Gateway Organisations
If you are a business wanting to offer placements then you will need to apply via our Gateway organisations.
The contact details are listed below:
Local Authorities
- Birmingham City Council
Email: info@gbslepgrowthhub.co.uk / Tel: 0800 032 3488 / Website
Locations: Birmingham / Sectors: ALL
- Coventry City Council
Email: Coventrykickstart@coventry.gov.uk or Jon.stead@coventry.gov.uk / Tel: 024 7697 7073 / Website
Locations: Coventry / Sectors: ALL
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Email: Surrinder.rai@dudley.gov.uk or Adrian.hunt@dudley.gov.uk / Tel: 01384 817754 (Surrinder Rai) or 01384 816535 (Adrian Hunt)
Locations: Dudley / Sectors: ALL
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Email: enquiries_recruitment@sandwell.gov.uk / Website
Locations: Sandwell / Sectors: ALL
- Solihull Council
Email: info@gbslepgrowthhub.co.uk / Tel: 0800 032 3488 / Website
Locations: Solihull / Sectors: ALL
- Walsall Council
Email: walsallworks@walsall.gov.uk or Rob.Beck@walsall.gov.uk / Tel: 01922 654353 or 07464 495 183 / Website
Locations: Walsall / Sectors: ALL
- City of Wolverhampton Council
Email: recruitment@wolverhampton.gov.uk / Tel: 07880175059 (Angela Hoyle)
Locations: Wolverhampton / Sectors: ALL
- Herefordshire Council
Email: Stephen.weller@hoople.co.uk / Tel: 01432 260209 / Website
Locations: Herefordshire / Sectors: ALL
Chambers of Commerce
- Black Country Chamber of Commerce
Email: kickstart@blackcountrychamber.co.uk / Tel: 0330 024 0820 / Website
Locations: Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton / Sectors: ALL
- Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce
Email: samanthab@cw-chamber.co.uk / Tel: 02476 654321 / Website
Locations: Coventry / Sectors: ALL
- Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce
Email: Kickstart@birmingham-chamber.com / Tel: 0121 454 6171 / Website
Locations: Birmingham
- Shropshire Chambers of Commerce
Email: kickstarter@shropshire-chamber.co.uk / Tel: 01952 208 200 / Website
Locations: Shropshire / Sectors: ALL
Training Providers
- Acacia Training
Email: clarehancock@acaciatraining.co.uk / Tel: 07581 531 416 / Website
Locations: National / Sectors: Administration/Office; Construction; Health & Social Care; Hospitality; Marketing; Residential Childcare; Sales; School/Education.
- Aspire Training (Skills) Solution Ltd
Email: nikki.clamp@aspiretrainingsolutions.co.uk / Website
Locations: Birmingham / Sectors: Health & Fitness; PE & Sports
- Dudley College
Email: Nick.thompson@dudleycol.ac.uk / Tel: 01384 363 228 / Website
Locations: Dudley / Sectors: ALL
- Intec Business Colleges Ltd
Email: Rachel.hales@intecbusinesscolleges.co.uk / Tel: 07921 971036 / Website
Locations: Birmingham / Sectors: Administration; Customer Service; Digital; Event Planning; ICT; Retail; Sales; Team Leading; Warehousing
- Learning Curve Group
Email: kickstart@learningcurvegroup.co.uk / Tel: 07773 067 268 / Website
Locations: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton
- Make UK
Email: vhardiman@makeuk.org / Tel: 0121 331 3934 / Website
Locations: National / Sectors: Engineering; Manufacturing
- Norman Galloway Homes Ltd
Email: lindaahowes@gmail.com / Tel: 07929 714 562 / Website
Locations: East and West Midlands / Sectors: ALL
- Pet-XI
Email: aashley@pet-xi.co.uk / Tel: 07876 832 097 / Website
Locations: Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Walsall / Sectors: Customer Service; Digital; Health & Social; Team Leading
- The Prince's Trust
Email: Marlena.green@princes-trust.org.uk or kickstart@princes-trust.org.uk / Tel: 07535 426 793 / Website
Locations: Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton / Sectors: ALL
- The Real Apprenticeship Company
Email: mwilliams@thereal.company / Tel: 07557 652 419 / Website
Locations: West Midlands / Sectors: ALL
- Steps to Work
Email: kickstarter@stepstowork.co.uk / Tel: 01922 627 555 / Website
Locations: Walsall / Sectors: Health; Manufacturing; Recruitment; Retail
- Telford College
Email: Graham.Reynolds@telfordcollege.ac.uk / Tel: 01952 642 571 / Website
Locations: Wolverhampton / Sectors: ALL