October offer

Free online courses for every employer who joins CTP Group in October.

For the learner 4courses

Everyone we place on an apprenticeship, including the AI apprenticeship, chooses any 4 courses from our online library. Free, as standard.

For the employer 15courses

Join CTP Group in October, for any of our services, and choose any 15 courses from our online library for your team. Free of charge.

The employer offer applies to every employer who signs up with CTP Group by 31 October 2026, for any of our services. It is funded by CTP Group, is not part of any apprenticeship price and does not depend on your choice of training provider. Courses are chosen from the CTP Group online library of 285 accredited and CPD courses. Apprenticeship funding is subject to eligibility.

Who it is for

Any sector. Any department. Any employee.

Any sectorCare, construction, retail, engineering, offices, hospitality, logistics and more.
Any departmentAdmin, finance, sales, HR, marketing, operations and the shop floor.
Any employeeExisting staff or new recruits, aged 16 or over, with no upper age limit.
No tech skills neededNo coding and no previous AI experience. Just the job they do now.

What is included

An apprenticeship with an extra accreditation built in.

Everyone finishes with the Level 4 apprenticeship. The management and coaching routes add a CMI Level 5 award on top, as an extra accreditation.

Level 4 apprenticeship certificateAI and Automation Practitioner, a government approved standard
CMI Level 5 management awardAn extra accreditation, included on the management route
CMI Level 5 coaching awardAn extra accreditation, included on the coaching route
A named skills coachOne to one support every month
An AI tutorAvailable 24 hours a day, every day
Live online workshopsUsually one a month, so people learn while they work

The routes

Choose the route that fits the role.

Each route shapes the same Level 4 apprenticeship around a role.

ManagementAI for Managers and Team LeadersA CMI Level 5 management award is included as an extra accreditation. The apprenticeship itself is Level 4.
CoachingAI for Coaching ProfessionalsA CMI Level 5 coaching award is included as an extra accreditation.
MarketingAI for MarketingFor marketing, sales and commercial teams. Available now for groups of six or more.
PractitionerAI and Automation PractitionerThe core route for any role in any department.

The full offer

Everything a learning and development team would do.

Most businesses cannot justify a full learning and development function. So we become yours, at no extra cost. Use one part or all of it, with the same point of contact throughout.

CTP LearningTraining and online learning

285 accredited and CPD courses on compliance, health and safety, wellbeing and soft skills, ready to roll out to a whole team or a handful of people.

285 courses
CTP LearningEmployee development

Development pathways for your existing staff, from a first supervisor role to senior leadership, from Level 2 to Level 7.

Level 2 to 7
CTP TalentRecruitment and talent

Filling roles outright, or recruiting people to train, from scoping the job to shortlisting. For apprentices, we check in every month after they start.

Free where it leads to an apprenticeship
CTP AdvisoryConsultancy and advice

Workforce planning, skills gap analysis, apprenticeship levy strategy, incentive checks and funding reviews, explained in plain English.

Free advice
CTP LearningApprenticeships

141 standards across 19 sectors, from Level 2 to Level 7, with no upper age limit. Existing staff qualify, and the training provider is vetted by us.

141 standards
CTP FutureLeadership and AI

The skills your managers and teams will need next, including the AI apprenticeship on this page and leadership development at every level.

What comes next

Online courses

285 courses, four subject areas, live within days.

Accredited and CPD courses your team can take on any device, with progress tracked centrally and certificates issued automatically. Every business needs a different mix, so we build the package around you.

Health and safetyThe courses most workplaces must have in place, for every role from office to site.
ComplianceThe legal and regulatory training your business needs, kept up to date for you.
WellbeingMental health, resilience and looking after people at work.
Soft skillsCommunication, customer service, leadership and the skills that make teams work.
Licences run for 12 months from purchase
Accounts are usually live within a couple of days
You see who has completed what, in one place
Anyone placed on an apprenticeship gets online courses included at no extra cost

Apprenticeships

Not just for the young. Not just for the less qualified.

141 standards across 19 sectors, from Level 2 to Level 7. There is no upper age limit, and your existing staff qualify. It is one of the strongest retention tools a business has, and we will tell you straight if it is not the right answer.

Level 2GCSE level. A first step into a trade or role.
Level 3A level standard. Skilled roles and team leading.
Level 4Higher level. The AI apprenticeship sits here.
Level 5Foundation degree level. Managers and specialists.
Level 6Degree level. Professional and chartered roles.
Level 7Master's level. Senior leaders.

How we work

  • Training providers vetted on their Ofsted grade and achievement rates
  • A monthly check-in with each apprentice
  • A monthly quality and compliance check on the provider
  • A monthly written report to you

Funding, in plain English

  • For apprentices aged 16 to 24 who start from 1 August 2026, government pays the full training cost
  • For apprentices aged 25 and over, the employer pays a share of the training cost, from 5%
  • Cash incentives can be available when you recruit an apprentice or a young person
  • We check what applies to you before you commit

Who you work with

Senior people, from the first call.

A former college principal
An apprenticeship director
A recruitment specialist
A learning and development specialist
A compliance and data specialist

CTP Group was founded by Karl Rogers, who has worked in apprenticeships, further education and with employers for over 25 years. Based in Cheshire, working across the whole of the UK.

Our promise

We will tell you straight if an apprenticeship is not the right answer.

Start with a conversation

Tell us who you have in mind.

We check the funding and the route, then you decide. The October offer applies to every employer who joins CTP Group by 31 October 2026.

Karl Rogers

Founder and Managing Director, CTP Group

Phone
07779 780666
Email
karl@ctpgroup.co.uk
Web
ctpgroup.co.uk