Privacy Policy
Next Gen Education NW Ltd – Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2 October 2026
1. About this Privacy Policy
Next Gen Education NW Ltd ("Next Gen Education", "we", "us" or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you register for one of our courses, events or training programmes, contact us, interact with us through social media or submit your details through a platform such as LinkedIn.
We process personal information in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, as applicable.
2. Who we are
Next Gen Education NW Ltd
We provide construction and electrical training, education and skills development, including courses designed for electricians, apprentices, new entrants, maintenance personnel, supervisors and other construction professionals.
For privacy-related enquiries, please contact us using the details provided on our website or by contacting:
Email: Matthew@nextgeneration.ltd
3. Information we collect
When you register for a course, event or request further information, we may collect:
Full name
Email address
Telephone number
Company/employer
Job title or occupation
Experience or training information that you choose to provide
Course or event preferences
Information you provide when communicating with us
Any other information you voluntarily submit through a registration form
If you register through LinkedIn, some information may be automatically populated from your LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn operates its own privacy policy and data-processing practices.
We will only ask for information that is relevant to the purpose for which it is being collected.
4. How we use your information
We may use your information to:
Register you for courses, events and training programmes
Contact you regarding your registration
Provide information about courses, dates, availability and pricing
Respond to enquiries
Manage bookings and attendance
Provide certificates or other course documentation
Maintain appropriate training and attendance records
Understand demand for our training programmes
Improve our courses and services
Contact you about other relevant training opportunities where we have an appropriate lawful basis to do so
Where you have specifically agreed, contact you regarding relevant employment or work opportunities through our industry connections
Where you provide your details specifically to enquire about employment opportunities, we may use those details to assess your suitability for relevant vacancies and, where appropriate, introduce you to potential employers or recruitment partners.
5. Employment opportunities
Next Gen Education works closely with industry and construction businesses and may be able to identify employment opportunities for suitable course participants.
Completing a course does not guarantee employment.
If you express an interest in employment opportunities, we may use the information you provide to assess your suitability for relevant positions and contact you about potential opportunities.
We will not provide your personal information to a potential employer for recruitment purposes without an appropriate lawful basis and, where required, your consent.
6. Our lawful basis for processing
Depending on the circumstances, we may process your personal information on the following lawful bases:
Contract or steps prior to entering into a contract – for example, where we need your information to process a course booking or registration.
Legitimate interests – for example, to respond to enquiries, administer our courses and events, maintain appropriate business records and improve our services.
Consent – where we ask you to specifically agree to receive marketing communications or where consent is otherwise required.
Legal obligation – where we are required to retain or disclose information to comply with a legal or regulatory requirement.
We will only process your information where we have an appropriate lawful basis for doing so.
7. Marketing
We may occasionally contact you about relevant Next Gen Education courses, training programmes, events and services.
Where consent is required, we will ask you to provide it separately.
You can withdraw your consent or opt out of marketing communications at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe option provided in a marketing communication.
Registering for a course or event does not automatically mean that you have agreed to receive marketing communications.
8. Sharing your information
We may share personal information where necessary with:
Training and certification providers
Course instructors and assessors
IT and software service providers supporting our business
Event or booking providers
Relevant employers or recruitment partners, where appropriate and where you have requested or agreed to employment assistance
Professional advisers where necessary
Government, regulatory or law-enforcement bodies where we are legally required to do so
We do not sell your personal information.
9. LinkedIn
Some of our courses and events may be promoted through LinkedIn and may use LinkedIn registration or Lead Gen Forms.
If you submit your information through a LinkedIn form, the information you provide will be made available to Next Gen Education for the purposes explained in the form and this Privacy Policy.
LinkedIn also processes your personal information under its own privacy policy and terms.
LinkedIn requires organisations using its Lead Gen Forms to provide a privacy policy URL and explain how submitted information will be used.
10. How long we keep your information
We will only retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including fulfilling our legal, regulatory, accounting and reporting obligations.
Course and certification records may need to be retained for longer periods where necessary to demonstrate training or certification.
Where information is no longer required, we will securely delete or anonymise it.
11. Keeping your information secure
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against:
Unauthorised access
Loss
Misuse
Accidental destruction
Unauthorised disclosure
Access to personal information is restricted to people who need it for legitimate business purposes.
12. Your rights
Depending on the circumstances, you have rights under UK data protection law, including the right to:
Request access to your personal information
Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete information
Ask us to delete your information in certain circumstances
Ask us to restrict how we process your information
Object to certain processing
Withdraw consent where we rely on consent
Request information about how your personal data is being processed
To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details provided above.
The ICO confirms that privacy information should explain the purposes and lawful basis for processing, who information may be shared with, retention, and individuals' data protection rights.
13. Complaints
If you have concerns about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve the matter.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK's independent data protection regulator.
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, legal requirements or how we process personal information.
The latest version will be made available on our website.