Acorn Training
Acorn Training is a national training provider delivering apprenticeships, training courses, employability programmes, justice services, skills and career development with over 14 years’ experience. Acorn Training have more recently diversified their business to deliver IAG and employability services within prison establishments across England.
The team at Acorn Training have also been recognised for their work championing diversity and inclusivity, winning ‘Network of the Year’ at the 2020 World Skills UK Diversity and Inclusion Heroes Awards and highlighting the company’s commitment to understanding personal circumstances, goals and aspirations and helping to break down barriers to work for all, specifically, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and minority groups.
Acorn Training will work in partnership with Jobs 22 to deliver the Restart Scheme in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Tunstall, Coalville, Chesterfield, Hinkley, Burton, Daventry and Melton Mowbray.
“As the country recovers from the effects of the pandemic, it is vital that individuals are given support to secure long-term employment.
We are thrilled to be joining the DWP’s efforts to get the country back to work. As well as being Jobs 22’s largest delivery partner, we’re renowned for providing opportunities to people from all walks of life; working hard to understand personal circumstances, breaking down barriers to employment, and helping individuals to achieve long-term aspirations, no matter their background.”
— Sophia Franzen, Operations Director at Acorn Training