City Skills

City Skills is an apprenticeship training provider focused on developing leaders, managers, HR, learning and development professionals, coaches and education staff through high-quality, work-based programmes. Based near London and operating across England, the organisation delivers apprenticeships and training solutions designed to help employers build stronger teams and nurture future talent. City Skills offers a broad portfolio of apprenticeships including Business Administration, Business Improvement, Early Years Educator, Human Resources, Leadership and Management, Senior People Professional, Learning and Development, and Teaching and Schools, alongside CIPD programmes such as the Level 5 CIPD Associate Diploma. Their approach centres on blended, cohort-based learning delivered by subject-matter experts with strong sector backgrounds, aiming to create long-lasting impact on both learners and employers. City Skills emphasises a people-first culture, investing in apprentices and staff to support personal and professional development, and prioritising partnerships with employers who are committed to giving staff time and support to study. They report having trained over 1,000 apprentices and delivered 250,000 hours of off-the-job training, with a strong focus on learner and employer experience and alignment of values between provider and client.