Rathbone Training is a

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in the

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. It educates and trains young people and adults aged 14+ in its own training centres across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as providing work-based training in the form of apprenticeships and traineeships. Rathbone Training also gives specialist help with English, Maths and ICT. Rathbone Training was created out of The Rathbone Society, founded by Elfrida Rathbone. It describes its work as being with "anyone whose needs have not been met by education, or who needs support to overcome their barriers to learning, training or employment". It provides

education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. ...

and

training Training is teaching, or developing in oneself or others, any skills and knowledge or fitness that relate to specific useful competencies. Training has specific goals of improving one's capability, capacity, productivity and performance. I ...

to more than 10,000 people every year.

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Educational charities based in the United Kingdom Rathbone family {{UK-org-stub