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Referral Partners

Choose what describes you:

£900AI and Automation Practitioner, Level 4
£550People Professional, Level 5
£450Improvement Specialist, Level 5

Maximum fee per learner: 5% of the government funding band. Actual fees depend on the agreed price for each learner.

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James CoxHead of Client Solutions · your partner contact
4.8★ Google, 30 reviews 1,000+ apprentices trained National, online delivery
1,000+apprentices trained
700employers supported
250,000hours of off-the-job training
4.8★Google rating, 30 reviews
Why partners join

Spot the opportunity

You’ll hear these every week

You don’t need to know apprenticeship rules. When you hear something like this, make the introduction and our team will check what fits.

What you can introduce

Apprenticeships we deliver

All funded apprenticeships, delivered nationally and online with a development coach for every learner.

Human resources

  • HR Support L3
  • People Professional L5

Learning and development

  • Learning and Development Practitioner L3
  • Learning and Development Consultant L5

AI and data

  • Data Technician L3
  • Data Analyst L4
  • AI and Automation Practitioner L4

Improvement and administration

  • Improvement Technician L3
  • Improvement Specialist L5
  • Business Administrator L3
How it works

One introduction from you. We do the rest.

    What it could be worth

    5% of every programme, paid per learner

    Programme values vary by apprenticeship and level. Higher-level programmes can be worth up to £18,000, which means £900 to you for one learner.

    Each learner qualifies after 90 active days in learning.

    Your referral income
    £3,600

    6 learners × £12,000 × 5%. Illustrative only; actual fees depend on each learner’s programme.

    Founding partner offer

    Everything you get as a founding partner

    10 founding places in the pilot. Founding partners help set the terms at the 90-day review.

    Our promises to you

      The rules we both follow

      • Tell your client in writing that City Skills pays you a fee, and how it’s worked out. Clients trust advisers who are open about this.
      • You introduce, we advise. We check eligibility and funding. Please don’t promise funding, places or free training.
      • No fee-sharing. Fees can’t be passed on to the employer, its staff or the learner.
      • Fees come from City Skills. They are never taken from apprenticeship funding or the employer’s contribution.
      Questions

      What partners ask us

      Talk to James

      Book a 20‑minute partner call

      Two quick steps. Tell us about your business, then pick a time with James. You won’t be asked for anything twice.

      1. 1About you1 minute
      2. 2Pick a timewith James Cox
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