What RE:GEN Academy does

RE:GEN Academy is a North East England-based, employer-led skills training provider that delivers government-funded Skills Bootcamps and CPD courses for the construction, retrofit, and social housing sectors. The company is legally registered as RE:geon LTD. (previously RE:geon Training Solutions) and operates as the skills and social impact division of the RE:GEN Group, alongside sister entities RE:GEN North East (housing regeneration) and RE:GEN Green. Its core programme, the Route to Retrofit Skills Bootcamp, is a three-week fully funded course combining classroom learning (Level 1 Health & Safety, CSCS card, Level 3 Understanding Domestic Retrofit), practical sessions in its Skills Centre in Southwick, Sunderland, and real work experience with employer partners, concluding with a guaranteed job interview. The Academy also offers the Beyond the Doorstep CPD programme, a customer-service training course delivered in a life-like home setting, and an online CPD catalogue covering construction, health & safety, business, and health & social care courses priced between £10 and £125.

Name

RE:GEN Academy

Legal name

RE:geon LTD.

Website

https://regen-academy.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RE:GEN Academy is a North East England-based, employer-led skills training provider delivering government-funded Skills Bootcamps and CPD courses for the construction, retrofit, and social housing sectors, serving unemployed individuals, construction employers, and social housing providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Skills Training & Vocational Bootcamps

NAICS

Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Bootcamps & Accelerated Reskilling (Full-time/Part-time) (BPAEANAE)

Keywords

• Construction skills training
• Retrofit bootcamp programmes
• Vocational training services
• Online CPD courses
• Workforce development programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Sunderland

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded Skills Bootcamps: Skills Bootcamps are fully funded through partnerships with government bodies including North East Combined Authority, Tees Valley Combined Authority, Department for Education, North East Local Enterprise Partnership, North of Tyne Combined Authority, and Education Partnership North East. Employers receive free pre-employment training at no cost.
2. CPD Course Sales: Online CPD courses sold to individuals and organisations at various price points (£10-£125 per course), covering construction, health & safety, business skills, and health & social care training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

RE:GEN Academy is an employer-led skills provider delivering fully-funded Skills Bootcamps (Route to Retrofit) that combine classroom learning (Level 1 Health & Safety, CSCS card, Level 3 Understanding Domestic Retrofit), practical Skills Centre workshops, and real-life site work experience with guaranteed job interviews. It also offers the Beyond the Doorstep customer-focused CPD programme and a catalogue of online CPD courses covering health & safety, construction, food safety, and business skills.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Route to Retrofit Skills Bootcamp 3-week fully-funded Skills Bootcamp combining classroom-based learning (Level 1 Health & Safety, CSCS card, Level 3 Understanding Domestic Retrofit), practical sessions in the Skills Centre and real-life site work experience with a guaranteed job interview on completion, designed for unemployed and career-change learners entering the construction and retrofit sector.
• Beyond the Doorstep Customer CPD Programme Immersive CPD-accredited customer-focused training programme delivered in a life-like training home with professional actors, equipping frontline teams with customer service, safeguarding, empathy and communication skills for social housing environments.
• Online CPD Course Catalogue Self-serve online catalogue of CPD courses covering health & safety, construction, food safety, asbestos awareness, abrasive wheels, manual handling, fire safety, business skills and health & social care, sold to individuals and organisations at unit prices from £10 to £125.

