Two Routes Healthcare staff members practise fitting a hoist sling during a hands-on training session, with a trainer guiding the process.

Opening doors with professional training & career development

From your very first day to wherever your career takes you, Routes Academy gives you the training, support and opportunity to get there. Developing specialist skills, stepping into leadership, finding your own path in care — we're here to help you make it happen.

Dedicated training and development

Routes Academy is our in-house training programme, built for people at every stage of their care career. Whether you're starting out for the first time or ready to step into something more senior, the training and support is here to help you get there.

Our training team includes registered nurses and experienced care professionals who've worked the roles themselves. From your Care Certificate through to specialist clinical skills, leadership development, and formal qualifications — there's a clear path forward, whatever direction you want to go in.

Two Routes Healthcare staff members practise fitting a hoist sling during a hands-on training session, with a trainer guiding the process.
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What is Routes Academy? From our Training Manager Wendy Mack

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British Training Awards badge — Training Initiative of the Year, Winner 2025

Our Academy is Award-Winning

Routes Academy was recognised nationally for the quality and impact of our training programme. For the people who train with us, that means learning built to a genuinely high standard.

Your Route Forward

From your very first shift to wherever you want your career to go, Routes Academy gives you real qualifications, clear progression, and specialist training built around the role you're doing.

Discover Pathways at Routes
Apprenticeships & Diplomas

Fully funded programmes leading to nationally recognised qualifications.

Career Progression

Clear routes upward, mapped out and supported by our award-winning Academy.

Mandatory Training

The essentials, done properly, with regular refreshers to keep you confident.

Specialist Training

Train directly with our Registered Nurses for complex and clinical care.

Find your route in care

Wherever you start, there's a path that fits. Explore the different ways to build a career at Routes.

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Working in Home Care

Supporting people to live well in their own homes.
A Routes Healthcare support worker in uniform sits with a client who uses a wheelchair, both smiling and talking in a home living room setting.

Working in Complex Care

Specialist, clinically-led support for complex needs.
A Routes Healthcare carer sits with an elderly female client on a sofa in her home, both sharing a genuine laugh together.

Working in Live-in Care

Round-the-clock support and companionship at home.
A Routes Healthcare care worker shares a laugh with a client who uses a wheelchair, sitting together in a warm home setting.

Working in End of Life Care

Compassionate, dignified care that puts comfort first.

Diplomas and apprenticeships

Routes offers fully funded apprenticeships and diplomas — two pathways leading to nationally recognised qualifications, designed around your life and your goals.Your existing experience counts. Both programmes build on the skills you already have, helping you turn everyday care work into a formal qualification that stays with you throughout your career.
Fully funded programmes
Nationally recognised qualifications
Clear progression routes