Future-proof your council by building a confident, capable workforce.

Supporting 11 councils to develop leaders with a 98% learner satisfaction rating

We tackle your council's people challenges by closing skills gaps and boosting retention - with our fully funded, award-winning leadership and management apprenticeship programme.

Designed to help managers at all levels thrive, our fully customisable programme develops the essential human skills of Agility, Collaboration and Entrepreneurialism.

These are the qualities that underpin organisational success

"A top-tier, expertly delivered, engaging, effective and innovative learning experience, that drives real-world impact." - Ofsted

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This short, practical white paper shows how councils across England are using levy funding to develop confident, capable managers — at no extra cost.

✓ Explore how Hampshire County Council upskilled 200+ managers in under a year
✓ Read exclusive insights from L&D and OD leaders across UK councils
✓ Learn how to build resilient, people-first leadership on a tight budget

Download our guide and turn resource pressure into rapid progress.

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Mentarri

Long, boring, time-consuming playlists? You won't find them here.

We use personalised, AI enabled conversational learning to help people learn faster and in a more personally relevant, deeply memorable way.

We also offer all learners a 24/7 AI coach specifically programmed to support them on the programme.

And learners can practise hyper contextualised, tricky Role Play conversations with Mentarri before trying them in the real world.

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Apprenticeships are an opportunity councils can’t afford to miss

With rising skills gaps and tighter budgets, forward-thinking councils are already using apprenticeships to boost retention, drive performance and future-proof their workforce — for free! Those not acting now risk falling behind.

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Award-winning Leadership & Management Apprenticeships

Level 3 & 5 apprenticeships designed for businesses. We help managers - at all levels, build the confidence to lead through change, deliver public value and support thriving communities.

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Learn more about what we do best

Find out why The Institute of Leadership recognised us with their Most Innovative Training Provider Award last year.

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This programme has been the single most useful course that I have undertaken in the whole of my adult work life.

Employee, Level 5,
Richmond and Wandsworth Council

I 100% would recommend this! The coaches are very empathic and extremely knowledgeable. The resources are incredibly deep.

Employee, Level 5,
Hampshire County Council

Undertaking this programme has been massively inspirational and transformational in my approach to myself, my team and in my general interactions with my wider community both in and out of work.

Employee, Level 5
Hampshire County Council

You learn so much about yourself and others. Truly a great course. I would even call it more an educational journey.

Learner, level 3
Richmond and Wandsworth Council

FAQs for councils

We offer two programmes:

Level 3 Team Leader - For emerging talent and aspiring managers (typically Grades 3-6 on NJC scale).
Level 5 Operations Manager - For new managers and existing managers at all levels (Grades 7+ on NJC scale).

Both of our programmes take 12 months to complete, with a final end point assessment period of around 4-6 weeks. The job learning time is around 6.5 hours per week.

Absolutely! Depending on the number of learners you would like to enrol in our programmes, there are different levels of customisation available. If you would like to find out more, talk to us.

If you exceed your levy pot or have already allocated your Levy funds to other programmes, then the UK Government will still directly subsidise 95% of the cost of the learning. Alternatively, we work with several organisations who are often happy to pledge their own Levy funds to support new learners on our programmes. If you would like to discuss these options in more detail, talk to us.

Yes! As part of our apprenticeship programmes, all learners get access to Mentarri, our AI-enabled experiential learning platform. This helps our learners access the information they need quickly, in the flow of their work. As part of their workbooks we provide prompts to use within Mentarri, helping them become more literate with generative AI.

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Future-proof your council by building a confident, capable workforce.

Supporting 11 councils to develop leaders with a 98% learner satisfaction rating

This programme has been the single most useful course that I have undertaken in the whole of my adult work life.

Employee, Level 5,
Richmond and Wandsworth Council

I 100% would recommend this! The coaches are very empathic and extremely knowledgeable. The resources are incredibly deep.

Employee, Level 5,
Hampshire County Council

Undertaking this programme has been massively inspirational and transformational in my approach to myself, my team and in my general interactions with my wider community both in and out of work.

Employee, Level 5
Hampshire County Council

You learn so much about yourself and others. Truly a great course. I would even call it more an educational journey.

Learner, level 3
Richmond and Wandsworth Council

Organisations that trust us to develop

future-ready managers at every level

FAQs for councils

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Future-proof your council by building a confident, capable workforce.

Supporting 11 councils to develop leaders with a 98% learner satisfaction rating

This programme has been the single most useful course that I have undertaken in the whole of my adult work life.

Employee, Level 5,Richmond and Wandsworth Council

I 100% would recommend this! The coaches are very empathic and extremely knowledgeable. The resources are incredibly deep.

Employee, Level 5,Hampshire County Council

Undertaking this programme has been massively inspirational and transformational in my approach to myself, my team and in my general interactions with my wider community both in and out of work.

Employee, Level 5 Hampshire County Council

You learn so much about yourself and others. Truly a great course. I would even call it more an educational journey.

Learner, level 3 Richmond and Wandsworth Council

Organisations that trust us to develop

future-ready managers at every level

FAQs for councils

Want tailored advice for your council?

Employee, Level 5,
Richmond and Wandsworth Council

Employee, Level 5,
Hampshire County Council

Employee, Level 5
Hampshire County Council

Learner, level 3
Richmond and Wandsworth Council