Health & Social Care Childcare & Education Professional Services About us Get in touch About Paragon Skills When learners succeed, employers’ benefit. We provide apprenticeship training at a national level developing the workforce of the future. We are a highly motivated and energetic team, committed to making sure that we have the right learner on the right course and work hard to ensure quality training with high learner pass rates. We are passionate about providing opportunities for you to achieve and succeed in the career of your choice. So if you prefer practical experiences to classroom and textbook learning, Would appreciate being able to practice, use and develop your skills in a workplace setting whilst working as part of a team. Then an choosing the Apprenticeship pathway could be for you? Factors to consider: Level – You want the Apprenticeship to be rewarding and challenging, but not so hard that you want to give up. Make sure you pick an Apprenticeship that teaches you new skills. Sectors – Based on you interests and skills, narrow down your options. Our focus on delivering quality apprenticeships that are relevant to our employer partners speaks for itself in our outstanding results and feedback... 71.4% success rates (compared to an industry average of 51.8%) 9.1 out of 10 learners would recommend us to a friend or family member 8.8 out of 10 employers would recommend us (compared to an industry average of 5.8 out of 10)
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I have really enjoyed my level 2 in childcare. My tutor Zoe Swinburn has been so supportive throughout and helped me every step of the way. I found there was alot of online lessons around functional skills maths and english to help support me.
I am so grateful and thankful for this educator and tutor by the name Shelley she made my studies enjoyable in the sense that she explained every module to it's simplest form and it made it easier for me to understand. Shelley was inspirational and very encouraging, I began to love my school work because of her. I am a better practitioner now than I was before I studied under her guidance. Thank you so much Shelley for your unwavering, outstanding and very instrumental support. I am where I am because of your input, dedication and support. Thank you once again Shelley and thank you Paragon skills. I hope more and more students will have an opportunity like I had to be under your tutorlage👌👌👌🙌🙌🙌🙌☺️☺️☺️☺️💯
Charlotte was my biggest support system when completing my nvq, even when i was ready to give up and wasn’t doing great within myself Charlotte was the one person who no matter what showed me that i had potential and with her positive attitude got me back into doing my nvq and now i can say I have achieved a distinction grade because of all the help that Charlotte had provided me. Charlotte made extra time for me and rearranged our sessions last minute if i had appointments, Charlotte always showed a massive amount of patience and kindness towards me throughout my nvq and i would 100% love to have her as my mento/tutor again in the future!
Highly recommended as my tutor! Her passion teaching and her dedication to my growth has inspired me in ways I cannot put into words. How many times i was about to give up but she still shaping my future with care and knowledge that i need to carry on. I am immensely grateful on her patience and encouragement.She shown me that with hard work and perseverance I can overcome any challenge. Here I am closely with my end point assessment finishing my NVQ level 4 and still she keep on supporting me and extending how much I need to be confident for myself. Thank you very much Shelley and Paragon Skills on having a tutor like her. Im one of a student who is very proud and satisfied!!
Just want to say that faye is absolutely amazing and extremely helpful with my learning. From what I have learnt from her and my work place I have achieved a reward out of 1500 people that were put forward and I come away with it. I'm extremely grateful and honoured I couldn't be more proud and thankful for it and being support worker of the year after being with the company only 10 months.
Just want to Say Thank you To Pragon Skills as I have found Friendly and Approachable. You have to be able to get along with all kinds of people in order to be a beautician. Be Professional, Stamina, Good time-management skills, A Love of Learning, Education. Also thankyou to Charlotte & Tracy as tutor and also to Beauty School Manchester for giving me orportunity to Help people feel their best can be one of the most rewarding parts of working in the beauty industry. As a learner with Charlotte & Tracy both Tutors who has helped me achieve Skills and Knowledge, Excellent Customer Service as a tutor which I’m really impressed as it’s like working in a salon, Clean and Inviting Environment, Remain courteous and professional at all times, I have achieved Effective Communication. Also learnt how to Personalized Consultations, Learn about Quality Products and Versatility and Expertise. Also consistently deliver exceptional experiences to customers. I have completed my Level 2 & Level 3 in Makeup. Currently doing my Level 3 Beauty looking forward to working in Beauty Industry. I am thankful. I can't thank you enough. Kind regards Nargas.
