Realise, one of the UK’s leading training providers, has unveiled a new structure and strategy to drive significant expansion – and completed a major acquisition.

The newly-formed Realise Training Group will feature six different business units – Early Years, Health and Social Care, Business Skills, Passenger Transport, Adult Skills and Smart Gas – all focused on regulated end markets.

Each segment of the Realise Training Group will provide a wide range of bespoke training solutions to businesses, as well as national and regional government organisations.

Today’s announcement coincides with Realise’s third major acquisition in as many years with the company purchasing Smart Gas Training and Assessment Centre, a Derbyshire based business which provides plumbing and heating apprenticeships, as well as supporting established gas and air source heat pump engineers seeking to renew their qualifications.

Smart Gas, and the newly-opened Realise Transport Training Academy in West Yorkshire, ensure a formalised commercial offering is available from Realise for the first time.

Gregg Scott, CEO of Realise Training Group, said: “This is a proud and significant day in the history of our business as we introduce the changes necessary to deliver the next stage of our ambitious growth strategy. “As well as investing in green energy, promoting the move to air source heat pumps and supporting the push for net zero through our Smart Gas acquisition, we are also committed to continuing our high-quality delivery in the critical infrastructure sectors we are well established in.

“This programme of expansion will enable us to continue to focus on reducing economic inactivity and promoting social mobility in the UK.

“Under the new structure, we are committed to not just off-the-shelf products such as apprenticeships, Skills Bootcamps or adult skills, but to being a fully integrated training solutions business.

“Our doors will be open to listen to the training problems of organisations and our talented teams will provide a bespoke solution.

“We continue to be engaged in active discussions with other training providers serving regulated end markets who are interested in becoming part of the Realise family.”

After securing investment from private equity firm Endless (Enact Fund) to support a management buyout in 2020, Realise has enjoyed substantial growth and now has a team of more than 500 staff supporting over 16,500 learners across the UK.

It also secured a multi-million pound facility from OakNorth, a digital bank designed to empower SMEs to support expansion and innovation, to help fund the new growth strategy.