Funded training for UK employers

The people you need
are already on your payroll.

Turn the people you already employ into the people you're struggling to hire. Government-funded qualifications, delivered around the day job.

Ofsted-rated providersUp to 100% fundedNationwide training
shield Regulator-approved providers only
payments Your salary bill doesn't change
handshake No fit, no follow-up

What this is

Do you pay into the levy?

Under £3M pay bill / under 250 staff

The government covers 95% of the training cost for smaller employers, and 100% for anyone aged 16 to 21. Most employers never claim what they're owed. We match you to the provider who turns it into qualified people in the roles you're short on.

What you get back

The case for building.
The numbers.

Your team leads, coordinators and admin staff already run the work. The programme adds the qualification, modern tools, and real depth. No training fees to your business. Around 18 months, on the job.

64%

Stay with the same employer

Train them, keep them.

Of those who complete, 64% stay with the company that backed them. They stay because you invested in them.

DfE / UCAS

78%

Of employers see productivity gains

Productivity employers feel.

From the largest UK study of its kind (4,085 firms). Higher-level programmes report the most benefit, not entry-level.

DfE, 2021

Retention

Build stays. Hire goes.

Two numbers worth knowing before your next hire.

Build, train, retain

64%

of staff stay with the company that trained them.

DfE / UCAS

Hire externally

41%

of HR pros say new hires quit within 12 weeks.

CIPD / Omni RMS, 2024

The maths

Numbers that add up.

Both paths build the team you need. One costs a fraction of the other.

Recruit externally

Recruiter fee (15-22% of salary)
Salary uplift to win the offer
Months of onboarding before they're productive
Churn risk when a bigger firm calls

£15-25k

Plus months of waiting

Train from within

Train someone you already trust. 95-100% government-funded, your share a few hundred pounds at most. Same salary, productive from day one.

Near £0

Plus training around the day job

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How it works

Less effort than your last hire.

Building the team you need from the inside is easier than you think.

You tell us what you need.

60 seconds. Sector, size, and the area you'd train in.

1

We pick your provider.

From our vetted list. Ofsted-rated, capacity confirmed, sector track record. No fit? We say so straight.

2

They call within a working day.

A short call. The right qualification for the role, eligibility, start dates, and how the funding works.

3

You start building the capability.

Sign, start the programme. Around 18 months later, a qualified professional in the role you were short on.

4

What's covered

Funded across
every core role.

Management, HR and business admin, delivered as nationally recognised qualifications around the day job. No course to pick now. Your matched provider maps it to the role on the call.

What's covered

The roles that keep a business running

Management & leadership

  • Business Support & Team Leadership (Level 3)
  • Project Management (Level 4)

HR & people

  • HR Support (Level 3)
  • People Professional / CIPD (Level 5)

Business admin & operations

  • Business Administrator (Level 3)

Not sure which fits? Your matched provider maps it to the role on the call.

FAQ

Your questions, answered.

Who can we put through, and does it have to be a new hire?
Both work. Most employers upskill someone they already employ, a team lead, coordinator, HR or admin person doing the work without a formal qualification behind them. They keep their current role with the training overlaid, same salary. New hires are also possible if you want to grow the team, but existing staff is what most firms do, and it's cheaper because you're already paying their wage.
Will it eat our management time?
The provider handles enrolment, the learning admin, and the final assessment. The person you put through spends about one day a week on learning, planned around your work rather than against it.
What if the person we put forward can't keep up?
Every provider we match you with has clear protocols when someone is at risk of falling behind. You hear about it early enough to intervene, not after the fact.
What does it actually cost the firm?
Almost nothing. Levy payers: covered by your existing levy pot, no new spend. Non-levy SMEs: government covers 95%, your share is a few hundred pounds across the programme, and it's 100% funded for anyone aged 16 to 21. You pay their wage either way.
How does Switchable make money?
We bring training providers their next employer. When you say yes to the provider we matched you to, the provider pays us a flat fee. If we also source you an external candidate (rather than you upskilling someone you already employ), the provider pays us a second flat fee for that. You pay us nothing either way. We only get paid when a match works, which keeps us on your side.
How much paperwork is involved?
Minimal. The matched provider handles enrolment, the training agreement, the final assessment, and any government systems (like the digital account for levy payers). Your role is to sign the agreement and a few related forms. The provider walks you through what's needed.

Eighteen months from now

The hire you didn't need to make.
On your team.

Built from people you already trust. Paid for with money you'd otherwise lose. The team that grows itself.

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