Guidance

Register of flexi-job apprenticeship agencies

Updated 15 April 2024

Applies to England

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Flexi-job apprenticeship agencies recruit and employ apprentices and arrange placements with a variety of host businesses for the duration of an apprenticeship.

Anyone looking to become an apprentice through an agency, or businesses interested in hosting apprentices, should contact a flexi-job apprenticeship agency directly.

Agencies can help employers with non-standard employment models make greater use of apprenticeships. The Department for Education explained its ambition for flexi-job apprenticeship agencies in response to a consultation in 2021.

To operate as a flexi-job apprenticeship agency, organisations must be on the register of flexi-job apprenticeship agencies.

Applications to join the register closed on 31 May 2023.

From 1 January 2024, only organisations on the register will be permitted to start new apprenticeships that place apprentices with host businesses for the majority of their apprenticeship. Any organisation not on the register that arranges this type of apprenticeship after that date will be ineligible for government funding.

More information can be found in the apprenticeship funding rules.

England (all regions)

Name of organisation Sectors Areas covered Phone number
A&J Singh Ltd, trading as The Pharmacy Agency Pharmacy All areas 01613 936349 
Apprenticeship Solutions Ltd Global logistics education All areas 02392 385035
Cogent Skills Services Life sciences, industrial sciences, nuclear energy and defence All areas 01925 515200
Davies Resourcing Ltd Insurance and financial services All areas 020 3668 2890
EDA Learning and Development Ltd Electrical wholesaling All areas 03333 056643
FDM Group Ltd Technology roles - finance, banking, media, charities, retail, insurance, government and transport sectors All areas 020 3056 8240
Flex Legal Ltd Legal services All areas 0203 920 8310
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd Digital and construction All areas 07902 128785
Inspire ATA Ltd Education, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business, hospitality and retail sectors All areas 020 3836 4383
Manpower UK Fast-moving consumer goods, automotive, manufacturing, life sciences, defence, engineering, IT, transport and logistics, and public sector   All areas 0191 625 9330
McGinley Support Services Limited Infrastructure, civil engineering, utilities and transport - rail network and highways All areas 01923 696770
MDS Ltd Food and fresh produce All areas 01733 667753
Nicholas Associates Group Ltd Petrochemical, power, engineering, logistics and commercial All areas 01709 789000
Randstad Solutions Ltd Construction, engineering, digital, education, healthcare and social care All areas 07720 350416
Supplytrain CIC All sectors (SME businesses) All areas 020 3855 6029
The Apprenticeship Training Agency Ltd Utilities, hospitality, decorative, industrial, and powder coatings and wallcovering manufacture All areas 0333 305 0116
Toolstation Ltd Construction, business and administration, transport and logistics, and digital All areas 07885 218656

East of England

Name of organisation Sectors Areas covered Phone number
CSL (Central Services) Ltd Sport and physical activity All areas 01268 552218
Training and Apprenticeships in Construction Limited Construction, visitor economy, logistics and transportation, health and social care, agriculture and environmental (including agri-tech), education and childcare, creative and design, digital, financial services, advanced manufacturing and engineering, and marine All areas 01603 737739

East Midlands

Name of organisation Sectors Areas covered Phone number
EN:Able Futures CIC Construction and the built environment, agriculture and environmental, and engineering and manufacturing Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire 03306 061460
South West Apprenticeship Company Ltd All sectors Nottinghamshire 01452 733962
Training and Apprenticeships in Construction Limited Construction, visitor economy, logistics and transportation, health and social care, agriculture and environmental (including agri-tech), education and childcare, creative and design, digital, financial services, advanced manufacturing and engineering, and marine   All areas 01603 737739
Twin Training International Ltd Health and social care, education and early years, residential and children’s care, and digital All areas 07792 597028

London

Name of organisation Sectors Areas covered Phone number
Careers in Action Business, administration and finance, childcare and care services, engineering and construction, and voluntary and community sector London 020 3784 1294
Clink Events Catering and hospitality London 0207 147 6728
Denbre Ltd T/A Joe Brennan Training (JBT) Construction London 07807 086478
EdAid Ltd Creative and digital Greater London 020 7352 5579
Evolve Apprentices Ltd Construction, facilities management, property services and waste London 020 3744 0200
K10 Apprenticeships Ltd Construction London 020 3696 2660
ScreenSkills Creative industries (film and TV) London 020 7713 9800
South West Apprenticeship Company Ltd All sectors London 01452 733962
Twin Training International Ltd Health and social care, education and early years, residential and children’s care, and digital London 07792 597028

North East

Name of organisation Sectors Areas covered Phone number
EN:Able Futures CIC Construction and the built environment, agriculture and environmental, and engineering and manufacturing All areas, including Teesside 03306 061460
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Creative All areas 01613 934315
NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit Healthcare All areas 01913 011300

North West

Name of organisation Sectors Areas covered Phone number
Calico Enterprise Construction All areas 07976 079544  
Clink Events Catering and hospitality All areas 0207 147 6728  
EdAid Ltd Creative and digital Greater Manchester  020 7352 5579  
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Creative All areas 01613 934315  
HM Prison and Probation Service Retail and commercial enterprise, construction, and planning and built environment Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire 01633 630941, 07912 474506  
Manchester Athena Ltd Construction Greater Manchester 07971 039888  
NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit Healthcare North Cumbria 01913 011300  
NSAR Rail All areas 0203 021 0575  
South West Apprenticeship Company Ltd All sectors Merseyside 01452 733962  

South East

Name of organisation Sectors Areas covered Phone number
CSL (Central Services) Ltd Sport and physical activity All areas 01268 552218
Denbre Ltd T/A Joe Brennan Training (JBT) Construction All areas 07807 086478
K10 Apprenticeships Ltd Construction All areas 020 3696 2660
ScreenSkills Creative industries (film and TV) All areas 020 7713 9800
South East Centre for the Built Environment Construction Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey, Oxfordshire and West Sussex 01189 207200
Training and Apprenticeships in Construction Limited Construction, visitor economy, logistics and transportation, health and social care, agriculture and environmental (including agri-tech), education and childcare, creative and design, digital, financial services, advanced manufacturing and engineering, and marine Kent and Medway, East Sussex, and Brighton and Hove 01603 737739
Twin Training International Ltd Health and social care, education and early years, residential and children’s care, and digital All areas 07792 597028

South West

Name of organisation Sectors Areas covered Phone number
Shared Apprenticeships Construction All areas 01172 980822
South West Apprenticeship Company Ltd All sectors All areas 01452 733962

West Midlands

Name of organisation Sectors Areas covered Phone number
British Broadcasting Company (BBC) Creative All areas 020 8743 8000
EdAid Ltd Creative and digital All areas 020 7352 5579
Evolve Apprentices Ltd Construction, facilities management, property services and waste Birmingham 020 3744 0200
NSAR Rail All areas 0203 021 0575
The New Leaf Initiative CIC Construction, warehousing and logistics, hospitality, waste management and youth work All areas 01212 968339
Twin Training International Ltd Health and social care, education and early years, residential and children’s care, and digital All areas 07792 597028

Yorkshire and the Humber

Name of organisation Sectors Areas covered Phone number
EN:Able Futures CIC Construction and the built environment, agriculture and environmental, and engineering and manufacturing All areas 03306 061460
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Creative All areas 01613 934315
Humber Apprentice Training Agency Ltd Engineering, manufacturing, energy, food production, and transport and logistics All areas 01482 826635
NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit Healthcare All areas 01913 011300
NSAR Rail Yorkshire 0203 021 0575
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