Staffordshire-based Acacia Training (@Acaciatraining) has seen employer demand for apprentices rocket by almost 75% during the first quarter of 2021, compared with the same period last year.

Stoke-on-Trent based Acacia Training (@Acaciatraining) is set to play a key role in job creation and the employment of young people across England, in a bid to help stimulate economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.

As it celebrates its 20th birthday, Staffordshire training provider @AcaciaTraining is celebrating a major milestone after training more than 35,000 learners.  

New research has revealed the extent of mental health problems in young people and what’s particularly worrying is that they don’t know where to go for support. Andrew Houldey, from the Staffordshire company Acacia Training, explains why having trained first aiders for children’s mental health is just as important as it is for physical health: