STRUGGLING TO FIND


SKILLED STAFF? How East Lancashire Apprenticeships is helping Lancashire employers recruit, train and retain the workforce they need.


Finding the right people is one of the biggest challenges facing Lancashire businesses today. Skills shortages, rising recruitment costs, and fierce competition for experienced staff are putting pressure on employers of every size and sector. East Lancashire Apprenticeships (ELA), the apprenticeship arm of East Lancashire Learning Group, is helping businesses across the region recruit, train, and retain the skilled workforce they need.


This year, the Department for Education confirmed ELA as the number one provider of Level 3 Apprenticeships in the region, recognising the quality of our delivery, the strength of our employer partnerships, and the outcomes achieved for both learners and businesses.


17 Categories across all industries and career stages


Enter yourself or nominate a colleague, employee,


apprentice or team member Celebrate the people


shaping Lancashire’s future nominate here! Enter and


Closing soon! Deadline:


Friday July 24 2026 #Sub36


MORAG DAVIS


Group Executive for Strategy and Transformation East Lancashire Learning Group


“Employers across Lancashire are telling us the same thing: they need skilled people, ready to contribute from day one. ELA works alongside employers to understand their business, their culture, and their ambitions, and we build programmes around that.”


“Some of the most capable people in Lancashire’s workforce started as apprentices. The question is not whether apprenticeships work, it is whether your business is ready to make the most of them.”


Businesses working with ELA benefit from: Reduced recruitment costs


Improved staff retention A pipeline of skilled future talent


Training tailored to their business needs


Opportunities to upskill existing employees


Government-funded training support through the apprenticeship levy and co-investment


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