Who you can contact
Kate Smith is Capella's Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL), and Claire Hughes is Capella's Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL): If you feel unsafe, bullied or have radicalisation concerns, please contact Kate, or in her absence Claire, by phone or email.
| Managing Director and DSL | Kate Smith | kate.smith@capellaassociates.com |
| Quality & Commercial Director and DDSL | Claire Hughes | claire.hughes@capellaassociates.com |
| Operations Director | Amrik Gill | amrik.gill@capellaassociates.com |
| Mental Health and Wellbeing Champions | Becky Grainger Mark Wood | becky.grainger@capellaassociates.com mark.wood@capellaassociates.com |
| Delegate Support Specialist | Alex Russell | alex.russell@capellaassociates.com |
| Please see your joining instructions for the contact details of your trainer and programme manager | ||
About Us
We’re a highly motivated team of experienced professionals, passionate about helping people and organisations improve business performance.
Since 2005, we’ve worked with over 300 different organisations across a broad range of public and private sectors including Automotive, Aerospace, Power Generation, Construction, Banking, Healthcare and the NHS.
We’ve delivered impressive results for multinationals such as Toyota, BAE Systems, ISS, Bombardier and Balfour Beatty as well as for a broad range of Small/Medium Enterprises and Micros. Go to our Clients page to see who else we've worked for.
Approved provider status has been awarded by many organisations including the National Skills Academy, Semta and the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. Our memberships of the Chartered Quality Institute and the Black Country Chamber of Commerce provide a strong foundation for our business policies.
Our core values - Passion, Integrity and Pride - drive all that we do.
To find out more: www.capellaassociates.com
As part of our governance, we also have an Advisory Board which enables third party scrutiny of our plans and operations. If you would like details of these arrangements, please let us know.
Our Roles and Responsibilities
Capella Associates - your training provider:
- Responsible for course delivery, and day to day student support and guidance.
- Duty of care to all learners in accordance with Government statutory legislation including provision of information, training and support relating to:
- Health and Safety
- Confidentiality
- Equality and Diversity
- Prevent and British Values
- Online Safety – Guidance
- Bullying/Harassment
- Fully meet all of the requirements of the Education and Skills Funding Agency and the Ofsted Inspection Framework
Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) - your funding provider (funded programs only)
- Process funding once learner enrolment paperwork completed
- Monitoring course delivery by Capella Associates Ltd to ensure funding compliance
- Students may have access to any funding provider student services such as
- Learning Resource Centres or Careers Advice.
Assessment Organisation – As advised by Capella Associates Ltd – (Apprenticeship Programmes only)
- Complete the End Point Assessment
- Award qualification certificates.