Akona Limited

Training for Tomorrow

Akona Limited | Training For Tomorrow

Akona specializes in the delivery and accreditation of vocational training packages for private clients & through government adult Education Skills Funded Agency (ESFA) and Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC) Ministry of Defence (MOD) funded programmes.

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Our Approach

Akona's approach is based around a good understanding of the client’s and learners needs. Akona can deliver course content through flexible distance and e-learning modules, which provide substantial cost savings over conventional methodologies. We also offer various courses in our Rail Training Centre.

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Our Founding:
Akona was established in 2005 by the current owners and Directors Steve and Gaynor Ashley. The aim of the company is to provide high quality training which had predominantly been directed towards the Security and Events industry, however Akona added to its portfolio with Railway Engineering in 2012.
Our Mission:
Akona is a training solutions company, specialising in the delivery of bespoke and accredited vocational training packages. We have developed an innovative approach that utilises technology and practical application, combining them with vocational training to ensure learners receive recognised qualifications for their courses.
Our Training:
Training products are geared towards Railway Engineering specialising in Overhead Lines Systems, Health and Safety, Learning and Development, Crowd Management and the Security industry. Akona can in all cases provide clients with customised training to suit individual and corporate needs, whilst maintaining the standards required for international and national accreditation.
Our Associations:
Akona Limited is a registered apprenticeship provider with the Education Skills Funded Agency (ESFA) and is a preferred supplier with Career Transition Partnership (CTP). We can also assist former and serving members of the armed forces with accessing Enhanced Learning Credit funding for their training with Akona.

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Interested? Call us at 1928 237767 or email at info@akona.co.uk

Rail Training

Akona recognises that there is an increasing demand for the training and qualifying of a range of OLE, Site Design & Overhead line engineers & Rail Safety Critical operatives for the multiple high-speed rail and metro projects in the UK and aboard.

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Security Training

Akona training centre provides a gateway into the security industry. On completion of our training courses, learners will have the qualification and certification to become employed within the security industry. In all cases after completing training, learners will be able to apply for their Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence.

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Events Training

Akona Training Centre provides many pathways into the events industry. On completion of our accredited training courses, learners will have the qualification and certification to become employed within the industry. These training courses are delivered at all levels and are aimed to raise crowd safety awareness and address emergency and security issues for those personnel involved in low or high profile events.

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Health and Safety

Akona offer a full range of health and safety training courses and we pride ourselves on delivering a high quality service that places customer satisfaction at the forefront of what we do. Not only are our results unsurpassed, we also remain committed to our belief that learning should be a fun and enjoyable experience for learners.

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Learning & Development

Continuous personal development is an indispensable aspect of building human capital, no matter the industry sector. Therefore, it is fundamentally necessary that Human Resource professionals are up-to-date on the latest developments in Learning & Development techniques and practices. Akona can provide individuals and organisations with Learning & Development training courses that qualify personnel with accredited courses that cover Train the Trainer, Teaching & Development and Assessing qualifications.

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Milestone and Achievements

Railway Engineering

Akona is an approved National Skills Academy Rail (NSAR) & Network Rail provider, specialising in Overhead Lines Systems, safety critical training and railway programmes. Since 2012, the company has delivered industry Overhead Line System courses that meet to national and international standards. The training courses in OLE construction & maintenance have been delivered to many UK ‘Principal Contractors’ companies including ATC Crossrail (CRL), Transport for London (TfL), Rail for London Infrastructure (RFLI), Balfour Beatty UK and USA, Amey, Volker Rail and SPL (Germany).

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Security & Events Industry

Akona is a leading consultancy, training and development company that supports the security and events industry. The company always aims to deliver a high standard of service, which is aligned to key stakeholders and UK governing bodies, such as the Security Industry Authority and Sport Ground Safety Authority. The company helps organisations overcome critical challenges ranging from security threats associated to criminal, terrorist activities, crowd management and current issues surrounding social and welfare concerns.


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Akona Group Accreditations

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