Kathryn is currently completing a Level 5 Leadership and Management Apprenticeship with Fuel Learning and was officially diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) whilst completing her programme.

After receiving her Insights Discovery profile and taking her Cognassist assessment, Kathryn began to understand her own neurodiversity which led her to pursue an official diagnosis.

We asked Kathryn to tell us more about her own experiences.

Apprenticeship programmes don’t just benefit those at the start of their career path.

Level 3, 5 and 7 Leadership and Management Apprenticeships can enhance already promising careers, improve skills, confidence and generate a real return on investment. But don’t just take our word for it, visit this blog to hear from past and present Fuel Learning apprentices.

During our school years, exams are a mandatory and pivotal part of learning and progressing, we get used to being tested. However, for adult learners, exams may feel like a distant memory and a daunting prospect. It’s not unusual for professionals undertaking leadership and management qualifications and training to tell us that it’s been over 15 years since their last written exam.

So, to help adult learners to prepare for and ace their next exams, our Functional Skills team have put together some helpful tips:

Read Fiona Jones’s reflections on her involvement in apprenticeships over the past few years and the success stories from both during and after the apprenticeship programmes.