The Graduate Skills Academy is part of the Wilmington Group PLC and draws from the combined expertise of two group companies – Matchett and Quorum Training.
Our mission is to help graduates become competent, confident, focused and self-aware professionals, who can work in a team, deliver results and make a measurable contribution to the organisation’s performance right from the start.
Matchett
A recognised UK leader in behavioural skills development, over our 40 years in business, we have established a solid reputation for innovative training which delivers measurable results. We count amongst our loyal clients, high profile organisations in both the private and public sectors, in the UK, EMEA, US and APAC including: BAe Systems, Cisco Systems Inc, European Space Agency, Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe, Land Rover Group, Kent County Council and many of the world’s leading banks. Our training programmes are delivered by inspiring learning consultants, subject-matter experts with real world experience, who employ the best models and methods to obtain the optimum results for our clients’ investments. Our goal for the academy is to provide graduates with, what the CBI refers to as core ‘employability skills’, enabling them to adjust their mindsets and commit to developing the skills to create value for their organisation, over and above the constraints of their job descriptions.
Quorum Training
A leading provider of business finance training, we work with over 1000 major UK and International companies covering all of the major sectors including banking and financial services, retail, manufacturing, food and beverages, energy and utilities, transport and logistics, real estate, leisure, media and communications. We also provide training to a wide array of public and third sector bodies, including NHS & Hospital Trusts, Local Authorities, Central Government departments and agencies. Our goal for the academy is to provide graduates with the commercial awareness and business acumen today’s organisations demand from their future talent pool.
Wilmington Group
Wilmington is a dynamic and expanding company providing information and training to professional business markets. A profitable and cash generative business, Wilmington employs approximately 1000 staff predominantly based in the south of England, with 15% of sales from overseas. It floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1995 and since then has trebled in size to annual sales of over £90 million. Wilmington is committed to further growth and this is demonstrated through the acquisitions it has consistently made since floating on the stock exchange. Together with its organic growth, Wilmington Group has become one of the UK’s premier providers of business information and professional training.
