Partner Quotes
What our partners say about working with A4e
Jackie Powers
The Wheatsheaf Trust
As a small voluntary sector organisation we did not have the resources to be a Prime contractor and so we took a strategic decision to be a sub contractor and offer a well resourced and proactive delivery offer.”
“We have worked with A4e for the last 4 years on other programmes and take pride in being a co-operative and effective partner. The partnership has brought with it resources that we would not have been able to develop ourselves – things like data security, A4e desk, training materials – and some useful hints and tips to offer our clients an opportunity to progress into sustainable outcomes.”
Don Hayes, CEO
Enable
Enable is pleased to be working in partnership with A4E in the delivery of the Work Programme. It is an exciting opportunity for the charity to be part of this major programme that helps people overcome barriers to employment, and assists them to find real jobs.
“Our working partnership with A4E is up and running. Customers are flowing through and we are doing our best to help them find real jobs. Behind the scenes our staff is working hard to ensure a high quality service is provided to everyone we see. We have been exploring ways of sharing employer intelligence with A4E which is proving fruitful. And we continue to work towards making sure all our systems are effective. I am confident that our partnership with A4E will continue to strengthen and grow.”
Enable is the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Voluntary and Community Sector Learning and Skills Consortium. It has an excellent track record of connecting with hard to reach communities and those who face barriers to getting into employment. Through previous welfare to work programmes such as Flexible Routeways, Flexible New Deal and the Future Jobs Fund, Enable has proven that its approach works. By utilising this approach through the Work Programme, Enable will continue to help many more individuals find jobs that benefit themselves and the wider community.
Steven R Coules, MITOL, MBILD, ACIEA, MICM
Training and Development Manager
Cavendish Training
I would like to take this opportunity to say that having just completed two SIA Door Supervisors courses at the Brixton andStratfordoffices as a Specialist Intervention provider on the work programme that the service shown to myself and my team by all the staff at both offices was second to none. Having worked for A4E in the past I have seen a vast improvement in the quality of service provided to clients. What was really special was when having to use another office for the physical training aspect of the course that office provided lunch for all twenty of us and supplied tea and coffee all day and even allowed us to rearrange their room.
I can say that within the region we have been working in the level of service has been extremely good and the senior team leaders have demonstrated their professionalism at all times.
I am really looking forward to working with A4E in the New Year.
Dan Scott MD
PHX Training Ltd
“We were given the opportunity to work on a permanent basis with A4E a couple of months after the work program was launched. We had to set up quick and be available to clients. This process was excellently supported by A4E and we managed to get set up within the targeted time. Since working with A4E we have received first-rate support and motivation from the Partnership Manager, in regards to delivery, training and support. We are now managing to get people into work on a regular basis and putting strategies in place to increase the success rates”
Emplacement People
Emplacement People provide specialist career support to the Over 50’s, working with age friendly employers to source sustainable job opportunities for our customers.
Emplacement People are pleased to be working alongside A4e, with their committed staff and excellent IT facilities, in delivering the Work Programme.
Siobhan Saunders
Halton
From Halton’s perspective, we would like to acknowledge how the delivery model, systems and processes that A4e have in place are straight forward for us, as a subcontractor, to follow.
We would also like to comment on how supportive you are in your approach and that you are always happy to help.
Penny Ward
Director
Young Entrepreneur Society (YES)
It’s strange how things work out…whilst Carly Ward, the founder of Young Entrepreneur Society Ltd (YES), was 19, on Job Seekers Allowance, her JCP adviser told her she would soon have to attend a compulsory job-finding course being held at the A4e office in her town (Aylesbury).
She signed off JSA before this happened, but now she is working alongside them, as a partner in the system where she was once NEET!
YES, Carly’s creation, is a social enterprise company which offers network membership to the YES Network, the first and only network for young entrepreneurs under the age of 35. This is the first ‘hub’ for young entrepreneurs to socialise, learn and grow together in a fun atmosphere.
YES works with education centres and councils delivering The 12 Steps To Success programme. The 12 Steps Programme is suitable for the age group 16 to 24 and is accepted into the school curriculum for enterprise learning and is also suitable for young unemployed as an introduction to business and entrepreneurship. YES offers workshops over 5 days to help young unemployed find a new and exciting path in life.
Young Entrepreneur Society also works in the Further Education sector and has a growing number of colleges all investing into The 12 Steps to Success Programme to teach and inspire students to learn entrepreneurial and life skills. YES have applied to the Government for accreditation and the programme should shortly be a Level 2 Award and recognized in the Enterprise Curriculum in the UK for all schools and colleges
Karen Towle
Acting Manager
Sefton @ Work
Sefton @ Work have a history of working with A4e in the local Community and we are happy that our Partnership has been strengthened with the delivery of the Work Programme
