About Us
Prospects leading in education, employment and training
Prospects is a large company, working nationally and internationally in partnership with public, private and voluntary sector organisations. We manage and deliver a diverse range of education, employment and training services.
Key facts
Prospects employs 1,400+ staff from 70-plus bases in over 30 local authority areas. Our contracts are mainly in the public sector, with local authorities, Skills Funding Agency, Ofsted, Department for Education, Department for Work & Pensions, other government departments and public bodies, colleges and schools. Our wide range of services are measured on performance.
Welfare to Work
Prospects is the Prime contractor for the Work Programme, the government's largest ever initiative to help unemployed people back to work, in the South West (covering Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Dorset). We are also a major subcontractor for the Programme in East London and in Bristol.
We are on the Department for Work and Pensions DWP ERSS (Employment Related Support Services) Provider Framework and have over 12 years experience as a supplier to DWP/Jobcentre Plus. Previous contracts include; Community Task Force Prime Contractor in Devon and Cornwall and delivering DWP and local authority Welfare to Work and related services in London, Birmingham, Yorkshire, South West and West of England.
Careers services for young people
As the largest national supplier of information, advice and guidance careers services, we work in twenty local authority areas; providing universal and targeted services (intensive support for young people with special needs, learning difficulties and other disadvantages).
Next Step
We provide information, advice and guidance career services as the Prime Contractor for Next Step in Greater London. We are a major subcontractor for the service in the Midlands and a member of the Prime Consortium for Next Step in Yorkshire and Humberside.
Ofsted inspection
One of only two Ofsted Early Years Inspection Service providers, covering the Midlands and North.
Events
Prospects Events is the largest national provider of careers and skills events including Skills London and SkillsCymru.
Education services
Our services for schools and colleges include consultancy; training; school improvement; inspection preparation; education resource materials, publications, careers information, web design, equipment; Leading Parent Partnership Award (involving parents fully in their children's education); services to independent sector through Gabbitas.
Employer facing services
Recruitment through CfA, providing services both internally and externally. We also provide training, workforce development, vacancy handling; research and evaluation, quality improvement, surveys; psychometric testing and regeneration initiatives.
Quality
Prospects holds many recognised quality standards e.g. Investors in People, DWP approved supplier, "Positive about Disabled People", CHAS, matrix; ISO9001/ISO14001. We have recently been awarded the ISO27001 standard for Information Security.
Prospects Services Ltd, a company limited by guarantee.
Registered in England and Wales. Registration number 3042176
Registered Office: Prospects House, 19 Elmfield Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 1LT