A comprehensive breakdown of our journey from the year 2000 (since we first set up), up until the present day.

1. OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS A COMMUNITY VENTURE
2000
• Founded by a group of likeminded social entrepreneurs including our current CEO Safaraz Ali
to deliver English Language training to Refugees and Asylum Seekers working in partnership
with a number of Further Education Colleges
FROM LOCAL TO REGIONAL
2001-2002
• Rapid expansion of services led to opening of a number of centres across the West Midlands
and a strategic partnership with the British Refugee Council and a number of Home Office
accommodation and support agencies
THE END OF AN ERA AND START OF A NEW JOURNEY
2003
• Due to changes in Government priorities with community learning and ESOL provision this
part of our services came to an abrupt halt. The community Business was closed down and
started again as a separate company; with new registration with Companies House delivering
Community Legal Services Kite Mark Provision
SETTING THE BUILDING BLOCKS
2004-2005
• Obtained approval with Investors in People, ISO 9001 Matrix and DFES registration as a
‘College’
• Gained approval with multiple awarding bodies
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
2006 - 2007
• Started delivering Health and Social Care to International students working with Nursing and
Residential Care Homes across the country delivering NVQ level 3 and level 4 qualifications
• Delved into Employer Training Pilots for work based delivery in partnership with FE Colleges
and other primes
ONE DOOR CLOSES ANOTHER OPENS
2008
• Changes in Home office rules led to slow down in International activity, However, Government
priority focused on skills in the workforce with the recommendations of the Leitch Report
• We embarked on delivering basic skills literacy and numeracy as well as significant numbers
of levels 2-3 vocational qualifications under the Train2Gain provision
IT’S ALL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
2009
• A focus on building a dynamic team with recruitment of key members of staff including our
current Chair Alan Hill and senior team members Sajad Ali and Shaheed Ladak
• Maintaining focus on quality by embedding systems and processes allowing us to scale our
provision
OUR FIRST FORAY IN TO APPRENTICESHIPS2010
• Starting working with a number of partners and delivered Health and Social Care and
leadership and management apprenticeship programmes
• ESF Delivery in Leicestershire in partnership with Leicester City Council and New College
Nottingham
JOBS JOBS JOBS2011
• Commenced delivery of the Work Programme in both Birmingham and Walsall working as part
of NCG supply chain on an end-to-end basis
• Delivered pre-employment training by working with Job Centres and created Sector Based
Academies in Health and Social Care and Logistics

2. GROWING OUR PORTFOLIO - WE BECAME A PRIME
2012
• Secured a direct contract with the SFA with a value of £500,000 to deliver new
Apprenticeships provision alongside the current partnership activities
• Provision of career services as a Next Step (National Career Service) provider
• Doubled staffing members including the addition of Cathy Kubiak, Baljit Purewal, Salim Ravat
and Ahsan Husain
• The creation of a business networking and events brand: Pathway2Grow - Network, Learn &
Grow
JOINT VENTURES, PARTNERSHIPS AND DIVERSIFICATION
2013
• Working with APM in the delivery of the Advance Programme (Innovation Fund) placing over
215 NEETs into employment
• Working with PeoplePlus on the Supporting Families programme helping 'troubled' families to
move towards work and wider engagement
• Growth in partnerships delivery on an ‘end to end’ and associates basis, with over 15
partnerships, delivering Study Programme, Response to Redundancy, and Workforce Solutions-
delivery under the Adult Education Budget
Achieved Investors in People Silver Standard
CONSOLIDATION, GEARING UP AND CELEBERTION
2014
• Recognition gained for success in the Work Programme, Employability Skills for unemployed
customers with 96% Conversion rate, Job entries - 61% achievement and Sustained Jobs at 58%
• Acceleration of vocational qualification with 1265 learners with an overall success rate of
96.7% and in addition the Employability programmes achieve 100% success rate
• Additional awards obtained for Customer Service, Audit Outcomes and Best Subcontract
Partner
• Addition of key members to the team Stephen Wallis - Finance Director, William Shaw Business
Development Director

3. FROM REGIONAL TO NATIONAL
2015
• Partnerships are paying fruition substantial delivery of ESF contracts with Work Place Learning,
Skills Support for the Workforce, Skills Support for the Unemployed, Skills Support for
Redundancy, Skills Support for the Work Programme and English and Maths delivery
• Delivered ESF Skills solutions to over 3000 learners across 300 companies in a wide range of
sectors including Manufacturing. Creative & Digital, Health & Social Care and the Hospitality
sector
• Working across multiple regions including Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP, Black Country
LEP, Coventry and Warwickshire LEP, D2N2 LEP, Leicester and Leicestershire LEP, Stoke-on-
Trent and Staffordshire LEP. Worcestershire LEP, Solent LEP, Oxfordshire LEP, SEM LEP, Greater
London LEP and Greater Manchester LEP
• Successful Tender and delivery of Birmingham City Councils Youth Promise programme which
we branded as ‘Fit for Work’ and delivered in the Warehouse and Logistics sector to young
NEETs
• Addition to the management team of Eddie Cottis – Head of Partnerships and Opportunities
and Tracy Evans - Training Manager as well as adding key members to our delivery operations
• Growth in the activities of the Pathway2Grow brand with the planning and launch of 'Coffee
and Natter' 'Chutney and Chat' and 'Samosa Saturday' business networking events
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARENESS AND CELEBRATING SUCCES
2016
• Engaged with over 30 Primes in 5 regions on tendering and partnership opportunities
• Secured direct contracts with the SFA to deliver Advanced Learning Loans and Traineeships
• Achieved the milestone of 2000 jobs secured within the DWP Welfare to Work Programme
across Birmingham and Walsall
• Commenced delivery on the Youth Promise Plus in South Birmingham with a focus on
supporting 257 NEETs in to Employment or Training
• Peer MeetUp for training providers launched by Pathway2Grow with Steve Lawrence as the
National Director. Specifically aimed at C–Level executives working with the employability and
skills sector. A fee to attend but closed event allowing peer networking to allow individuals to
connect and collaborate with the right people
• William Shaw heads up a separate subsidiary: ‘Care Training Partnership’ to deal with
specialist and niche needs of the Care sector which is based from Walsall and holds its own
accreditation and has its own team of assessors and managers
• The launch of the Asian Apprenticeships Awards – celebrating talent and diversity
• New members added to the Board with a particular focus on Governance and Accountability in
addition to the appointment of Project Directors: Isa Mutlib and Kasim Choudhry
Awarded Ofsted Grade 2
Re-accredited for Matrix, Investors in People (Silver) and ISO 9001

4. GROWING OUR PORTFOLIO
2017
• Successful in new round of ESF activity working with Calderdale College, Learndirect, Skill
Training UK, PeoplePlus, Prospects and PET-Xi. Delivering a range of activities including Skills
Support for the Workforce, Skills Support for the Unemployed, IAG and NEETs engagement
• Building our supply chain of partners and associates for delivery of apprenticeships and
traineeships as well as developing collaborative delivery models
• Working with larger national skill solutions providers as part of their managed service provision
for the Apprenticeship Levy
• Successfully refreshed the approval for our Apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA) - Logistic
Training Solutions Ltd
• Roll out of Apprenticeship Levy delivery under the Apprenticeship reforms, tendering and
bidding opportunities with larger Levy paying organisations such as the NHS
• Care Training Partnership continued to be an endorsed training provider with Skills for Care
• New addition to the senior management team the appointment of a new Operations Director
Ian Alston and Contracts Manager - Lisa Calder and Project Manager – Nadia Smitheman