Runway Training

Runway Training is a specialist independent training provider delivering functional skills, apprenticeships and workforce development programmes to learners and employers across the UK. The organisation focuses on Maths and English Functional Skills from Entry Level 1 up to Level 2, which are positioned as equivalent to GCSE grade A–C and used to support progression, including access to higher education. Alongside apprenticeships, Runway Training offers sector-based work academy programmes (SWAPs) and short courses in areas such as hospitality, construction, warehouse and logistics, teaching assistant, customer service, and health and social care, typically combining accredited Level 1 qualifications with employability support and guaranteed interviews for eligible learners. Their wider portfolio includes online ILM-accredited leadership and management courses, mental health and wellbeing training, digital skills, study programmes for 16–18 year olds, and workplace-focused CPD and pre-employment training. Training is delivered flexibly online, in the classroom and onsite, with emphasis on tailored provision, high quality learner support and partnerships with local authorities, universities and employers. Runway Training positions itself as a long-established provider within the skills sector, supporting thousands of learners each year to achieve nationally recognised qualifications and helping employers upskill existing staff or recruit and develop new talent.