Confirmation of the activities of the organization at the regional, national or international level: |
• New Deal Prime Contractor services (largest provider in the UK), supporting 25,000 clients
• Operate on behalf of Government in the UK, France, Germany and Israel
• Provide specialist support services to people from Black and Minority Ethnic groups, ex-offenders, ex-substance misusers
• Operate in 78% of the UK’s most disadvantaged wards
• Provide specialist job brokerage services to people with disabilities and learning difficulties
• Intensive support and coaching for workless clients, working in partnership with the NHS
• Exploring new ways of delivering welfare to work services via pilot programme development
• Offender Learning and Skills Service (largest private provider) in four regions
• Train to Gain service delivery in five regions
• Information Advice and Guidance (Nextstep) services
• Managing agency / Prime Contractor services
• Vocational training including skills for life
• Enterprise in education
• Alternative curriculum for young people at risk of exclusion
• Consultancy to schools to integrate enterprise in education
• Careers advice and guidance services
• Operated two Business Link branded services
• Capacity building and consultancy to organisations and individuals
• Self-employment support to help people set up their own business - equipping people with the tools needed for success in business
• Pre-start up enterprise support to young people interested in starting a business
• Business growth consultancy to medium and fast growing companies
• International trade consultancy, supporting small business access new markets and funding to enter international business
• Delivered pilot services on Generic Financial Advice on behalf of HMS Treasury
• Advisory and advocacy services on a large scale to hard to reach groups
• Financial literacy support, giving people the information, advice and guidance to maximise their income and reduce debt
• Face-to-face debt advice services, targeting the homeless, excluded and disadvantaged through outreach advice
• Largest provider of specialist telephone advice services
• Face to face legal advice
• Outreach legal advice and advocacy for people living in areas of high deprivation
• Direct Payment Social Care services
• Representation and advocacy for residents in social housing
• Outsourcing, administration and contract management of public services
• Quality assurance, audit and evaluation of publicly funded services
• Strategic programme management and professional support services
• Grant distribution to voluntary and community organisations
• Performance management of organisations on behalf of funding bodies, ensuring funds are spent appropriately
• Capacity building, helping organisations access public funds and enabling organisations to deliver better public services through consultancy support and back office systems
• Integrated healthcare services on behalf of Heart of Birmingham Primary Care Trust
• Health and well-being programmes
Simiar services delivered in Australia, Israel, France, Germany, India, Poland |