About Somerset skills and learning

Kathryn Baker, CEO: I’m delighted to lead SS&L , where we’re passionate for education drives everything we do. Over the past eight years, we’ve worked hard to improve outcomes for our learners while staying true to our mission: to be a sustainable, community-focused organisation. We’re proud to be ranked among the top 17 learning organisations in the country for community learning participation, and our apprenticeship achievement rates are in the top quarter nationally. We’re also Somerset’s leading apprenticeship provider! Our Board of Directors is a great mix of employee members (including executive directors and elected employee reps) and volunteer non-executive directors. This diversity ensures we have a broad range of knowledge and experience involved in leadership, governance, and decision-making.

Referrals we are looking for:

Training needs, specifically for those seeking an apprenticeship provider in and around Somerset and beyond. We offer a range of apprenticeships in business administration, accountancy, leadership, school and early years. We are also able to offer short courses to businesses in subjects such as food hygiene, first aid, manual handling etc.

Referrals we can give:

We have a range of contacts across multiple sectors in our employer portfolio of 400+ businesses.