Woman smiling while presenting beside a whiteboard during a training session.

About us

A leading independent training provider, specialising in the Dental, Early Years, Teaching Assistant and Adult Care sectors across England and Wales for over 20 years

Professionals at a meeting

WHO ARE WE

Aspiration Training is an award-winning specialist training provider, delivering qualifications in Dental, Adult Care, Teaching Assistant and Early Years for over 20 years.

We are uniquely driven by our purpose, vision, and values, which are at the heart of our culture, and we believe that this commitment is why our team are so successful in improving thousands of people’s lives through education.

We pride ourselves on our exceptional service, our unparalleled teaching, achieving an Ofsted expected standard in every area, plus achieving our Best Companies 'Outstanding to Work For' accreditation. 

Improving people's lives through education

Teamwork and collaboration
People at meeting

We focus on supporting and developing our team members and providing them with a great place to work. Our frontline teaching team are not only sector experts, but also qualified to at least level 4 in teaching and many are mental health first aiders too.

We support over 4,500 people either into work or to develop their careers through vocational qualification programmes and continuing professional development. We train dental nurses, early years educators, and care professionals as well as their managers to gain the knowledge, skills, and behaviours to perform in their roles at their very best.

We specialise in Dental and Care and so we are well-placed to support these sectors with their unique recruitment and training requirements. We even support other training providers and FE colleges by supplying best-in-class curriculum and resources for their students.

We are proud to say that we are rated as Excellent on Trustpilot.

92%

of our learners would
recommend us

89%

of our employers would
recommend us

Governance

Meet our Executive Team

Iain Salisbury
CEO

Tony Eagleton, Finance Director, Aspiration Training

Tony Eagleton
Finance Director

Neil Tamplin
COO

Dan Howard
Commercial Director

Mel Barratt, Director of People and Culture at Aspiration Training

Mel Barratt
Director of People and Culture

Lee Wilkinson - IT Director

Lee Wilkinson
IT Director

Sharon Karaa, Director of Curriculum at Aspiration Training

Sharon Karaa
Director of Curriculum

Read our annual reports

Team celebrating success Team collaborating on ideas Teamwork and collaboration Colleagues collaborating at a computer Smiling learner in a welcoming environment person-walking-by-the-coast