These offers are complementary to ATAC, providing flexible training, upskilling, and specialist facilities for people already working in the industry, those looking to upskill or transition, and employers investing in workforce development. They are not apprenticeship programmes, but instead support skills development at different career stages.

Life Sciences Learner Hub

The Life Sciences Learner Hub is a dedicated online training platform that supports skills development, upskilling, and career progression across advanced therapies, complex and emerging medicines, and the wider life sciences sector. It is suitable for individuals looking to advance their careers and employers seeking training solutions for their workforce.

The Hub offers expert-led courses, industry-recognised qualifications, and career development tools, as well as signposting to trusted training partners delivering specialist courses to the sector.

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Skills and Training Laboratories

The Skills and Training Laboratories (STL) provide access to state-of-the-art facilities, equipment, and technologies to support practical onboarding and upskilling.

STL training programmes are aimed at industry professionals and organisations, including large pharmaceutical companies, biotech SMEs, equipment and technology suppliers, research institutions, and service providers. Delivered through CGT Catapult and partner hubs such as SBC, they support collaboration, scale-up, and skills development across the UK advanced therapies sector.

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