UK Partnership
for Skills

A partnership of training providers delivering life-changing vocational skills, so vital to the UK economy.

Job Outcomes

Learners in 2024

Qualifications in 2024

Job Outcomes

Learners in 2024

Qualifications in 2024

Why UK Partnership for Skills?

Why choose us for your skills training.

A network of equal partners

As a network of equal partners we differ from the conventional prime or brokerage model, because all training delivery partners receive a fair share of the contractual profits and participate in management of the business.

Over 20 years of experience

Our solution is a partnership marrying a nationwide funded training specialist with over 20 years experience of successful delivery, with a network of local skills training companies by sharing a central bidding, administrative, and compliance hub.

Payment within 30 days*

As a signatory to the Prompt Payment Code, we also ensure that *over 95% of our partners and suppliers receive full payment within 30 days so can alleviate cashflow risk to our partners.

Meeting all demands

Accessing government funding for skills training brings additional demands around learner targeting, funding compliance, documentation evidence, regulation and Ofsted inspection about the quality of training. Many excellent training providers avoid this market because of these demands.

Over 20 years of successful skill delivery

All of us operating within the vocational training sector know well that the new Skills England is right when it says that skills drive economic growth and spread opportunity. Training and education build skills which in turn contribute to growth and productivity.

Our Ethos

A realisation that we are better together, with a belief that better outcomes are achieved when skills training is delivered by local community based businesses.

Our Ethos

A realisation that we are better together, with a belief that better outcomes are achieved when skills training is delivered by local community based businesses.

The pathway to successful outcomes

Our process explained.

1

Identify suitable procurement opportunities

2

Engage with delivery partners, stakeholders & employers

3

Collaborate on tender, pricing, & partner stakes.

4

Marketing to learners

5

Learner onboarding, IAG, suitability, right to work and ID checks

6

Delivery of online wrap-around modules

7

Safeguarding, learner care, quality control & compliance

8

Practical training delivery by local partners

9

Job outcome focus via central employment specialist team

10

Reporting and finance

Our Achievements

We have a proven track record…

“Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision: to support employers experiencing skills shortages in the transport, logistics and highways maintenance sectors. They work closely with the government and Ministry of Defence to support the national recruitment of HGV drivers. For example, they have negotiated the use of Ministry of Defence training sites to expand HGV skills bootcamp provision effectively. Consequently, in the past 18 months, over 1,100 learners have gained HGV licences successfully.”

-Ofsted

Effective partnerships support the Organisation’s access to potential learner referrals, access to government funding, and additional Careers Education IAG and CV writing sessions. Other partnerships provide successful learners access to guaranteed interviews and potential employment opportunities. In addition, some partners provide Mainstream with curriculum feedback and suggestions and their learners with industry-relevant newsletters.”

-Matrix