Quantifiable outcome

• 74% of learners progress into employment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Thirteen Housing GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead housing partner for Tees Valley Skills Bootcamp programme. Thirteen connects contractors with regeneration opportunities that create community benefits, with their social value commitment ensuring residents can access training and employment from the investment happening in their communities.
• Education Partnership North East (EPNE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational delivery partner for Skills Bootcamp programmes. EPNE provides funding (DfE and NELEP) and collaborates on delivery of wave 4 funded Skills Bootcamps that have resulted in 30+ people securing sustainable employment in green construction.
• Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunder and strategic partner for Skills Bootcamps in the Tees Valley region. TVCA's Skills Bootcamp programme connects local people with training and employers needed to move into work while supporting the construction sector.
• RE:GEN North EastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent/group company and primary regeneration delivery partner. RE:GEN North East provides housing improvements and regeneration work, creating employment opportunities that the Academy's training pipeline fills.
• RE:GEN GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organisation providing strategic direction, brand endorsement, and operational infrastructure. The Group's reach and insight across the sector shapes the Academy's training programmes to match genuine demand.
• North of Tyne Combined AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding partner for Skills Bootcamps that provides government-backed training programmes to address skills shortages in the North East region.
• Karbon HomescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial housing provider partnership enabling regeneration investment to benefit local communities. Karbon customers have gained employment through Skills Bootcamps, working with supply chain partners like Fortify Electrical.
• GentoomajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSocial housing provider in Sunderland partnering on Skills Bootcamp delivery targeting unemployed individuals aged 19 and over.
• Springs RoofingmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployer partner hiring Skills Bootcamp graduates into roofing positions.
• Dell RoofingmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployer partner hiring Skills Bootcamp graduates into roofing positions.
• Hewitts PlumbingmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployer partner hiring Skills Bootcamp graduates into plumbing positions.
• MH Electrical ContractorsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployer partner hiring Skills Bootcamp graduates into electrical positions.
• F-SouthernmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployer partner hiring Skills Bootcamp graduates.
• Fortify ElectricalmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployer partner who hired a previously unemployed Karbon customer through Skills Bootcamp; now working on RE:GEN/Karbon Housing re-wire scheme.
• RE:GEN GreenmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGroup company and employer partner hiring Skills Bootcamp graduates into plumbing and heating roles. Has hired multiple graduates including Josh Adozoukin as Apprentice Plumbing and Heating Engineer.
• Wienerberger / SandtoftminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManufacturer partner for Tees Valley Skills Bootcamp, providing industry materials and expertise for hands-on training.
• Dakea WindowsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorManufacturer partner for Tees Valley Skills Bootcamp providing windows for practical installation training.
• Barclays RoofingmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEmployer partner for Tees Valley Skills Bootcamp providing employment opportunities for graduates.
• Education Training CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for Skills Bootcamp in Tees Valley, bringing together partners from across the construction supply chain.
• TPAS (Tenant Participation Advisory Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndorsing partner for Beyond the Doorstep customer-focused CPD programme.
• Believe HousingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEndorsing partner for Beyond the Doorstep customer-focused CPD programme.
• Blue Moon MarketingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite development and marketing partner providing support for website, blogs, and video content production.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• CITB: Industry training board and statutory funder for construction skills in the UK, managing apprenticeships, grants and the Go Construct talent pipeline. Not a direct competitor but an industry-body counterpart and funding partner that RE:GEN Academy engages with around construction skills development.

Direct peers

• Seetec Group: Large UK provider of employability, skills and training programmes funded through government contracts, including construction and retrofit pathways. Directly comparable in delivering funded training programmes that place unemployed learners into construction and industrial sector roles with employer partners.
• Construction Skills People: Construction-specific training provider delivering government-funded skills programmes for unemployed learners into construction trades. Closely matches RE:GEN Academy's construction and retrofit specialism, employer-led delivery model and funded-bootcamp orientation.
• Remit Training: Specialist apprenticeship and skills training provider operating across the UK with strong construction, housing and property services focus. Comparable to RE:GEN Academy through its employer-led apprenticeship pathways and funded training delivery for entry-level trades roles.
• Nacro: Social inclusion charity providing education, training and employability services for disadvantaged and at-risk populations. Comparable to RE:GEN Academy's Community Glow Up offering and focus on economically inactive, social housing tenant and long-term unemployed learner segments.
• Skills Training UK: Established government-funded skills bootcamp and training provider operating across multiple sectors and English regions. Directly comparable to RE:GEN Academy in delivering fully-funded Skills Bootcamps designed in partnership with employers and combined authorities for unemployed and career-change learners.
• PeoplePlus: Major UK employment and skills training provider delivering government-funded programmes including Skills Bootcamps, Restart Schemes and Sector-Based Work Academy Programmes. Operates with similar combined authority and DfE funding relationships as RE:GEN Academy and serves comparable unemployed and economically inactive learner segments.
• JTL: UK's largest training provider for electrical, plumbing and heating apprenticeships, delivering employer-led pathways into construction trades. Operates a similar model of co-designed training with employer partners and government apprenticeship funding, making it the closest comparable to RE:GEN Academy's Skills Bootcamp approach for building services trades.

Broad incumbents

• Leeds College of Building: Long-established further education college specialising in construction, building services and built environment qualifications. Broader incumbent in the same construction training space with a wider curriculum, but operating via a college model rather than employer-led bootcamps.

Emerging players

• BCTG: Construction-focused training provider delivering pre-employment and apprenticeship pathways into construction trades. Has meaningful overlap with RE:GEN Academy's retrofit and construction Skills Bootcamp focus, but with somewhat narrower geographic and trade specialism.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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