Part of the National Apprenticeship Service

As the UK's leading vocational education organisation, City & Guilds is pioneering the talent revolution by inspiring people to believe they can unleash their potential. Working with over 8500 centres and training providers worldwide, we offer more than 500 qualifications across 28 sectors and since we were established over 130 years ago, we have helped more than 30 million learners achieve their goals We believe that vocational education, combined with effective training, enables people to be the best they can possibly be. It is because of this that we are proud to be sponsoring the National Training Awards 2011.


To find out more, please visit www.cityandguilds.com

The Independent College is a new type of college for a new era in Further Education. It is marked by independence, responsiveness, efficiency and focused mission, with employee mutualisation acting as a catalyst for change. It combines a passion to provide outstanding education and training with a commitment to highly efficient operations.

To find out more about The Independent College Partnership, please visit www.independentcolleges.com

Co-founded in 1959 by Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos, Amway is one of the world's largest and most successful direct selling companies.

Amway is part of the Alticor group of companies, headquartered in Ada, Michigan, USA. In its most recent fiscal year ending 31 December 2007, Alticor reported worldwide sales of US$7.1billion.

The company offers more than 450 products, most of them researched and developed in-house. A sales force of more than 3 million people, markets and sells health, beauty, durables and homecare and personal care products to consumers in more than 90 countries.

To find out more, please visit www.amway.co.uk

Carshalton College is a Further Education provider based in London Borough of Sutton realising the educational needs of students for over fifty years.

The College has approximately 2,000 full time and 4,000 part time students providing vocational expertise and training development from entry level through to foundation degrees across an array of occupational areas. The College is also one of the largest providers of Apprenticeships in London South by delivering a range of high quality work based programmes.

Recent developments include the launch of an innovative Vocational Progression Unit for students with learning difficulties, a ground breaking Power Assessment Training Centre delivering bespoke training in the building services industry and a £4.3m state of the art Pulse Health & Fitness Centre.

To find out more, please visit www.carshalton.ac.uk

How Semta can help you

We work with UK governments to prioritise and combat manufacturing, engineering and science skills issues. For example, our Apprenticeship Ambition will drive up apprenticeship places, the Talent Retention Solution will redeploy redundant skilled workers and our Women in Work project will progress women's careers in male-dominated industries.

Semta has unrivalled experience in understanding the skills employers need to grow their business and improve performance. Our expert knowledge of skills management and development means we are ideally placed to support organisations, whatever their size, to get the best return on their training investment.

We can work with your business to identify skills challenges and develop appropriate affordable solutions to enhance your skills and competitiveness.

Customer Services on 0845 643 9011, email customerservices@semta.org.uk or visit www.semta.org.uk

The Virgin Trains Training Academy is an inspiring and stimulating training environment.  We are opening our doors to you, offering your business fresh and innovative training, including customer service, leadership and coaching.

Alternatively, we would be delighted to work with you to design, develop and deliver bespoke programmes to meet your organisational needs.  We can also help you develop brilliant teams through our fun filled Team Building events.

Or perhaps you're looking for a unique venue to host your in house training, conferences or meetings...?  Whatever your training or meeting needs, look no further....'
To find out more, please visit www.virgintrainingacademy.co.uk, Email: training.academy@virgintrains.co.uk or call 01270 500099!