Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S5W-27036 · Session 5

Which organisations have been involved in retail apprenticeships in each year quarter since Q1 2014-15.

Answered Asked by Mary Fee Lab Lodged 20 Jan 2020

The question

To ask the Scottish Government which organisations have been involved in retail apprenticeships in each year quarter since Q1 2014-15.

The answer

Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 31 Jan 2020 · 11 days after it was lodged, on time

Regarding organisations that have been involved in retail apprenticeships, Skills Development Scotland who deliver Apprenticeships on behalf of the Scottish Government contract with training providers to deliver Apprenticeship frameworks including retail. Training providers work directly with different employers. Skills Development Scotland does not have a direct relationship with the employers with whom the training providers work, so they cannot provide the names of employers who employ Retail Modern Apprentices, but are able to provide details of the contracted training providers.
Listed below are the training providers that have been contracted to deliver Retail MA starts since 2014-15:
Training providers delivering Retail MA Starts:
2014-15
Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce
Argyll Training Limited
Babcock Training Ltd
Calman Trust Ltd
EQL Solutions Limited
Falkirk Council
Fife College
First4Skills Limited
Galloway Training Limited
Intec Business Colleges Ltd
ITP (Training) Limited
JMG Training and Development Ltd
Jobs & Business Glasgow
learndirect Limited
Life Skills Central Ltd
MGT Training Ltd
Muir Slicer Associates Limited
Pera Training Limited
Rathbone Training
Robson Associates Limited
Superdrug Stores PLC
The Intraining Group Limited
Topic Training Grampian Ltd
Unique Solutions
West Lothian College
XL Training (Scotland) Ltd

2015-16
Babcock Training Ltd
Falkirk Council
First4Skills Ltd
Galloway Training Limited
learndirect Limited
Life Skills Central Ltd
Limelight Careers Ltd
MGT Training Ltd
Muir Slicer Associates Limited
Rathbone Training
Robson Associates Limited
Superdrug Stores PLC
The Intraining Group Limited
Topic Training Grampian Ltd
XL Training (Scotland) Ltd
YouTrain Ltd

2016-17
Babcock Training Ltd
CEIS Ayrshire
Falkirk Council
First4Skills Ltd
Galloway Training Limited
GTG Training Limited
Intec Business Colleges Ltd
learndirect Limited
Life Skills Centres Ltd
Lifetime Training Group Limited
MGT Training Ltd
Microcom Training Ltd
Muir Slicer Associates Limited
Rathbone Training
Robson Associates Limited
SSVQ Ltd
Superdrug Stores plc
The Intraining Group Limited
XL Training (Scotland) Ltd

2017-18
Aberdeen Foyer
Babcock Training Ltd
CEIS Ayrshire
Falkirk Council
Galloway Training Limited
GTG Training Limited
Impact Results Ltd
learndirect Limited
Life Skills Centres Ltd
Lifetime Training Group Limited
MGT Training Ltd
Microcom Training Ltd
Muir Slicer Associates Limited
On Track Training (Highland) Limited
Rathbone Training
Robson Associates Limited
SSVQ Ltd
Superdrug Stores plc
The Intraining Group Limited
Training Direct Ltd
West Lothian College
XL Training (Scotland) Ltd

2018-19
Babcock Training Ltd
Calder Associates (Scotland) Limited
CEIS Ayrshire
Galloway Training Limited
GP Strategies Training Limited
GTG Training Limited
Intec Business Colleges Ltd
learndirect Limited
Life Skills Centres Ltd
Lifetime Training Group Limited
MGT Training Ltd
Microcom Training Ltd
Muir Slicer Associates Limited
On Track Training (Highland) Limited
PeoplePlus Group Ltd
Rathbone Training
Robson Associates Limited
SSVQ Ltd
Superdrug Stores plc
Training Direct Ltd
West Lothian College
XL Training (Scotland) Ltd

2019-20 up to end of q2
Babcock Training Ltd
Calder Associates (Scotland) Limited
Falkirk Council
Genius People Limited
GTG Training Limited
Lifetime Training Group Limited
MGT Training Ltd
Muir Slicer Associates Limited
On Track Training (Highland) Limited
PeoplePlus Group Ltd
Rathbone Training
Robson Associates Limited
SSVQ Ltd
Superdrug Stores plc
XL Training (Scotland) Ltd

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-27036 by reference.