draft adverts and policies, answer common staff questions and tidy up onboarding.
Automate routine reports, plan stock and rotas, and spot problems early.
Write work instructions and quality records faster, and make sense of production and supplier data.
Speed up records, bookings and orders so more time goes to customers and the people in your care. Data protection is built in.
See where AI pays off, set safe rules for the team and lead the change with confidence.
The first seven routes sit on the same Level 4 standard. The core route suits any role and needs no management award. The others add a recognised management or specialist qualification for people who lead others, at the provider's own cost. That matters more than it used to: the general management apprenticeships lost their funding in September 2026, so this is now the funded way to give a manager a management qualification. The apprenticeship still has to fit the person's actual job, which is why we match the route to the role first. The last two routes are separate standards at Level 3 and Level 6.
The main Level 4 programme for anyone in any job. Three recognised AI qualifications inside it. No management award needed.
First line managers and people stepping up for the first time. CMI Level 3 in Management and Leadership.
Middle managers running a function. CMI Level 5 Award in Management and Leadership, managing change.
Managers who develop other people. CMI Level 5 Award in Professional Coaching Practice, EMCC aligned.
Directors and heads of function. CMI Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership, included at no extra cost and open to any age. A Level 7 qualification carried by a Level 4 apprenticeship, so the Level 7 age rule does not apply.
Work based delivery. City & Guilds Level 5 Award in Operational Leadership and Management Skills alongside the apprenticeship. 12 to 14 months.
Employer groups can have an edition built around their function, with tool stacks to match (Microsoft, Google or Claude).
Level 3 Data Technician with a CMI Level 3 team leading award alongside. Excel, SQL and Power BI for the people who run the reports.
Machine Learning Engineer, degree level, for developers and data scientists building AI systems.
Three standalone 30 hour units for people in leadership roles, no end point assessment, no minimum term. Live online, run as a closed group for your organisation, tailored to your strategy and platforms. Funded through the Growth and Skills Levy for eligible employers.
From 1 September 2026 the government withdrew funding for new starts on Team Leader (L3), Operations Manager (L5), Coaching Professional (L5) and Chartered Manager (L6). Since January 2026, Level 7 funding has been limited to younger learners. There is now no funded general management apprenticeship below Level 7 in England.
The AI route with a CMI award is the answer most employers choose. People Professional (L5) and L&D Consultant Business Partner (L5) remain funded for HR and training roles, and the Level 6 service manager route carries a CMI Level 7 award for senior managers.
Built on the Level 6 Service Designer apprenticeship, this is for senior managers who lead service improvement, organisational change and transformation. It teaches people to analyse complex problems, understand what users and stakeholders actually need, and apply service design thinking to deliver measurable improvement.
What makes it stand out is the extra qualification. A CMI Level 7 management award is added alongside the Level 6 apprenticeship by the delivery partner. The award sits at masters level, but it is not a Level 7 apprenticeship, so the Level 7 funding age rule does not get in the way.
Service Designer, ST0894, approved for delivery on Skills England. Equal to a bachelor's degree. Skills England gives a typical duration of 24 months; our delivery partner runs it in around 18 months including assessment. Funding band funded through the Growth and Skills Levy for eligible employers.
Typical job titles on the standard: service designer, experience designer, human centred designer.
Most employers are entitled to more than they think. The rules changed in 2026 and a lot of what employers were told last year is now wrong. This is the short version. We check the exact figures for your business and each candidate, free, before you commit to anything.
Figures above are for England. Funding rules differ in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and we work across all four nations.
110 routes below, checked against Skills England on 15 October 2026. Every one is approved for delivery. Where a route has an age rule on government funding, the card says so. Durations are the typical time on programme; end point assessment follows. Our full searchable directory holds 141 standards across 19 sectors.
The funded way to give a manager a recognised qualification in 2026. The old general management apprenticeships lost their funding in September, so these are the routes that still work.
The office roles every business has. Good first apprenticeships for school leavers and solid upskilling for people already in the job.
Professional body qualifications built into funded apprenticeships, from a first finance job to a chartered pathway.
From IT support to machine learning. The AI and data routes are the ones employers ask us about most.
Content, campaigns and the people who sell.
Our biggest growth area. Care homes, home care, supported living and health settings. We lead on competence and retention, and we will tell you which of your staff already qualify for extra funding.
Nurseries, schools, youth services and children's homes. Qualifications that count in ratio and keep good staff.
Pubs, restaurants, hotels, golf clubs and contract catering. Train the team you already have and recruit the next one.
Process, technical and butchery routes for food producers.
High value, long apprenticeships with funding bands up to £27,000. We built a specific SME engineering offer in 2026.
Stores, distribution centres and drivers.
Gyms, leisure centres, clubs and community sport. This is where Karl started, as a personal trainer, so it is close to home.
A few of the routes employers ask us about. Our full directory holds 141 standards across 19 sectors.
Nothing matched. Try a broader word, or ask us. We can usually find a route.
Sixteen standards lost government funding for new starts from 1 September 2026. Anyone already on them is funded to completion, and they can still be bought privately. These are the ones employers ask about.
Short CPD certified online courses for the whole team, many with additional accreditation, on a platform trusted by thousands of UK organisations. One login, a dashboard that shows who has done what, and certificates with your company name on them.
Single courses or bundles, with bulk prices for teams and 12 month access. We match the bundle to the roles you have, so you buy the fewest courses that cover the most people.
Every course on the platform is CPD certified. Many carry extra approvals (IOSH, IIRSM, RoSPA). They are not regulated qualifications; they are the training records your inspector or insurer asks for.
Every learner we place on an apprenticeship gets 4 online courses from our library, free, as standard. And any employer who joins CTP Group for any service by 31 October 2026 gets 15 courses for their team, funded by us.
Sometimes a day is what is needed. We arrange commercial training through the same vetted partners, priced per course and agreed up front.
Half day and full day, live online or on site, bookable on their own or alongside an apprenticeship.
Practical sessions for teams who want to use the tools properly.
For people who want the certificate without the apprenticeship.
Prices for commercial training are quoted per course and confirmed in writing before anything is booked.
Most recruiters find you a person. We find you the right person and tell you what they are worth in funding before you make an offer.
For businesses that do not have an L&D function, or have one that is stretched, we run it with you. Use one part or all of it.
Care homes, home care franchises, supported living and health settings. Routes from Adult Care Worker to Nursing Associate, plus the statutory learning disability and autism training and the Learning and Development Support Scheme for adult social care. We lead on competence and retention, not on crisis.
Care routesPubs, restaurants, hotels, golf clubs and contract caterers. Commis chef to hospitality manager, food hygiene and first aid online, free recruitment for kitchen and front of house vacancies.
Hospitality routesNurseries, schools and youth services. Early Years Practitioner to Lead Practitioner, Teaching Assistant to Specialist TA, Safeguarding Support Officer. Qualifications that count in ratio, and we know the EYFS rules that decide whether they do.
Early years routesTen short adverts covering what we do. Press play on any of them. Turn the music on in the top bar for the full effect.
No cost, no obligation, no hard sell. Thirty minutes on Teams or in person, anywhere in the UK, and you will leave knowing exactly what your business is entitled to.