Runshaw College Thrives as Part of Apprenticeship Accelerator
9 February 2026
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Working in the apprenticeship sector is difficult at the best of times. We feel your pain – and LX Group is here to help!
We are a niche, Midlands-based consultancy, providing specialist advice and expertise to the apprenticeship sector on everything from programme design and set-up, to delivery, management, monitoring and governance.
Apprenticeship training providers are often unclear on what systems, processes and procedures are required for delivering high quality apprenticeships. We deliver a range of apprenticeship audits to assess compliance with the funding rules and the quality of your apprenticeship training.
Our most popular audits include:
How do apprenticeship training providers develop the knowledge required to:
Apprenticeships delivery rules and compliance requirements are complex and ever-changing. As a result, apprenticeship training providers regularly need refresher and/or booster training and development to enhance their knowledge of new or existing subject areas such as apprenticeship governance, quality assurance and Ofsted inspections.
Apprenticeship training providers often need help with programme design, delivery and quality assurance. We work closely with our clients to help them embed the infrastructure, knowledge and expertise required to implement successful apprenticeship programmes.
All of LX Group’s audit, training and consultancy services are based on our unique apprenticeship training provider framework (Spectrum-39TM), encompassing apprenticeship design, delivery, management, quality assurance and governance. The guidelines we’ve developed using Spectrum-39TM enable us to successfully work across the full breadth and depth of your apprenticeship training provider business to understand the challenges you are facing.
We know every organisation is unique and so, when working with any client, our first objective is always to fully understand how the business operates. We apply both qualitative methods (meetings, interviews, discussions, forums, etc.) and quantitative methods (e.g. audits and benchmarking) to root out problems and identify any issues that may be creating blockages in the delivery of high quality apprenticeship training.
We will then apply our knowledge and experience to create and prioritise specific actions for improvement, providing practical recommendations based on industry expectations and standards. We’re also happy to coach and mentor clients throughout the improvement process and monitor the impact of any changes.
We also appreciate that we need to keep improving; that’s why, after every project, we collate feedback on the services we’ve delivered and use the data collected to inform our own improvement programmes.
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“Apprenticeships Insights” is our occasional podcast series looking at the big issues affecting the sector. In each episode, together with the respected FE and Skills Consultant Richard Moore (and other invited guests) we discuss and debate some of the industry’s important topics.
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