Alliance Learning Competitors

Changing lives through skills and work For over 25 years, Pathway Group has been operating as a Skills and Employability specialist. We aspire to be at the forefront in supporting individuals looking to upskill and reskill. Founded in the Birmingham, we now operate across the West Midlands, East Midlands as well as Greater London regions, delivering a range of qualifications, courses, programmes, and employer-led solutions to meet the needs of communities and all our stakeholders. We are driven to empower individuals to develop their skills to achieve their career goals. We understand that learning is about acquiring new knowledge and skills, applying them in an ever-changing workplace, and achieving tangible results. Whether you want to progress in your career or grow your business, you need a partner to implement your talent and organisational development plans. We want to be considered as your preferred partner of choice.

Damar Training helps employers build better teams through apprenticeships that deliver real business impact. We specialise in business and professional services, supporting organisations to recruit, develop and retain talent in roles across legal, accountancy and office functions. What we do: 🤝 Find and place high-quality early-career and career-change talent 📈 Upskill existing staff with structured, workplace-based training 💡 Help you maximise your apprenticeship levy or access funded training ✨ Deliver flexible programmes designed around your business. We don’t just train apprentices. We partner with employers to solve skills gaps and strengthen performance. Our programmes are built for the workplace and include dedicated 1:1 coaching, expert trainers, and a blended approach combining live online sessions, digital learning and practical, on-the-job development. Based in Manchester and working nationwide, we support employers of all sizes, from SMEs to large levy-paying organisations. We’re Ofsted-rated ‘Good’, ESFA-funded, and trusted by employers to deliver high-quality, results-driven apprenticeships. If you’re looking to grow your team, develop your people, or get more from apprenticeships, we can help.

Skills Group is one of the country's largest independent training providers, one of very few to be recognised as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted and in the top 5% nationally for our apprentice success rates. We also won the highly coveted TES FE Awards Training Provider of the Year 2020 and the national AAC Awards Construction Apprenticeship Provider of the Year 2019/20. We offer apprenticeships and bespoke training courses in: Business and Management, Care and Education, Construction, Engineering and Automotive and Hairdressing and Barbering. We continually strive to ensure that the training we deliver is relevant, engaging and tailored to specific individual or business needs. We work in partnership with schools, colleges and careers services to determine the right level of training for young people so that we can support their learning and development; and we work with businesses of all sizes, from sole-traders to large national employers, to guide them on their Apprenticeship training requirements.