Next Level have been supporting Digby Associates and our apprentice’s for a number of years now. They understand our business and work closely with us for our needs. The apprentices are well supported and have a very good rate of passing their qualifications.

Next Level deliver on a one-to-one basis as well as providing group workshops both for Functional Skills and Apprenticeship coursework. This allows our apprentices to learn at their own pace and can build a rapport with the trainers. The communication between our company and Next Level is second to none and allows us to work alongside Next Level to develop the apprentices skills and confidence.

I have a great relationship with Next Level staff and I talk to our dedicated workplace tutor on her visits, and can pick up the phone at any time to Kate and the team if I need to.

I’ve been running my own business for the past ten years and have reached a point where I want to expand and build a team, so I can spend more time with my family. Unfortunately, I don’t have experience managing a team, so even though I had hired some staff, it was a new experience, and I wasn’t sure if I was getting the full benefit of having others work for me.

Luckily, I came across Annie and the rest of the team at Next Level. They offered me an affordable way to engage in additional training through a leadership apprenticeship, granting me the skills needed to effectively manage my team, business, and even myself. The amazing thing was that, even though I own the business, I count as an employee of my company, making me eligible for an apprenticeship. This meant I could learn without disrupting my work and apply what I learned immediately, seeing improvements as my knowledge and skills grew.

The course itself has been very enjoyable. It’s wonderful being around others in the same boat and hearing how they apply what they learn from the course. This inspires new ways to improve my business by utilising my team to their best potential. Our tutor, Claire, is always there to help with any concerns, even if it’s just discussing our businesses and identifying areas where we could use some help.

The tricky part about running your own business is the lack of a “safety net,” but on my course, I feel I have a bit of that support I was missing before. With the self-management aspects of the course, I feel more secure in my confidence to run my business.

I fully recommend Next Level’s team leader courses for anyone looking for support or new to managing a team at work.

We chose Next Level as our training provider as we were looking for a provider (for Level 2 in Customer Service) who could provide the support our apprentices need. We are an employment charity and the apprentices we employ tend to be those other employers shy away from due to disability, lack of work experience, qualifications etc. Consequently, they do not respond well to large classroom environments, so Next Level deliver on a one to one basis both for Functional Skills and Apprenticeship coursework. This allows our apprentices to learn at their own pace and are able to build a rapport with the trainers.

Our apprenticeships are very much a partnership between ourselves and Next Level with a clear focus on the individual, our apprentices typically do not stay with us beyond the end of their apprenticeship as the apprenticeship with us is the start of their employment journey. The recruitment team are very responsive as we don’t have fixed start dates and generally try to start apprentices within a week or two of application. I talk to our dedicated workplace tutor on her visits, and can pick up the phone at any time to Kate and the team if I need to.

I’m very happy with the service Next Level provide to us.

Next Level Training are our go to partner for apprentices and leadership training.

As a growing business it’s important to us to make sure we are recruiting the best team members and to help them flourish we find the structured approach of the apprenticeship scheme best for us.

Next Level Training helped with our government account set up, application process and recruitment interviews which saved us a lot of time.

I never thought that an apprenticeship programme would be the right recruitment process for us but I have witnessed first hand how beneficial this has turned out to be for both the apprenticeships and FCC.

Annie and the team have been fantastic, from day one they have kept us informed of the whole process, explained to us what’s involved with taking on an apprentice, what is expected of us as a company, what they expect from the apprentice and what service they will provide us and the apprentice.

Next Level have been in regular contact, informed me of the progress our apprentice is making, and they have been very supportive to us and our apprentice.

They have discussed the workshops available to our apprentice and provided guidance on what extra training and support we can provide to our apprentice to help them achieve the level 3 in business.

We interviewed many apprenticeship companies, but Next Level stood out by far from the rest and due to this we have just agreed to take on another apprentice.

I would highly recommend the team at Next Level to other companies that are possibly thinking of taking on an apprentice.