Friday, 6th June '08
Monument Equity Employment & Training Services has acquired the training provider and enterprise agency, Keeping It Simple Training. The College of North East London has a controlling interest in Monument Equity Employment & Training Services.
KIS Training is both an LSC-approved Work-Based Learning training provider and BERR-approved enterprise agency. The organisation, founded in 1999, delivers a range of employment, education and enterprise services in North London and across the capital.
KIS Training’s provision is largely publicly-funded and is focused on contributing to local, regional and national priorities identified by the Learning & Skills Council as our primary funding agent in skills development to support national learning initiatives. In addition, our Enterprise Department provides support for local employers and businesses through a range of client facing & training related provision.
KIS Training is the Lead Partner for the largest North-London Train to Gain Consortium. The Chief Executive, Sean Headley, is currently Chair of the North London Learning Partnership, Vice-Chair of the London Work Based Learning Alliance and a Board Member of the North London Credit Union & Capital Enterprise. Sean Headley, will continue in his role and lead the further success of KIS in this partnership.
This is the creation of a strategic partnership between the Monument Equity Employment & Training Services, the College and KIS for the development and delivery of services to enhance both employer responsive work and provision aimed at tackling social exclusion and worklessness. The partnership aims to ensure that resources are deployed as effectively as possible, for example seeking job opportunities with employers.
KIS Training will retain its independence and will continue to work with all our existing partners, both locally and across London. The partnership is about forging closer public and private sector partnerships, to ensure the future sustainability build on all partners reputations as quality training providers.
This is an opportunity for the partners to develop the services that can be offered our various client groups and stakeholders As the landscape of public funding changes, this is the kind of partnership that will guarantee the continued future development, relevance and success of both parties through the sharing of expertise, knowledge and access to the young peoples and adult education markets.
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