What Gloucestershire Engineering Training does

Gloucestershire Engineering Training (GET) is a UK-based independent engineering training provider founded in 1977 and headquartered at a single specialist training facility in Gloucester (Barnwood Point, Corinium Avenue, GL4 3HX). The company designs and delivers engineering apprenticeships, further and higher education knowledge qualifications, and bespoke skills training programmes, serving both large engineering employers and individuals seeking engineering careers. Its core proposition is industry-pedigreed curriculum design — GET self-positions as the only training facility in the country managed by professionals from within Manufacturing & Engineering industries, with courses 100% tailored to industry requirements rather than funding availability.

Commercially, GET operates a B2B/B2C apprenticeship delivery model funded primarily through the UK Apprenticeship Levy system administered by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). Revenue streams comprise government-funded apprenticeship training (subsidised by the levy for levy-paying employers, with a 10% government top-up, and 90–100% government contribution for non-levy payers depending on employer size) plus employer-paid bespoke skills training. Distribution is anchored at the Gloucester training centre, supplemented by a Virtual Learning Environment (vle.get-trained.org), an annual Apprenticeship Recruitment Event attracting 350+ potential apprentices, and listing on the GOV.UK Apprenticeship Portal. Customers include named engineering and manufacturing enterprises such as ABB, GE Aerospace, Renishaw, Röchling, Konecranes, Spirax Sarco, Mira Showers, Safran, Moog, Borg Warner, and Assa Abloy, alongside a long tail of small UK engineering employers.

Operationally, GET is a privately held, single-entity business with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, funding rounds, M&A activity, or management team detail in the public source material. It holds an Ofsted Good rating, has been operating for nearly 50 years, and reports active ongoing operations, but discloses no revenue, headcount, or financial metrics, which materially constrains any quantitative investment assessment.

Name

Gloucestershire Engineering Training

Legal name

Gloucestershire Engineering Training

Website

https://get-trained.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gloucestershire Engineering Training (GET) is a UK-based independent engineering training provider, founded in 1977, delivering levy-funded apprenticeships, further education qualifications, and bespoke skills training from its Gloucester facility to large and small engineering employers and individual apprentices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Apprenticeship Training

NAICS

Apprenticeship Training (611513), Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

akta.pro primary industry

Apprenticeships, Internships & Work-Based Learning Programs (BPACANAK)

Keywords

• Engineering apprenticeship training
• Vocational education programmes
• Manufacturing skills training
• Apprenticeship levy delivery
• Bespoke industry training

Headquarters

HQ city

Gloucester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Apprenticeship Training: GET designs and delivers engineering training programs funded through government apprenticeship schemes. Revenue comes from government funding contributions for apprenticeship training delivery.
2. Apprenticeship Levy Contributions: Businesses that pay the Apprenticeship Levy use their levy contributions to cover apprenticeship training costs, with government topping up by 10% monthly. For businesses not paying the levy, government funds 90-100% of training costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gloucestershire Engineering Training designs and delivers engineering apprenticeships, Further and Higher Education knowledge qualifications, and bespoke Skills Training programmes for large and small UK employers. The company recruits apprentices on behalf of employers through an annual recruitment event and on-site assessments, then delivers work-ready engineering training at its Gloucester facility and on employer premises.

Product overview

Gloucestershire Engineering Training (GET) offers a portfolio of engineering training services including Apprenticeships (the core earn-while-you-learn programmes), Further and Higher Education Programmes (knowledge qualifications delivered as part of apprenticeships or standalone), and Skills Training (bespoke programmes). These are supported by Recruitment Support services, apprenticeship funding guidance, and apprentice welfare resources. The company has been designing and delivering engineering training programmes since 1977, with courses 100% tailored to suit industry requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering Apprenticeships Earn-while-you-learn engineering apprenticeship programmes combining real job experience with recognised qualifications, covering various engineering disciplines, delivered to apprentices recruited by UK engineering employers.
• Further and Higher Education Programmes Knowledge qualifications delivered as part of GET's apprenticeship provision and as stand-alone qualifications for engineering learners and employers.
• Skills Training Bespoke, tailor-made training programmes offered as additional courses for engineering employers seeking workforce development beyond apprenticeships.
• Employer Recruitment Support Employer recruitment services including the annual Apprenticeship Recruitment Event, vacancy promotion support, initial assessments, and interview coordination for engineering apprenticeship roles.

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)coreOthersGovernment body that funds apprenticeship training. GET receives government funding through ESFA for apprenticeship delivery.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• T3 Training & Apprenticeships: T3 is a specialist UK engineering and manufacturing apprenticeship provider operating across multiple UK regions, delivering earn-while-you-learn programmes funded by government and levy contributions. It directly competes with GET for the same employer segment and apprenticeship standards.
• JTL Training: JTL is one of the UK's largest specialist apprenticeship training providers, delivering engineering and building-services apprenticeships funded through the same Apprenticeship Levy / ESFA mechanisms. It competes head-to-head with GET for engineering employer relationships and apprentice learners.
• Lifetime Training: Lifetime Training is a UK apprenticeship provider with broad sector coverage that overlaps with GET in engineering and manufacturing apprenticeship standards. Both sell levy-funded programmes to engineering employers and apprentice candidates.
• Skills Training UK: Skills Training UK is an independent training provider delivering apprenticeships and skills programmes across multiple sectors, including engineering and manufacturing, funded via the Apprenticeship Levy. It shares GET's GTM (levy-funded apprenticeships for SME and large employers) and product structure.

Broad incumbents

• The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC): MTC operates large-scale training, apprenticeships, and skills programmes for UK advanced manufacturing employers, with a broader innovation/research footprint than GET but overlapping employer relationships (e.g., aerospace, automotive).
• Make UK (formerly EEF): Make UK is the UK's leading industry body for manufacturing, with a substantial training and apprenticeships division that competes with GET for engineering employer memberships and apprenticeship delivery, although it operates much more broadly as a trade association.
• City & Guilds: City & Guilds is a major awarding organisation and apprenticeship end-point assessor whose qualifications underpin many of the engineering apprenticeship standards delivered at GET. While not a direct delivery competitor, it shapes the regulatory and qualification framework GET operates within.
• Enginuity (formerly Semta Skills): Enginuity is the sector skills body for engineering and manufacturing in the UK, working with employers on apprenticeship standards, skills strategy and workforce development. It is a broader ecosystem peer that influences funding and standards GET relies on.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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