9df8457f-6bee-41c6-8856-6addd6ceb64f A training partnership set up between two Norwich businesses to help unemployed people get back into work has generated an unexpected outcome for one local jobseeker.]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 13:16:10 GMT 6a56d34e-fb39-4b55-8b16-252cef3c1a66 The ninth National Apprenticeship Awards are a celebration of apprentices and employers involved in Apprenticeships across England. If you're an employer that sees apprentices as an essential part of your business or you're a successful apprentice, get involved!

]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 09:55:05 GMT ce4e123d-0dad-4810-b4b5-88278c6c33bd Are you aged between 16 and 24 and making decisions about your future? If your answer is yes, and you are thinking about taking the first step on your path to career fulfilment through an Apprenticeship, then look no further than esg. ]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:53:02 GMT f03a4624-52d3-47a8-a51e-93791355696e Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:19:28 GMT 0acda413-15ef-4709-930d-2675d9c70ddb Leicester MP, Jon Ashworth, visited esg.'s Leicester skills centre during National Apprenticeship Week to find out how we help local young people progress in their chosen careers.

 

]]> Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:48:47 GMT 8175ed84-3b0b-4120-82a7-86b9293a6f6b Friday 10 February saw our Tamworth office play host to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Rt. Hon. Iain Duncan Smith, who experienced our innovative vocational training workshops. ]]> Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:19:59 GMT 758080b5-e51d-4475-8635-66284d9c769f The National Apprenticeship Service have confirmed that they will provide up to 40,000 Apprenticeship Grants to small and medium size employers recruiting 16 to 24 year olds with a value of £1,500.]]> Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:53:08 GMT f315ee81-f492-4e14-84a3-5dfedfbac767 6 to 10 February 2012

]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:42:09 GMT ae7b2e45-2ea3-4f99-8d43-aae3d84186e6 Did you over-do it this festive season? Want to make a new start? Then make a New Year’s resolution to get your career into shape with an apprenticeship with esg.]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:06:42 GMT 461e3ec6-86a2-4328-98bb-b9e1c82eb30c Anthony Benton has joined esg. as part of its already strong senior management team and will take the lead in directing its UK skills delivery across all group companies. Anthony will be reporting directly to Chief Executive, Gavin Freed. He brings lengthy experience of the education sector, systems, process and commercial performance.]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:44:54 GMT bdad4a19-f289-4990-ab15-989fa4e03650 Jane has been part of esg. since its inception, having joined stl - one of the original organisations which formed the group - in 1997. ]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:25:52 GMT 66ac0537-ce1f-4fb7-bf9b-7fefde2a3631 If you think that doing an Apprenticeship is the next step for you then you can apply for one of the Apprenticeship vacancies that esg. has secured with our employer partners.

]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:55:48 GMT 553b7465-bdca-4780-9754-b56d30089e72 On Thursday 8 December we launched our latest report, Joining Forces, at the House of Commons. ]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:48:51 GMT 6ed70eab-e05f-4573-8527-7d27af23fafa Until a month ago, 43 year old Jane Moss hadn’t worked for over 20 years. Thanks to the Work Programme she’s now in work and looking forward to what life has in store for her. ]]> Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:19:05 GMT 3199e824-c3cd-46ef-86c8-3a2493bd4e50 According to a recent article by Management Today, Chris Grayling has suggested that the government's Work Programme can meet the recruitment needs of small businesses.

]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:54:28 GMT d437bc8b-f42b-4762-91ee-e5bb51edc6ed Coventry man David Fuller, 28, first came to esg. at the beginning of August. He had spent most of his adult life unemployed and had struggled to convince employers to give him a chance. He’s now in work thanks to back to work experts sencia (a delivery partner of esg.).]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:57:10 GMT f3c736f3-a9a1-447c-a726-4d4a38d23c58 Unemployed mum Claire came was referred to esg.’s delivery partner sencia in July. She was very keen to find work but struggled to find a job that she could fit her childcare around.]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:46:19 GMT 802554ee-a69b-4a95-88e0-e860f3acedd6 James from Stoke had been out of work for over five years and was finding it hard to break the cycle of unemployment and his dependence on benefits. But esg.'s sub-contractor Stoke Jet helped him to turn his life around and find job success in lightening speed.]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:34:11 GMT 62082483-f539-4fce-9036-cfd00d01952c On Thursday 15 September we welcomed a very important visitor, Employment Minister Chris Grayling, to our sencia. Work Programme office in Coventry.

