Midlands Enterprise Awards 2017

SME NEWS / Midlands Enterprise Awards 2017 7 Best Education Access NPO 2017 - West Midlands & Excellence Award for Customer Service g Company: Open College Network Of The West Midlands Contact: Lee Moore Address: Aldersley House, Overstrand, Pendeford Business Park, Wolverhampton, WV9 5HA, UK Phone: 01902 624230 Website: www.opencollnet.org.uk cutting solutions to its clients as possible, as Lee explains. “The education sector is constantly changing, and like many awarding organisations we have to constantly review, adapt and develop our service offer to remain competitive and relevant. There is a strong focus both nationally and regionally on the development of skills and this is a positive trend where we feel well placed in providing a range of employability and work ready qualifications and bespoke accredited provision to help up skill the next generation and contribute to the development of the ‘Midlands Engine’.” Moving forward, the network will continue to grow and prosper so that it continues to offer the exemplary qualifications and educational support that it has become renowned for, as Lee is proud to conclude. “Over the last few years the company has significantly diversified its product offer and added a wide range of new resources to better meet the needs of the diverse customer base. Our Quality Endorsement Licence is a good example of this, which provides a highly flexible approach to organisations wanting to recognise the achievements of their learners/ employees who are completing training programmes that are not linked with national qualifications. Like many organisations, we are also looking at development opportunities overseas and investing in more on line and digital technology, which we see as a potential growth area. “Ultimately, as a forward-thinking business with a proud history, everyone at Open College Network West Midlands looks to the future with confidence and with a strong sense of supporting industry and communities and both young and adult learners through the provision of high quality learning journeys that recognise achievement and create clear pathways and opportunities for progression into work or further and higher education.”