I would 100% recommend this course to anyone thinking of doing it. I chose The beauty school Manchester to do my Level 3 Diploma In Hair & Media Makeup. The course content was exactly what I wanted to study and gave me a great opportunity to explore my skills within the makeup industry. The enrolling process was so simple. The classroom is stunning and is equipped with a range of equipment to help you acquire the skills needed. Charlotte the makeup teacher was amazing. She has helped me in so many ways. She’s give me a massive confidence boost and really pushed me to believe in myself. She is professional and her lessens were fun & knowledgeable, her use of resources & visuals helped me to correctly understand the briefs given. She encouraged me to go out of my comfort zone & further apply my skill set to other types of makeup. I can’t thank her enough for knowing what I needed to work on to excel & achieve the grade I wanted. Her patience & kindness has helped me to grow & succeed. I felt like I could go to her for anything & I could tell that she wanted me to do well and reach my goals, as well as the rest of her students. Thankyou for everything and helping me feel more comfortable in the makeup industry.
I really enjoyed my level 3 Beauty apprenticeship with Paragon Skills. My Tutor Charlotte is and has always been so supportive, encouraging and motivating. I always looked forward to our meetings, catch-ups and when Charlotte came into the Salon because she brought in so much positivity and really strived to make sure I achieved my full potential. As well as this I love the 1-1 tutoring because you’re listened to thoroughly and your tutor knows your goals and aims. Already since achieving my apprenticeship I have started my own business with my own salon performing my level 3 treatments on clients. My apprenticeship and new business wouldn’t be possible without Charlotte and her support! She is a credit to Paragon Skills
I would like to thank Shelly Turner for all her support and encouragement whilst doing my level 3. I was ready to give up when Shelly took over as my tutor. She kept me motivated and on track. Shelly convinced me that with hard work I could achieve a distinction....which I did. I will do my level 4 at some point and would request that Shelly is my tutor again. Thank you again Shelly!
A huge thank you to the Paragon Skills team and especially Rebecca Carter who has been my tutor for the past year. I am very grateful for the support I received, thanks to which I was able to obtain a distinction after completing Level 2 Adult Care Worker.
Good training provided and made me more competent in job.
The knowledge that I was taught by Lewis was very good. He helped me to pass my level 3 exam with in 2 years. He was very knowledgeable in the work shop as well as in the class room teaching us and telling us small facts to big facts that we would need to know in the motoring industry as well as to pass our exam.
Kirsty Welding has been fantastic tutor. She was very supportive and encouraged me a lot during my qualification. She took me over and what I achieve in 6 months was not anywhere near what I have done in the past whole year. Tutor really makes a massive difference. I wish I met her at the beginning. I was so lucky to have Kirsty as a tutor. I would like to also thank Josh, he helped me a lot with my math. I would not be able to finish my qualification without both of your help. It has been pleasure to work with such a wonderful people. I am hoping I would be able work with Kirsty further my qualification. It has been great journey, I met with wonderful people, many thanks to you all.
Helped me complete my level 2 childcare with ease
I have just completed my Level 3 in Adult Care and I couldn’t recommend this company enough, especially my tutor Laura Barlow who always made me feel supported and made it very clear what I needed to do. I transferred to Paragon Skills from another company after they dropped my course and Laura was so much better, supportive, organised and thorough than the tutor from other company. Overall a very well organised organisation and I have nothing negative at all to say about my experience with them.
Charlotte Ross has been an amazing trainer . She is definitely the best one I have had. She has supported and encouraged me all the way through. She explained everything clearly to me, ensuring that I understood what I needed to do. She always put me at ease and made it fun as well as informative. She pushed me on and encouraged me when I felt like giving up. Charlotte is an excellent trainer and mentor and this is reflected in my results. As I got two distinctions in my final exams. Thank you Charlotte I couldn’t have done it without you.
I moved from another apprenticeship provider after having real difficulties with them. Paragon were brilliant from the start, organised, clear in their communication and dedicated to helping me pass. A huge thanks to my personal tutor Sam Penn‑Smith who was truly amazing. She helped me to speed through my apprenticeship so I could get qualified quickly (at my request). She was supportive, encouraging and I cannot thank her enough for her help! My experience of Paragon was very positive overall.
My personal tutor for the second part of my level 3 was Sharon Gladman, and she was fantastic. Extremely supportive and responsive.
My tutor Karen Taberner was very supportive and helped me a lot through my apprenticeship. The learning system was easy and not complicated. Learned a lot on my apprenticeship and very happy I had an opportunity to study with them
Joanne Keith
Oct 23,2023I had a fantastic tutor Laura Macdonald , I found her engaging and encouraging, extremely patient with me , guided me on every step from course work to online meetings . I couldn't of succeed without her 5*