161 | UK Enterprise Awards 2022 The Education and Skills Partnership (ESP) is a unique business – it offers a multitude of solutions that have been designed to aid UK employers with talent attraction and retention. It prioritises learning and evolution and has built its solutions around personal development and knowledge acquisition. Quite simply, there is nothing else like The Education and Skills Partnership. “We are passionate about meeting the needs of UK employers who place learning at the heart of their talent attraction and retention strategy” states Jason Hargreaves, Managing Director of ESP. Whether you are a company looking to upskill your workforce, need support setting up your progression plans or struggle to embed internal learning, the ESP team creates impactful training solutions tailored to its clients’ business goals. Moreover, it offers guidance, support, and training courses to individual learners who need pre-employment skills to help them enter the workplace and to start or switch careers. In order to cultivate the best results, ESP works closely with its clients, and through this working relationship, it has received an abundance of feedback. For example, its clients have pointed out what sets the company apart from its competitors, with comments ranging from the attention it provides to their needs to the range of learning options that it provides – lessons can take place online, in a classroom, or through a hybrid model. With funded provision across the UK, ESP is subject to the highest level of scrutiny from Ofsted, funding bodies, and national awarding organisations. Its successful audits, and enviable average 78% apprenticeship distinction rate, provides strong assurance of its robust, highquality delivery model. In essence, ESP is devoted to helping each of its clients to reach – and exceed – their goals. No learner is left behind. In addition, ESP is a proud supporter of the UK Armed Forces Covenant. Through its own Veterans Support Group service, it provides specialist course input from its own veteran and reservist staff members to help get our heroes into the workplace. Approximately 27% of ESP’s team is comprised of veterans and reservists. This is a fundamental element within ESP’s vision – it truly believes that it should support those who have served the country in any way that it can. Within the wider team structure, the attitude can be described as ‘familial,’ and this extends throughout the business to its clients and community. There is an emphasis on trust and transparency that is deeply rooted within the Jun22128 Best Education Management Organisation 2022 company’s internal culture. Further, over the past six months, the ESP team has rapidly expanded, with over 40% of its staff mainly operating virtually. However, ESP maintains a plethora of pop-up offices across the UK, which run alongside two permanent spaces in Kent and Manchester. As a reputable provider of telecoms apprenticeships, ESP is well-established within the sector and is currently working with companies to help upskill their staff in order to fulfil the government-set national imperative targets. On top of this, ESP is collaborating with various sectors, including logistics, healthcare, retail, and more. Due to rising trends, ESP is working with a diverse range of businesses to map their present talent pools and establish more resilient teams. To remain competitive as a business and as an individual, lifelong learning is imperative. To build strong, effective, and agile teams, regular upskilling and training is not a luxury, it is an investment. Planning the learning-journey maps the way forward. Taking the journey, learning new things, and discovering new ways is what creates excitement and achievement. And therein lies the fun. ESP would love to hear from you, so give the team a call on 01233 632 111, email info@ esp-ac.uk, or follow The Education and Skills Partnership on LinkedIn. Contact: Jason Hargreaves Company: The Education and Skills Partnership Web Address: www.esp-ac.uk
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