Nicholas Associates GroupTalent Management SolutionsFrom Apprentice to Boardroom

About our Group

• Our structure• Our brands• Apprenticeship

Employment Agency• XL Graduate Placement• Stafforce• NA Professional• NA Consultancy• NA Software

About our Group

A market leading partner of choice for talent management solutions, from Apprentice to Boardroom.

Finance, ICT & Compliance

Group CEO

Group Operations

Group Chairman

Corporate Development

Our structure

Our brands

Tailored and fully managed apprentice

employment solutions to help grow your own

talent

• At the Apprentice Employment Agency, we help our clients to expand their talent pool and grow their business by providing unique apprentice employment solutions.

• We realise that not every company is the same, so our solutions are tailored to suit individual needs. As specialists in apprentice employment, businesses can put their trust in our experienced hands.

• We manage every aspect of apprenticeships, freeing our clients from the associated costs and operational resources. And because we understand the market, we can help our clients to maximise funding opportunities and deliver standardised apprenticeship programmes.

• True bottom up talent solutions.• AEA provide full apprentice employment solutions.• Apprenticeship Training Agencies (ATAs) offer a unique approach to the management of

apprenticeships.• The only impartial and independent ATA in the UK.• Full management of over 66 training providers, we manage the Training Provider on your

behalf.• Employment and support of over 240 Apprentices.• Success rates (completers of framework) in excess of 95%.• Have responsibility for HR and payroll throughout.• The apprentice works for us during the placement, we pay them and deal with their

PAYE/NIC whilst we monitor that the placement is meeting your expectations and theirs.• We provide the apprentice with a full pastoral support function meaning we ensure that the

employer and apprentice are satisfied and are successful.

The Apprentice world is changing

The Apprenticeship

LevyApril 2017

Understanding the Levy

• In April 2017 the way the Government funds apprenticeships in England is changing. The Apprenticeship Levy requires all employers operating in the UK, with a pay bill over £3 million each year, to make an investment in apprenticeships, and will be implemented on 6 April 2017.

• The Levy will be charged at a rate of 0.5% of the annual pay bill. Employers will have a Levy allowance of £15,000 per year to offset against the Levy paid. This means employers will only pay the Levy if their pay bill exceeds £3 million in a given year.

• Apprentices who start an apprenticeship programme before April 2017 will be funded for the full duration of the apprenticeship under the terms and conditions that were in place at the time the apprenticeship started.

 Timeline for announcements:•  The Government will announce by the end of June 2016 the policy/implementation plans to

allow ATA’s access to the DAS to manage administrative burden on behalf of Host Employers.

• A detailed set of funding rules will be published in draft format in October 2016 and be finalised in December 2016.

Helping your business grow by

sourcing top quality university

graduates for short term projects and permanent roles

• XL Graduate Placement specialises in working with businesses to find high achieving, motivated graduates from local universities who can really help your business succeed.

• We are the UK's leading graduate recruitment specialist, managing opportunities for placements across the country in a huge range of industry sectors, including; HR, Engineering, Business, Marketing, Finance, Construction and ICT.

• We place graduates in temporary 5-6 month paid work placements, permanent as well as permanent graduate-entry roles. And because we pride ourselves on the quality of our graduates, over two-thirds of our temporary placements result in permanent positions.

Specialists in recruiting blue and

white collar temporary and permanent staff across the UK

• Stafforce has been placing the right people in the right roles since 1977. By understanding our client’s goals and ambitions, we can guarantee that the right quality employees are never in short supply.

• We recruit blue and white collar temporary and permanent staff across a UK-wide network of branches and recruitment hubs. Supporting all sectors and for large and small businesses, we are particular specialist in the food and drink, manufacturing, industrial, technical and engineering, retail and ports sectors.

• We are proud of the relationships we have with employers and jobseekers alike. We are passionate about ethical employment and the rights of our workers, and we support them to develop their skills through workplace training.

Professional search and selection recruitment

specialising in the HR, Finance, Construction,

Engineering and Technical sectors,

including Executive appointments

• Nicholas Associates Professional is one of the UK’s leading specialist search and selection, permanent, temporary and contract recruitment agencies.

• Our experienced and proactive team focuses on being a centre of excellence for specific sectors and professional disciplines; specialising in Engineering and Technical, Construction, Finance and Accounting, HR and Executive Search nationwide.

• We recognise that talented people are what makes every business a success. For candidates, we’re here to find your next job or progress your career. For businesses, our team is adept at listening to and understanding your requirements and offering a tailored solution.

Specialists in co-creating and embedding

effective leadership, learning and development

LEADERSHIP JOURNEYS

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

Instructor-Led Training

M-Learning

E-Learning

Emotional Intelligence

Coaching & Mentoring

Behavioural & Psychological Assessment

App Development

Video

Digital & Print-ready Design

LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

Learning & Developme

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Leadership Journeys

Design & TechnologyCo-Creation

• Management Development Programmes

• Senior Leadership Coaching• E-Learning – Standard training /

Policies• Knowledge transfer• L&D programmes

Innovative work placement and

talent management platforms - all

Improve and all Together

• Innovation and technology are the lifeblood of every successful business; both underpin the successful delivery of sustainable change and improvements. Nicholas Associates Software is leading the way in creating new solutions and approaches that add value for clients.

• Our All Improve talent management platform helps HR and Training teams to effectively manage and report on the skills and experience within their business. It serves the dual purpose of helping to map out learning and development – giving plain sight of the workforce’s skills and qualification and learning journey progress.

• All Together is our work placement platform, helping Education Business Brokers and Further Education and Higher Education organisations efficiently manage work placements. The platform enables organisations to save time, money and resources on managing their work placements.

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