Case studies
What our partners have achieved
Real life impact and apprentices in their own words.
Turning Community Champions into a qualified public health workforce
How two London councils used the Community Health and Wellbeing Worker apprenticeship to turn volunteer Community Champions into a trusted, qualified, locally rooted workforce.
88%of the first cohort retained in paid roles
200+Champions engaged across 11 neighbourhoods in 2024–25
100%of learners rated the training excellent or very good
Building a new generation of support workers at Evolve Housing + Support
A London homelessness charity wanted a relevant curriculum and excellent teaching to help new recruits grow into support worker roles. Two apprentices tell their stories.
2024partnership began, October
L3Community Health and Wellbeing Worker
2apprentice stories, in their own words
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Journey of an apprentice
In their words
What our apprentices say
The biggest compliment I can give the course is that I only wish I'd discovered apprenticeships earlier! For me, it's a far more engaging and effective way to learn than traditional higher education — and it's helped me thrive both professionally and personally.
I hadn't been in formal education since I was a teenager, so I was a bit nervous at the start. But the structure of the programme, the support from my workplace, and the quality of my tutor quickly put my mind at ease.
The support I received from Community Matters throughout the apprenticeship has been exceptional. The tutors helped me a lot, and I am so proud of the professional skills and knowledge I applied to achieve some really good results.
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