Transform your apprenticeship provision - so that every apprentice is consistently stretched to their potential and delivering maximum workplace impact.

I help HEIs, FE colleges, training providers and employers drive excellence, accelerate progress, turn compliance into competitive advantage and move confidently towards outstanding apprenticeship performance.

From impartial reviews to more impactful ways of working, through to performance monitoring and optimisation, my support is tailored to your goals and circumstances.

Apprenticeship Improvement strengthens the system underneath delivery - the part that determines whether apprentices develop competence steadily, confidently and consistently across the whole programme.

It complements quality, curriculum and compliance; it doesn’t replace or compete with them. When this system is strong, you get:

• dependable apprentice progress
• meaningful evidence you can stand by
• confident employer sign‑off
• readiness built throughout (not bolted on)
• reduced drift and variance
• lower planned-end-date risk (APPED)
• provision that stands up to scrutiny.

• Assessment is moving into the programme. From October 2025, revised apprenticeship assessment plans are phasing in.  Plans allow assessment to take place during delivery and may permit provider-delivered elements (where specified) under AO oversight. This means readiness must be built gradually, not saved for the end.

• Planned end date (APPED) risk is sharper. Slipping past the planned end date is more visible and consequential; even one day past planned end now contributes to provider risk.

If your model relies on late rescue, these changes will expose it.

So your achievement is above national average.  Maybe up a point or two. Good news.

But even a 75% achievement, one in four apprentices didn’t complete. Is that a position you feel comfortable defending in the boardroom?

Achievement tells you how many finished - not how they progressed. It doesn't show whether drift began months earlier, whether workplace capability truly developed, whether readiness was built or rushed, or whether planned end dates were protected.

Strengthen the system and achievement becomes the natural outcome - not the lucky one.

High‑performing providers do the important things consistently:

They design apprenticeships that give time and opportunity to learn, practise, apply and gather evidence - throughout, not just at the end.

KSB development is coherent, sequenced and progressively more challenging, building real capability.

They join up training with real work.

Apprentices apply and reinforce learning quickly, building confidence where it matters, at work.

They treat off‑the‑job learning as development, not admin.

Every hour adds value. Nothing is filler.

They track progress proactively, not reactively.

Drift is identified early and acted on quickly.

They make reviews build momentum.

Forward‑looking. Evidence‑based. Action‑driven.

They build assessment readiness from day one.

Confidence grows gradually - never in the final month.

These behaviours sit at the heart of my Apprenticeship Improvement approach.

SILVER - Baseline Review that Enables Accelerated Progress

An impartial, whole‑journey review from sign‑up → delivery → workplace application → readiness → gateway. You receive:

• a clear view of what’s working and what isn’t
• front‑line insight (interviews, observation and practice analysis)
• where progress drifts - and why
• where evidence is thin or disconnected
• where readiness is being compressed
• where planned-end-date (APPED) risk begins
• a Priority Fix List
• a CEO / Governance summary (board‑ready).

Low effort for your teams. High clarity for you.

GOLD - Hands‑On Implementation Support for Positive Impact

• Clear briefings so staff understand what good looks like and how to deliver it
• Practical, on‑the‑ground support to help teams embed the tools and behaviours that improve progress
• Coaching that builds confidence and strengthens daily effectiveness
• Steady, manageable implementation that raises consistency without adding pressure.

Ideal when momentum is needed quickly, capacity is tight, or meaningful change must happen now.

PLATINUM - Monitoring & Optimisation (Keeping the Gains Strong)

• Weekly, monthly and quarterly rhythms that prevent drift
• early‑warning signals for slippage and planned end date risk
• simple, meaningful measures leaders can trust
• ongoing guidance to evaluate progress and optimise delivery
• scalable support that evolves with your circumstances.

This keeps improvement strong, stable and confidently evidenced - while lowering exposure to APPED.

Whether you want independent clarity, hands‑on support or sustained performance monitoring, the first step is a confidential conversation.