- What is your role at GEM Partnership?
I am the Operations Manager at GEM Partnership and I head up the training department.
- What does GEM Partnership do?
From permanent and temporary recruitment to fully outsourced solutions, our services can cater to all your employment needs. Whether you require a volume-led flexible resourcing model, support on a permanent headcount recruitment drive, employer of choice market benchmarking, executive search for a specialist appointment, or to upskill your workforce via dynamic on-premises training solutions, we have the expertise, talent pipeline, track record and foresight to meet your requirements.
Established in 2009, North East based GEM Partnership provides total workforce solutions which deliver tangible results for your business. We will identify, recruit and train your personnel, allowing you to bolster your operations, retain talent, and unlock the potential of your most valuable asset – your employees.
GEM Partnership is uniquely positioned, as a provider of total workforce solutions, to understand and recognise the contribution a well-motivated and developed workforce can have on tangible business success metrics; be they financial, cultural, customer orientated, or social responsibility aligned.
Rated ‘good’ by Ofsted (2022), we offer a range of training programmes to help our learners pursue their passions, harness their potential, and fulfil their career ambitions.
We have developed a wide portfolio of personal development platforms which can support both individual and organisation in achieving defined objectives, fully aligned to evolving regional and national skills agendas and objectives. Our bespoke training solutions include apprenticeships, short training programmes, manufacturing pre-employment programmes, as well as specialist consultancy.
- What gets you out of bed in a morning?
My passion for helping others to succeed is what motivates me to get out of bed every day. My ability to inspire and see the growth of my children, my team and peers is very rewarding. The opportunity to work with a team of talented and diverse individuals, who display team work, strive for success and ensure the learner experience is the focus of all goals.
- What makes GEM Partnership different?
Our clients tell us we are proactive, flexible and adaptable. We challenge the norm and provide a consultative approach to our service. We are solutions focussed and provide a wealth of knowledge and experience across both recruitment and training. This knowledge is shared to promote best practice with the clients we work with.
- What are the businesses greatest strength?
Flexibility and adaptability to scale up or down and deliver exceptional service and tangible results.
- What are your primary markets / sectors?
We primarily work within the manufacturing sector as a total workforce solution incorporating both recruitment and training as a consultative approach.
- Do you have growth plans for the future?
We plan to grow training as a business by 38% in 2023/24 creating job opportunities to expand our delivery team and compliance team to support the infrastructure of this growth. Investment in developing our own App based technology solutions to increase engagement and candidate experience is a focus for 2023.