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Contents
Our mission, vision and values 2
Our partnerships 3
What we can do for your business 4
Our offer 5
Next steps 5
Our recruitment service 6
What our customers say 7
Our success 7
Our Ofsted success and achievements 8
National delivery 9
Benefits to you and your employees 10
Celebrating achievement 11
Other benefits and services 11
Our mission,
vision & values
Corporate mission
To enable people and businesses to perform at their
highest potential.
GPSTL vision
Through inspiring success and developing potential we
aim to provide the highest quality training opportunities
to all individuals irrespective of their background or
ability, ensuring that they acquire the skills necessary to
successfully shape their future and fulfil their potential.
Values
GP Strategies fosters community through these core
beliefs and guiding principles:
• Making a meaningful impact.
• Acting with integrity.
• Communicating directly and honestly.
• Delivering quality services and products.
• Developing innovative solutions based on need.
• Striving for continuous improvement.
• Demonstrating teamwork.
• Respecting others.
• Optimising shareholder value.
Welcome to
GP Strategies
Training Ltd
GP StrategiesTraining Limited (GPSTL) is a
UK-based subsidiary of GP Strategies
Corporation of America and our network of
learning centres and offices throughout the
UK are dedicated to offering local, high quality
assured training programmes and services.
Founded in 1966, GP Strategies is one of the largest
consultancy and training providers in the world and has
provided training support in over 70 countries.
GP Strategies has been trading in the UK since 1997,
and its UK acquisitions have been trading since 1972.
We have contracts with many major government
departments which enable us to identify funding support
for training programmes to employers and learners
throughout the UK. These contracts are managed by
GPSTL. We believe that employer engagement is the
key to our success as we have grown to be one of
largest providers in the country with a track record
of delivering better service and better outcomes for
employers and employees than our competitors. Over
the last three years we have delivered over 20,000
apprenticeship frameworks into the UK economy.
As a global performance improvement leader in training,
consulting, and engineering, GP Strategies is driven to
solve business challenges, attain ultimate performance
results, and work with employers to make a greater
impact in their organisations and the world around them.
We are passionate about performance, learning and
development, and innovation and are motivated to make
a difference for the customers we serve.
On behalf of GPSTL, I look forward to being of
continued service to you in the future.
Dave Martin
Vice President
We do this through a range of private and publicly
funded qualifications such as Apprenticeships and
Traineeships, and Advanced Learning Loan opportunities
for those not eligible for funding.
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Our partnerships
The fundamental element to success is a strong and
driven management of the Apprenticeship programme.
We are committed to inspiring success and developing
potential. With this ethos you and your staff can look
forward to above average success rates.
We are proud of our above nationally average success
rate of 88.6%
GPSTL will work with you to create a training
programme that is aligned to your business’ needs, values
and brand.
We have a proven track record of success in developing
relationships of trust and mutual benefit; when working
in the essence of partnership.
• 82% of our employers say that they rely on their Apprenticeship programme to give
them the skilled workers they need for the future.
• 99% of employers agreed that the quality of learning provision had a direct impact on
the business.
• 95% agreed that learning received via GPSTL has a direct, positive impact on their
employees’ job performance.
• 99% would be likely to recommend GPSTL to another employer.
Inspiring
success....
Developing
potential
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Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships equip you with more competent and
better-trained young people. Apprenticeships allow
employees to effectively learn on the job and are
therefore also ideal if you have staff who are already
working but have few or no qualifications. This training
allows them to work more productively and gives them
better confidence and motivation to work.
Employers that train their staff benefit from increased
productivity, better customer satisfaction, improved
motivation and reduced costs – all leading to greater
profitability.
We offer a wide range of Apprenticeship opportunities
that can lead to a huge variety of roles in many different
subject areas.
Traineeship
programmes
Traineeships will ensure 16-24 year olds will have the
work skills, Maths and English and work experience
needed to start their careers.
Developed in response to business needs,Traineeships
ensure that you have the talented workforce required
for business success.
GPSTL’s government funded contract is utilised to
support training. You are not required to pay young
people taking part in Traineeships but are encouraged to
support trainees with expenses such as transport.
ATA
We are an Apprenticeship Training Agency recognised
by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS). We offer
employment opportunities to young people in a variety
of sectors including education, child care and business.
Our approach is distinctly different to any other available
in the UK. We work collaboratively and in partnership
with local authorities, schools and employers to get a
more diverse and locally based workforce.