]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:36:53 GMT 3a83a33b-d6b5-4b58-ae0d-975e2187caff We are delighted to announce that esg. has formed a training partnership with ForceSelect  to broaden the service they are able to offer and provide a complete package of training and job opportunities for ex-military personnel.

]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:09:29 GMT 2ee5086f-bb5e-46a8-a948-b6b669b4bab8 The Employability and Skills Group (esg.) is delighted to have been named as preferred bidder to provide the Mandatory Work Activity contract for the Department for Work and Pensions in the West Midlands.

]]> Wed, 04 May 2011 18:08:37 GMT a4b54ec2-afc3-4260-bdc2-9a3266dfc126 Employability and Skills Group (esg.) is delighted with its success in being named as a preferred bidder in the West Midlands]]> Wed, 04 May 2011 16:22:05 GMT d7b2d298-dad0-4eec-ab05-28b1b4dfb999 Di joined in April 2011 and will lead on the group’s national HR function and will work closely with esg.’s operations around the country to deliver on the company’s people strategy. ]]> Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:51:38 GMT 9b39b4b1-6488-47fb-85a3-19bcc1d0e6cb After being dealt a tough hand in life, Donna’s defeating her barriers and has now got a job, thanks to esg.

]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:29:37 GMT 2a416832-0b4c-4827-b275-95aa2750032f As esg. is an important customer of O2, they've decided to make a video about the back to work and skills specialists, and how vital it is for their people on the road to stay connected.

]]> Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:23:24 GMT 4fbb7ee7-9ff7-4a7d-9451-491ad96fc611 Skills Minister John Hayes today called on senior leaders in SMEs to take advantage of funding that will support leadership and management training to help them grow their businesses.

]]> Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:45:09 GMT bf90ea0c-9b33-41cd-899f-500cba6ae46e The Employability and Skills Group (esg.) is delighted to announce that its tender to provide work-based learning (WBL) programmes, part-funded by ESF, in Wales has been successful at the evaluation stage.

]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:44:04 GMT 0813ce24-f0ac-4c9f-a0e4-61088b2d0e21 The Employment and Skills Group (esg.) and Paragon Skills for Industry (incorporating Platinum Training), have combined their operations to create one of the largest integrated skills and employability providers within the UK. 

]]> Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:46:49 GMT 45cafffa-e2b5-4517-93fd-dad282579782 esg. flew the flag for childcare apprentices with their childcare bonanza and open day in Wolverhampton.]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2011 09:53:11 GMT 3bdb3b22-c4b7-4337-9a6d-2dd112607855 Paul Blomfield, MP for Sheffield Central, visited esg.’s flagship hair academy during National Apprenticeship Week to find out how they help local youngsters gain the qualifications and experience they need to find work in their chosen career.

]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:35:48 GMT 57a4140a-b464-4bd7-bcf6-fd68dcc2870a Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:35:43 GMT f90756ab-512d-4475-8f50-e7180d3dc0ab esg. and his eagerness to find a job, it wasn’t long before we trashed his run of bad luck for good.
]]> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:16:56 GMT 98280b09-dbe4-4e1b-b1e9-47a6bb6595af Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:08:15 GMT 4fb52dc4-75a1-4bd5-9b7a-1a12fc26fe10 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:52:44 GMT 2695575c-e6fa-4d92-9cca-1d90bf2ae828 ]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:49:30 GMT e9c2b135-22e7-4b07-a931-4157c625b6e1 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:55:50 GMT 8b4e67e7-40c9-4a74-ba2d-62bd8c2edf0c A few weeks ago esg. launched its flagship esg. hair academy...
]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:36:03 GMT