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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 to a collective of like-minded organisations operating collaboratively to develop the skills of individuals and teams across a broad range of sectors, both in the UK and internationally.

We do this as a group through our brands, who work in different sectors to support workforce development, skills, and learning strategies for governments, employers, training providers, public sector bodies, and private companies.

Get to know our brands

As a group of sector-specific bodies, we operate as one in the delivery of our corporate values and strategies, and are the only not-for-profit organisation of our kind operating across a range of vital sectors to support workforce development both in the UK and overseas. Our four brands hold the same core values and charitable aims throughout all our work, and
how we function as a wider group.

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.

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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.

View our brands