We're more than what we provide to our customers. We're also big believers in investing in the future and committed to doing what we can to help determined individuals grow and develop their skill sets. We launched the Caroola Academy in 2023 to bring all our investments in future education, training, and support under one roof.
Read on to learn what Caroola Academy is all about.
Investing in
future accountants
As a contractor accounting service provider, we are eager to provide vocational training to future accountants. In 2024, the Caroola Group Accountancy Apprenticeship Academy welcomed 35 new Level 2 accountancy apprentices, after welcoming over 40 new apprentices in 2023.
We plan on continuing this trend and receiving a new cohort of Level 2 accountancy apprentices each year. Once these apprentices complete their Level 2 certification, they receive clear progression pathways and incentives to advance to Level 3 and Level 4 certifications.
To ensure that our accountancy apprentices get top-quality training and support, we recently recruited a dedicated Academy Manager and Team Leaders. These educators are all qualified accounting specialists here to provide our apprentices with expert guidance throughout their apprenticeship journey.
Investing in
future qualifications
While we are accounting specialists, accountancy is not the only type of apprenticeship on offer at Caroola.
Since 2017, we have taken on 650+ apprentices studying for professional qualifications across the business and invested over £6.3 million in their training and development. Right now, our 350+ employees include apprentices in IT, Marketing, HR, Learning and Development, Digital Design, Payroll, Business Administration, and more.
To ensure that our apprentices get the training, help and support they need, we work with a collection of expert training providers. These providers include ILM (the Institute of Learning Management), Paragon Skills, First Intuition, MBKB, GingerNut Training, QA, Manchester Metropolitan University, Kaplan, Growth Company, Cranfield University, Warrington & Vale College, University of Manchester, and North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College.
Time flies when you’re acing your apprenticeship...
We can’t quite believe it’s been 1 year since we officially launched the Caroola Academy, but our fantastic bunch of trained apprentices are proof of the fact!
To commemorate the occasion, we thought this would be a great opportunity to pull together some information about the apprenticeship scheme to share with you. From accountancy and finance to marketing and sales, we’ve interviewed eight apprentices across different departments in the business for their thoughts, tips and advice. After all, who better to give insight into the process than the very people who went through it.
We couldn’t be prouder of our new recruits and can’t wait to see them flourish in their chosen departments. This is exactly what Caroola Academy is all about – educating, nurturing and supporting young people with genuine care throughout their apprenticeship journey.
Investing in young people & professionals
We want to invest in the futures of as many people and communities as we can, and that includes people and communities outside the business. Our current and more recent investments include:
£640,000 to residential childcare
We donated funds from our apprenticeship levy fund to SMEs that provide apprenticeship opportunities in residential childcare in 2023.
Fundraising events for charity
In 2024, we will hold fundraising events in both our offices to raise money for two charities dedicated to supporting the lives of young people; Papyrus and Donna’s Dream House.
Laptop donations
We regularly donate laptops to schools in Africa through The Turing Trust, enabling access to education across all corners of the globe.