GTA ENGLAND

GTA England members save their business money, time and effort with access to specialist advice and guidance for the training sector.

We are a national high-quality network of not-for-profit training organisations. Founded, led and governed by employers we deliver predominantly STEM related and technical training "for industry by industry."

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THERE’S STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

Addressing issues as a group has far more impact than if you go it alone. Ofsted, Safeguarding, developing the right Apprenticeship Standards and Health & Safety are just a few of the areas where we help.

Our members have access to consultants and experts in all areas of compliance in the training sector, working together for their mutual advantage. Even better, networking within the membership identifies best practice and how others are addressing common issues.

We make it easy for you to become an expert training provider. Whether you’re a private learning partnership, an employer-subscribed training centre, or an existing GTA; talk to us today about how we can help.

You can read more about our Member Services and successes here.

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Apprenticeship Provision

WHY JOIN GTA ENGLAND?

QUALITY

96% Ofsted Ratings 'Good or Better'

GTAs are high achievers training the high achievers of the future. 96% or GTAs inspected by Ofsted are rated as good or better. This is 18% above the national benchmark.

SUCCESS

79% Success Rates 12% Above Benchmark

For nearly fifty years, GTAs have worked together to continuously improve our apprenticeship programmes. Our results speak for themselves - our success rates are 18% above the national benchmark.

SATISFACTION

96% Ofsted Ratings 'Good or Better'

Being employer governed means that our surpluses are re-invested into infrastructure and staff skills. We have the capacity and state of the art infrastructure needed to match industry changes in our delivery and 81% of employers and apprentices are satisfied with our service.

What Our Members & Partners Say

Charlotte Swain - The MTC

Being a member of GTA England enables us to easily connect and network with other businesses in our sector. The updates, webinars and training sessions are invaluable, and mean that we always have access to the latest information, as well as helping us to share good practice and experiences with the network.

Charlotte Swain - The MTC
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GTA England have been a valuable and engaged partner to the Institute as we have sought to position the employer voice at the centre of Apprenticeships and Technical Education in England and notably in the STEM and Engineering fields.

Jennifer Coupland, Chief Executive, Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education
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GTA England has been integral to our Trailblazer helping to shape and tailor the Standards so that SMEs can access this new learning opportunity.

Mark Donnelly Chair of Aerospace/Airworthiness Trailblazer, Head of Apprenticeships & Skills, BAE Systems
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GTAE has been helpful in sharing the views of those we inspect and this impacts on the development of frameworks and inspection methodology, facilitating pilot changes to inspection practice. Your frank and honest sharing of views, opinions and evidence was paramount in helping us to get the EIF right.

Dr Chris Jones, Specialist Adviser for Further Education and Skills, OFSTED
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I have always been impressed by the frank, knowledgeable and constructive engagement from both the GTA and your members.

Sir Gerry Berragan, Chief Executive, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

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TRAINING PROVIDERS

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POTENTIAL APPRENTICE

Training courses, apprenticeships or foundation learning programmes, find your nearest training expert via our GTA network.
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Check out our events page to find the latest industry best practice and compliance requirements in the training sector.
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If you are an apprentice with one of the 29 Group Training Associations that make up GTA England, which in total has 12,500 apprentices we are proud to make available the GTA England Apprentice Extra Card in partnership with the NUS. The Apprentice extra card provides discounts on a variety of essentials from more than 120 high street and online retail partners. Used wisely discounts can save card holders around £525 per year. Discounts are available on travel, sport, books and DVD, technology, mobile and broadband, as well as fashion, beauty and going out.

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