FINANCIAL SERVICES VERTICAL

Empowering the Financial & Professional Services sector with Skills for the Future

Developing talent, enhancing efficiency, and driving transformation in the Financial & Professional Services sector

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Industry Overview & Statistics

Why Upskilling Matters in the Financial & Professional Services sector

Skills development in the financial and professional services sector is vital for driving innovation, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing productivity in an ever-evolving industry. As digital transformation and shifting market demands reshape the sector, learning is essential to maintaining a competitive edge and driving business success. At Babington, our commitment to developing better futures aligns with this need, equipping professionals with the expertise, professional qualifications, and the confidence required to excel in their careers. Through high-quality apprenticeships and training programmes, we empower individuals to adapt to industry challenges, drive performance, and support long-term growth - ensuring both personal success and sector-wide excellence.

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Around 79% of leaders emphasise the need for enhanced communication abilities and a leadership style that prioritises empathy and inclusivity to effectively manage and retain talent.

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Over half of financial services CEOs acknowledge that a lack of digital skills adversely affects customer experience and innovation, highlighting the critical need for digital literacy and technological proficiency.

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Approximately 80% of senior leaders have identified gaps in data analytics, artificial intelligence, cyber security, and user experience design within their organisations.

93%

of senior leaders in financial services businesses report that skills gaps are impacting productivity.

FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING SOLUTIONS

Tailored Training for Financial and Professional Success

Babington’s Financial and Professional Services programmes provide high-quality apprenticeships and training designed to develop the key skills needed for success in the industry. Covering Accountancy, Leadership and Management, Project Management, HR, L&D, and Data skills, these programmes equip professionals with the expertise to drive business growth and innovation. Our tailored approach ensures learners gain industry-recognised professional qualifications while developing critical competencies such as digital literacy, analytical thinking, and strategic decision-making. With a strong focus on professional excellence and career progression, Babington empowers individuals and businesses to thrive in an increasingly dynamic financial landscape.

Services

Apprenticeships
From Level 2 to Level 7, we design and deliver market-leading apprenticeships.
Professional Qualifications
From AAT to PRINCE2, and Python to CompTIA – explore a wide range of learning programmes available to buy and start today.
Learning Services
For businesses – from workforce planning and analysis to operations and guidance around funded learning routes.

Managed Service Provision
Managing apprenticeship providers with data driven insights, reducing the admin burden and improving outcomes.

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Our clients

Supporting the best

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Our Approach

Learning with a difference

Performance

Ultimately, everything we do is about unlocking potential and enhancing performance within your organisation. Your skills strategy has a direct impact on the ability to grow, move faster, do more for your customers, and stay ahead of the competition.

Personalisation

One size doesn’t fit all. That’s true of the skills needs of your business, and it’s true of your learners. That’s why our training programmes flex and work around the individual – using the latest technology and machine learning to deliver non-linear learning journeys, and giving access to coaches and mentors for one-to-one teaching.

Pathways

We believe in lifelong learning. We also understand that being truly excellent in your field means having more than just professional competency; it’s about having the right mindset to meet change head on, and the ability to communicate and collaborate beyond your own function. All our programmes fit within wider learning pathways: that means you can always take the next step across both professional, technical, and wider personal development.

Contextualisation

Our apprenticeships and learning programmes can always be tailored to fit your industry, and your organisation. We believe that learning is most effective when it’s contextualised, so there’s a strong link between skills and behaviours and your operating environment

Sustainability

If skills are the currency of the future, we believe we should also be mindful of our operating environment, our working practices, and the legacy we create for future generations. Sustainability is a core theme in everything we do; from how Babington itself operates, to the topics we embed within all our learning.

Partnerships

Besides Babington’s own deep expertise, we’re proud to boast some of the most knowledgeable partners out there. From designing learning content, to delivering interactive sessions and accrediting our programmes, you benefit from access to some of the best minds in the business. To name a few: BCS, CIPD, AAT, ACCA, CIMA, Henley Business School, and more.

Performance
Personalisation
Pathways
Contextualisation
Sustainability
Partnerships

Performance

Ultimately, everything we do is about unlocking potential and enhancing performance within your organisation. Your skills strategy has a direct impact on the ability to grow, move faster, do more for your customers, and stay ahead of the competition.

Client Testimonials

What Our Partners Say

As we think about the future of our organisation we recognise the enormous value that coaching as a skillset has to offer - right from improving individual communication and confidence, to identifying, motivating, and developing high performance.

Jason Reynolds

Head of Capability, HSBC

BT Levy Transfer

Finding Funding To Support Your Business

BT Group, in partnership with Babington, offers a Levy Transfer Service to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), charities, and public sector organisations across England. This initiative allows eligible employers to access funding for apprenticeship training, fostering local talent and promoting economic growth.

To be eligible, organisations must be SMEs, charities, or public sector bodies based in England, committed to supporting apprentices aged 22 and over. Employers must also ensure that all staff, including apprentices, are paid at least the National Living Wage, promoting fair and sustainable employment opportunities.

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