The transition to a more sustainable future is reshaping how businesses should operate, compete and grow. By taking proactive steps today, we aim to reduce our environmental footprint and build resilience, strengthen trust, and unlock new opportunities for our stakeholders.
Aligning with sustainability starts with clarity, which is why The Apprentice Academy have chosen to align with 5 of the 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals. This helps us and our stakeholders understand where our business has the greatest impact and where meaningful change can be made. By embedding sustainability into our strategy, operations, and culture, we aim to create long-term value for our employers, learners, our own employees, and the wider community.
The Apprentice Academy supports 5 Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s):
- Quality Education
- Decent Work & Economic Growth
- Climate Action
- Good Health & Wellbeing
- Partnership For Goals
In 2025 we achieved the following which supported our goals:
Quality Education
- Provided quality education to 1300 apprentice learners
- Achieved an overall apprenticeship success rate of 79% (up 3% on the previous year) – UK National Average was 60.5%
- Achieved exceptional exam success rates for AAT and CIPS exceeding UK and International success rates
- Achieved 92.8% first time EPAO overall success rate
- 99.5% of our learners agreed they felt more competent at the end of the apprenticeship
- Supported 50 school children aged 6-16 to receive full time education in the Gambia, Africa.
- Supported 2 students in the Gambia to attend university to study Computer Science and Nursing.
Decent Work & Economic Growth
- 54% of our learners gained workplace promotions
- 71% of our learners received a pay rise – The average pay increase was £4922
- 28.7% of our learners progressed to another apprenticeship with us
- 82% of our learners increased their workplace responsibilities
- 77% of employers agreed they had benefited from increased workplace productivity
Climate Action
- Planted 2515 trees in Kenya, Madagascar, and Uganda to support climate change and celebrate learner achievements.
Good Health & Wellbeing
- 100% of our learners agreed they felt more confident and capable at the end of their apprenticeship
- Learners received an extra 255 hours of personal 121 counselling as part of their apprenticeship to support their health and wellbeing
- The Apprentice Academy sponsors 4 Legged Friends CIC which rescues animals and provides volunteer opportunities to support the mental health of visitors
- Every month we sent money to a Hardship Fund in Gambia to support the poorest children at the Don McGrath school to receive funding for food
Apprentice Academy Staff Survey Results – Nov 2025
- 93% of our team members say they have a good work/life balance
- Average physical health rating of our team members is 8.32/10
- Average mental health rating of our team members is 8.24/10
- 100% of our team members agree they have the flexibility and autonomy to manage their own work
- 100% of our team members say they have a good working relationship with their manager
- 100% of our team members see themselves working for TAA within the next 12 months
Partnership For Goals
- We partnered with over 500 levy payer and 250 SME’s to achieve their upskilling goals
- 271 projects were completed by learners which supported an increase in business productivity and other sustainable goals
- Our learners completed 2273 volunteer hours to support their communities and beyond
In March 2023 we took a trip over to the Gambia to meet with the students we are supporting with their education:
Every apprenticeship taught, partnership built, and learner empowered makes a positive impact and by working together, we believe we can make a difference to build a better world.