So, together, we get local people working with local
companies. We have a dedicated recruitment team who
screen, prepare and match local people to jobs and
apprenticeship opportunities.
Advanced
Learning Loans
We are proud to offer a suite of professionally delivered
loans funded qualifications aimed at those people who
want to advance their career or change their occupation.
The loans are provided by the government and paid back
only when individuals are earning over £21,000.
What we
can do for
your business
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Our offer
We work closely with our awarding organisations and are proud to offer the following training solutions
for all ages and abilities in the sectors listed below.
• Business Administration.
• Cleaning Services.
• Customer Service.
• Team Leading.
• Management.
• Retail Operations.
• Health and Social Care.
• Care Leadership and Management.
• Child Care.
• Supporting Teaching & Learning in Schools.
• IT Application Specialist.
• Warehousing and Storage.
• Playwork.
• Health (Clinical Healthcare) Support.
We also offer the following as part of our offer.
• First Aid training.
• Equality and diversity training.
• Health and safety training.
• Apprenticeship mentoring training for your
supervisors.
• Care certificate.
• Functional skills stand alone qualification for your
employees.
• Professionally delivered loans funded qualifications.
Intermediate Level Apprenticeship
Intermediate Level Apprentices work towards
work-based learning qualifications such as:
• Level 2 competence qualification.
• Maths & English.
• A relevant knowledge-based qualification (where
appropriate to the industry).
Advanced Level Apprenticeship
Advanced Level Apprentices work towards
work-based learning such as:
• Level 3 competence qualification.
• Maths & English.
• A relevant knowledge-based qualification (where
appropriate to the industry).
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Higher Level Apprentices work towards work-based
learning qualifications such as:
• Level 4 and above competence qualification.
• Maths & English.
• A relevant knowledge-based qualification (where
appropriate to the industry).
Next steps
Intermediate
Apprenticeship
Level 2
Advanced
Apprenticeship
Level 3
Higher
Apprenticeship
Levels 4 & 5
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Our
recruitment
service
If you are looking to recruit young people for
your business, then we can help.
The service is free and we have some excellent
candidates waiting to fill your vacancies.
The service lets candidates search for your vacancies
using selected criteria such as geography, occupation,
job role and keywords, in addition they can save their
favourite searches.
The system can be managed by GPSTL on your behalf
and is designed to manage the recruitment process
end to end through to successful appointment of your
Apprentice.
Apprentices can help businesses across all sectors by
offering a route to harness fresh new talent and deliver
the skills designed around your business.
How we will manage the recruitment process
• CV screening and initial interviews.
• Clear information, advice and guidance for you in
managing and promoting your vacancies.
• Applicants complete BKSB assessments (UK’s most
popular online Functional Skills Solution) prior to
being selected for consideration by you.
• Only applicants that meet your criteria will be put
forward for consideration for interview.
• We can provide a full CV and outcome of basic skills
assessments for all the applicants we put forward for
interview.
• Free DBS checks for those working within the care
and education sector.
• Support to get the latest Government grants.
FREE
Apprenticeship &
Traineeship
recruitment
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Making use of the qualifications that GPSTL offers has helped us offer qualifications
to over 200 staff and within my role at Hesley, I work very closely with those at
GPSTL to ensure that the service is accurate and relevant for our staff. I also
ensure that contact is made between learners and their assessors and give a helping
hand where and when required.
Having people at GPSTL that are there to listen to us and take action when
required is very important to us and is one of the reasons why the relationship
between GPSTL and the Hesley Group is so good.
Stacey Davidson,The Hesley Group
GPSTL has been extremely easy to work with. They are organised and friendly and
have an in depth knowledge of Traineeships. GPSTL makes the 12 week process
very easy and we look forward to carrying on working together.
I feel that the learners have benefited greatly from attending the programme. They
have developed their communication skills and gained confidence and skills by
working on our range of community programmes. I consider Traineeships to be a
great stepping stone for learners to then progress into an apprenticeship or work.
Stacey Beckham, Charlton Athletic CommunityTrust
What our customers say
Feedback from the FE Choices Employer Survey shows that 9.43% of employers would be likely to recommend
to another employer and learner satisfaction rate is 96%
Our
success
We are proud of our success rates when compared
nationally to other providers.
We strive to continually improve on our success through
our commitment to supporting learners and quality as-
surance.
Our overall headline success rate is 88.6%
and our timely success rate is 82.2%.
