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Welcome to The Workforce Development Trust group

A group of sector specialists with over 50 years’ experience supporting workforce development, incorporating Skills for  Health, Skills for Justice, SFJ Awards and People 1st International.

Improving lives through better skills and better jobs, delivering better services

We are the parent company of a group of like-minded organisations that work together to develop the skills of individuals and teams across a broad range of sectors, both in the UK and internationally.

Our brands operate as one, offering a wide range of products and services to help our clients build and maintain effective, skilled workforces that benefit the public.

Get to know our brands

The Workforce Development Trust is the only not-for-profit of its kind. Through our family of brands, we support a variety of sectors including healthcare, justice, the visitor economy and the protective services.

We support workforce development through the creation of apprenticeship standards, professional learning and frameworks, quality assurance of training and qualifications, workforce planning consultancy and leadership development.

Learn more about our group values

The Workforce Development Trust group is made up of talented, sector specialists and corporate services that, together, improve the lives of thousands of individuals by supporting employers to improve skills and enhance jobs across a range of industries.

We’re continually seeking like-minded, passionate people to join us, working across our four brands, in health, justice, hospitality, retail, travel, and aviation, or in one of our corporate teams.

See our brands

The four brands which make up The Workforce Development Trust group deliver workforce solutions that meet the unique needs of different sectors, whilst being united by our core values and charitable aims.