Our Main Services
Market Research, consultation and testing - formal questionnaires, telephone interviews, focus groups, workshops, conferences, data analysis, audits, online survey and face to face interviews.
Evaluation - national, regional and local evaluations with an emphasis on skills, employment, careers, IAG and business productivity outcomes
Project visioning - developing concepts, vision, or strategy purpose statements and developing those through stakeholder consultations
Feasibility studies - exploring the demand for new products and services, and / or complete options appraisals for extending / developing existing initiatives aimed at improving learner, employment or wider labour market outcomes
Delivery of bespoke sectoral research and development programmes - development of regional or sectoral strategic workforce or skills development plans
Action research and programme implementation - fully costed action plans for programmes or projects including recommendations on governance and structures for delivery
Education development – sector qualification strategy, strategic development of vocational qualification (UK-wide), higher and further education reform, external advisory role within HE and FE
Sectoral network management - skills, employment and education secretariat and operational support at regional or local levels as required; development of Terms of Reference for task groups and offering chairmanship or other governance support as required
Business planning and Board level support – strategy review days; business plan development; one-on-one Board member mentoring and coaching
Learning, Development and Standards consultancy – review of competency frameworks (technical and behavioural) and the effectiveness of learning, development and training programmes; staff surveys; learning needs analysis and assessment
Knowledge management projects - development of careers, skills, industry or qualifications websites, virtual networks or communities (forums)