88.6%
overall
success rate
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Our
Ofsted success and
achievements
We are celebrating the publication of our recent Ofsted inspection report (inspection April 2016), which to the
delight of all involved, has resulted in GPSTL being confirmed as continuing to be a Good provider with
outstanding features which consolidates the judgements made at our previous inspection.
Type of service/delivery Grade
Leadership and Management Outstanding
Capacity to Improve Outstanding
Quality of Provision Outstanding
Health and Public Services Outstanding
GPSTL is continually striving for excellence and are proud of our recent achievements:
January 2016 Skills Development Scotland Quality Assurance (Scotland)
Re-accredited September 2015 ISO 9001:2008
August 2015 Fair Train Gold Award
November 2014 Matrix Accreditation
March 2014 Investors in People
We work in partnership with Premier League and Football League Trusts on a Traineeship programme funded
through the Government.
As Football Community Trusts enjoy a special relationship with their local community, particularly young people,
they can engage learners that providers like us are unable to reach.
We will work closely with the Football Community Trusts, to support delivery, recruitment of local young
people and programme management. We specialise in working within the education sector, offering more job
opportunities in schools than any other provider in the country.
Over the course of 12 weeks Football Trusts will identify a range of potential roles/functions suitable to provide
learners with valuable work experience.
The work experience package is designed to provide learners with a range of skills and experience.
Football Community Trusts
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Capability
• We have direct contracting
arrangements with the
Skills Funding Agency (SFA)
and the Education Funding
Agency (EFA).
• We have worked with the
SFA predecessor bodies
since 1997.
• We have direct contracting
arrangements with the Skills
Development Scotland
(SDS).
• We have full geographical
coverage across all 4 nations.
• Our delivery in Wales and
Northern Ireland is via our
approved delivery partners.
National
delivery
How we do it
• We employ around 250 staff including a dedicated customer relationship team.
• We deliver skills needed by the sector, critically underpinned by a customer service ethos.
• Our staff are selected for their extensive experience and expertise in their sectors.
• The Operations and Quality Directors would be the lead on ensuring the quality of delivery.
• Our Regional Directors across the UK each have experience of the industry and the necessary strong leadership
and management skills.
• Our staff travel to locations to deliver outstanding learning and development.
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Benefits
to
you
Benefits
to your
employees
improved staff
retention
of employers support
Apprenticeships say they
provide the skilled workers
they need for the future.
83%
improved staff
motivation
the average apprentice
completer increases
business productivity by
£214 per week.
increased brand value,
competitiveness
and business growth
£214
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Zero
cost
1 in 3 who finish an
apprenticeship receive a
promotion
on-the-job
training
2 in 3 agree that the
course had improved
their overall quality
of life.
9 in 10 are more confident
about their own abilities as a result of
undertaking an apprenticeship.
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Celebrating
achievement
Employer and learner of the month wards
We award monthly local centre awards in recognition
of learners’ achievement and employers’ support
throughout the year.
These awards are reviewed by our senior management
team on an annual basis and the most outstanding
achievements are recognised regionally at an annual gala
evening event.
Listed below are some of the skills and qualities that we
look for.
You
• Exceptional support given to your learner.
• Encouragement and motivation towards your
learner’s achievement.
• Attendance and involvement in our local initiatives
(for example, quality forum).
• Use of our training resources and time on our
premises.
• Involvement within our training workshops.
Your employees
• Achieving the full framework within planned training.
• Achieving full-time employment through exceptional
work commitment.
• Achieving certification in exceptional circumstances.
• Active involvement in our initiatives (for example,
quality forum).
• Involvement in our training workshops.
• Completing the individual learning plan (ILP).
Other
benefits and services
• Free recruitment service (Recruit an Apprentice) and
job matching through ‘Get my First Job’.
• £1500 AGE Initiative plus regional variances.
• Free DBS for those working in the care and
education sector.(for new entrants aged 16-24).
• Free health and safety check.
• Access to e-portfolio.
• Service charter.
• Designated account management.
• Service Level Agreements.
• Opportunity to support developments through self-
assessment and employer surveys.
• Free employer guide to your training.
• Regular review meetings.
• MIS reports.
• Celebration of success events/certificates – local and
national.
• Free publications - Insight magazine, newsletters,
FairChoice and SafeChoice.
12. GP StrategiesTraining Limited (Head Office)
Floor 6a Kingsgate,Wellington Road North, Stockport, Cheshire SK4 1LW
Tel: 0330 1000 610
www.gpsta.co.uk
GP StrategiesTraining Limited - committed to equality and valuing diversity
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