Trades they train
Electrician
Install, test, inspect and maintain electrical systems in homes, sites and industry — the best-paid of the…
- Pay
- £35k–£58k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3.5 years
Engineering Design & Draughtsperson
Turn concepts into the 2D drawings and 3D models that everyone else builds from.
- Pay
- £28k–£46k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
Engineering Fitter
Assemble, install and adjust mechanical assemblies and machinery so they run right.
- Pay
- £32k–£48k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
Machinist / CNC Technician
Produce precision components on lathes, mills and CNC machines to tolerances measured in hundredths of a…
- Pay
- £30k–£46k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3.5 years
Maintenance Engineering Technician
Keep production plant running — mechanical, electrical and control systems, planned and reactive.
- Pay
- £35k–£52k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3.5 years
Metal Fabricator
Cut, form and assemble steel and sheet metal into structures, vessels and components.
- Pay
- £31k–£46k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3.5 years
Welder
Join metal by hand to a standard that can be X-rayed — a skill that travels worldwide and pays for it.
- Pay
- £32k–£55k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1.5 years
HGV / LGV Driver
Drive articulated and rigid lorries for a living — short training, immediate demand, strong pay.
- Pay
- £34k–£50k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 13 months
HGV Technician
Maintain and repair trucks, trailers and commercial vehicles that cannot afford to be off the road.
- Pay
- £33k–£50k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
Motor Vehicle Technician
Service, diagnose and repair cars — increasingly a job of electronics and data as much as spanners.
- Pay
- £29k–£45k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
Vehicle Damage Panel Technician
Repair and replace crash-damaged bodywork and structures to manufacturer standards.
- Pay
- £30k–£45k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 3 years
Adult Care Worker
Support adults to live well — in their own homes, in supported living or in residential care.
- Pay
- £23.5k–£30k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1 year
Dental Nurse
Work chairside supporting the dentist, and qualify while you earn with no university route needed.
- Pay
- £25k–£35k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 2 years
Healthcare Support Worker
Hands-on patient care in hospitals and the community — the widest open door into the NHS.
- Pay
- £24.5k–£30k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1 year
Chef
Cook professionally — the trade with the shortest route from beginner to genuinely skilled.
- Pay
- £26k–£45k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1 year
Hospitality Team Member
Front of house in bars, hotels and restaurants — the fastest way into paid work with a qualification attached.
- Pay
- £23k–£30k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1 year