Business Transformation
Considerable flux in the education sector has led to an urgent need to translate national policy and economic change into strategy and operational planning/implementation. Ascolta has a strong track record in delivering the change needed to respond to these challenges and opportunities. Our experts can provide solutions in the following areas, supported by action plans to create change:
- Growth-readiness testing
- Business planning
- Business development
- Bid writing
- Acquisition and merger support
- Business intelligence
- Finance reporting and tracking
- New business and joint venture planning
- New business concept testing
- Apprenticeship-reform planning and ROATP application and sustainability support
- Quality recovery
- Coaching and mentoring
- Local, regional, and national skills planning
Interim Management Support
Ascolta has many years of experience in working at senior levels, both in government funding bodies and at large general further education colleges. We can provide interim-management support on a short-term basis at strategic and operational management levels. This will enable you to provide the capability and capacity to respond to short-term needs. Interim-support projects undertaken include:
- Quality improvement and recovery
- Business development
- Post business-acquisition support
- Business planning
- Coaching and mentoring
- Ofsted inspection support
Quality
Delivering high standards of quality training is imperative for business growth in the further education sector. The team at Ascolta has many years of experience in driving quality improvement and we can provide expert support in the following areas:
- Self-assessment reporting
- Quality improvement
- Governance
- MIS/ILR Management
- Quality-recovery planning leading to removal of notice of concerns
- Pre/post Ofsted support
- Quality-assurance reviews
- Learner and employer voice
- Coaching
- ROATP readiness and sustainability
Apprenticeship Levy Support
The Apprenticeship Levy was introduced in April 2017. Large employers with a payroll greater than £3m are now paying into the Levy through PAYE. Ascolta is perfectly positioned to support levy-paying employers impartially through its levy toolkit. Developed by industry experts, this supports businesses in deploying the Apprenticeship Levy effectively across their organisation, ensuring that it enhances organisational learning and future talent acquisition. Our services in this area include:
- Organisational-needs analysis
- Current apprenticeship programme health check
- Apprenticeship mapping against organisational structure and job type
- Talent acquisition through apprenticeship
- Developing apprenticeship delivery capability
- Quality assurance
- Employer ROATP applications
- Provider procurement
