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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A heartfelt thank you to Mark Rishton, my tutor. I completed a L2 Diploma in care and passed with a distinction on the 9th of June 2023. As a mature learner and not having done any kind of further education for many years, Mark instantly made me feel at ease with the whole process. Mark supported me with his positive, professional and motivating approach to learning, which brought the best out in me and got me through. I also did my Maths and English and managed to get level 2 in both. The encouragement and the tools given from Mark and Paragon skills to help me achieve such results, contributed to my overwhelming sense of personal achievement and experience of doing the apprenticeship. I won learner of the month and won a £50 voucher! Which I think is amazing for a training provider to offer such an incentive. I can't recommend Paragon skills enough, if you are considering an apprenticeship what ever your age. My experience has been positively rewarding, thanks again Mark and Paragon skills.
Kirsty was my tutor and she helped me fly through my qualification in a couple of months, balancing work and getting through my qualification was difficult but with kirsty supporting me and helping me plan out deadlines and getting the units done in an order which suited my schedule really helped! The communication was great and the feedback knowing how close I was to finishing was definitely the kick I needed to get it all finished. Really appreciate everything!
I want to express my gratitude to my wonderful tutor Dawn King. Thanks to her I finished my Level 4 Health and Care with distinction. She was amazing in supporting and getting me to the finish line! Thank you so much! Stefania M
I have just completed level 3 lead adultl care with paragon my tutor was kirsty wielding who was very supportive and she really helped me to understand what I was doing. I had a lovely experience training with paragon from the start to finish, I could ask my tutor kirsty for help at anytime if I needed to meet with her she would arrange that no problem. Without kirsty I couldn't have completed this course and she was firm but fair. I recommend paragon to anyone who wants to further their education.
I have just finished my level 2 childcare qualification and I couldn’t be anymore thankful to my tutor Zoe Swinburn! Such an amazing, kind and helpful tutor! She has helped me so much with my confidence and learning new skills. Would definitely recommend Paragon Skills to anyone looking to complete a course.
I have just completed my level 3 adult lead care with my tutor Laura. This has been a great experience for me and Laura was really helpful knowing I struggled with speaking she went over things thoroughly and ensured I was ready for my exams! Thank you Laura I couldn't have done this without your support
Paragon Skills really strived to help me achieve my Level 3 Lead Adult Care Worker Diploma. Particularly want to give thanks to my tutors, Sara Atkins and Joanne Heritage. Their assistance is a big reason for me receiving a distinction
I had a very good experience doing my level 3 with paragon skills. Special thanks to my tutor Alex Czerniak-Gangafor guiding me through to achieve a distinction. I found Alex extremely helpful and knowledgeable, and always made time if I needed any extra support/ understanding on anything. Thank you very much :) All the best, Lily
A special thank you to my tutor Chris Cruickshanks at Paragon who has been so helpful throughout my Level 3 Adult Care Worker course. In all honesty I did feel very out of depth as this is the first time I have ever studied anything in this field, but Chris reassured me all of the way. He was so considerate, and compassionate throughout my training. He offered fantastic guidance and was always very approachable. I did not worry about having to ask any questions about my studies. He was very understanding about how busy my work day can be, and at times we had to reschedule calls and/or visits, but we always made time to make sure everything was completed at each stage of my assessment. We have already discussed further studies, which I look forward to, and hope to work with Paragon and Chris again.
Throughout the qualification my tutor Sara supported and gave me all the knowledge I needed and as a result I gained a distinction in both the test and discussion.
Alex was brilliant from beginning to end, I had a lot going on throughout my course and I felt I could count on her throughout. I wish her nothing but the best. If I were to do a course again, I would not hesitate to work with Alex again. :-)
I would like to personally thank my tutor Laura Barlow for all her support, hard work, time, patience, and understanding of me. I totally appreciate the effort you put in in helping me pass.with distinction. I couldn’t of done without you lady! I sincerely thank you x
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Well it wasn't so bad doing the level 3 business apprenticeship. Only critism is I am now on my 3rd tutor as other have either left or moved them to someone else. Nicky Creswick has made my experience much better and has actually been updating all thw work I have done properly on the system so I am grateful for all the help. Thanks so much and just hope I pass this in the next month or so :-)
Paragon skills have been an amazing Beauty Therapy apprenticeship option due to Nicky C our skills tutor. Nicky has been an absolute credit to Paragon, the progress my apprentice has made since September is so refreshing to see. Both my apprentice and myself feel so supported during our meetings, learning new modules doesn't feel nerve wracking for my apprentice as Nicky explains everything so thoroughly and calmly. (I wish I had more tutors as thorough and supportive when I was learning). I recently won employer of the month, I think this was a real team effort between myself, Nicky and of course our apprentice.
really good learning and support
I'm working towards my QCF 5 and hope to finish it soon. I've had a great experience working with my tutor, Julie Parham. She always goes above and beyond to help me to get tasks done on time. She is very supportive and equipped me with confidence. I love working with Julie and strongly recommend her as your future tutor. She responds to my emails without hesitation and always explains to me all tasks. You are a star, Julie! Thank you!
Heather Evens is an amazing tutor she goes above and beyond to help her pupils. She install confidence and promotes this every step of the way through the course. I have loved working with Heather she is amazing
Without Paragon Skills I would not have been able to equip myself with the knowledge and support needed to launch myself into the career I am most passionate about. My tutor Zoe Swinburn has been fantastic. She is incredibly organised and supportive. I believe without her encouragement to get things done I would have really struggled. Thanks again!
SOFIA AKRAM
Jun 16,2023Have learnt so much from this course that is directly linked to my occupation the support received from paragon has been good, I fortunately I had to have a change in tutor however the lady who took over in the last few months has been unbelievably supportive