INSTRUCTUS | BUSINESS PROFILE
are aged 16 to 24, with most under the age of 18. They’re at the very start of their careers, and that’s naturally one of the most crucial times to instil such skills.” As well as setting standards, Instructus is
the issuing body for apprenticeships, as delegated by government. This means it approves and certifies any apprenticeship course offered by a UK body, and ensures that these bodies offer excellent and professional training.
FORWARD-THINKING APPROACH In addition, Instructus works to develop and promote National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs), as well as overseeing the development of National Occupational Standards (NOS), which are guidelines based on employers’ needs. Instructus helps to set these by creating focus groups to identify key issues – a process that also enables the organisation to forge ties with a host of businesses. “We need to be close to employers to deliver
training, as well as being in proximity to their employees and their future employees,” says Holland. “It’s a response to what the government calls ‘plugging the skills gaps’ in the UK. It’s about improving the skills of businesses by improving the skills of its people.
“ WE UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE WITH GENERIC SKILLS CAN BE MORE MOBILE IN THEIR CAREERS”
“Business needs are changing all the time,” says Holland, “and that shapes our courses; they are structured on a bespoke basis, depending on each company’s senior management and its business aims in terms of performance and skills. We then work together to help deliver the programmes.” A leading high-street bank, for example, recently readdressed its brand and chose Instructus as the strategic partner to train more than 250 specialist managers in the UK. “The details of what each company is looking
for vary, but it’s usually about wanting to improve performance on a sustainable and measurable basis,” says Holland. “We don’t just focus on cognitive skills, we help companies improve performance by developing their management teams and overall cohesion, which then feeds into its strategy moving forward.”
MAXIMISING VALUE In 2014, Instructus acquired the training provider CQM Training & Consultancy – an organisation that is closely linked with a number of major colleges throughout the UK. CQM consults on performance improvement, team building and
“Lean” methodology, through which it aims to maximise value for its client companies. It has strategic links with a number of industries, and a growing apprenticeship division. “By being well-aligned with a wide range of industries as strategic partners, not only can we develop their businesses, but we can also help to train new employees,” says Holland. Though just one example of progression
among many, Instructus’s latest acquisition shows how rapidly the organisation is growing. Today, it operates as a decentralised business with three divisions: Instructus, Instructus CQM and Instructus Skills. “It’s not a consolidation play, it’s a growth play,” says Holland. “All the areas of our group are either registered charities or not-for-profit businesses, and our websites are linked without losing their identity – because that identity is important.” Together, they’re an ever-evolving skills
provider, imparting demand-driven vocational education and driving business excellence for the future. This attitude and approach – welcoming change and evolving alongside emerging business needs – is the key to Instructus’s success.
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