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Yorkshire Apprenticeship Expansion In To Manchester

~~One of the region’s leading apprenticeship providers has said it is on track to more than double its turnover in the financial year ending April 2016, amidst ambitious expansion plans that have seen the business announce the opening of its first official base outside of Yorkshire.

Sheffield-based W Academy & Education - which delivers training to learners across 10 occupational areas including customer services, business administration and hospitality and catering – was established in 2012 by founder and CEO Marc Wildes. Since its launch the business has grown from just a handful of employees to more than 60; supporting in excess of 1000 young people at any given time.

Now, the ambitious company – which reported record turnover of £1.4m in the year ending April 2015 – has announced the opening of its Manchester city centre office. The business has also embarked on its own recruitment drive with a view to ‘establishing a team of dedicated individuals’ to help grow its presence across the region. Roles advertised include Trainers and Business Development Managers. The move will see the business, which last year brought in-house its sales team to support its plans for rapid growth and in line with its client outreach strategy, add to its existing 64-strong-team of administrators, financiers, expert trainers and business advisors.

W Academy & Education’s Chief Executive, Marc Wildes, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for W Academy to officially establish a presence in the Greater Manchester area, where we already know there is significant demand for our services. “Whilst we have been operating locally for a couple of years now – largely dictated by the needs of businesses and learners who approached us as a result of word of mouth – we felt that the time had come to find our own office space which, in turn, will allow us to grow our team in official W surroundings.” As part of the company’s expansion plans they are also looking to establish relationships government funded providers in the North West; with contracts already agreed with providers. The new relationships are expected to complement W Academy’s existing portfolio of provider contracts.

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