companies within the Group
The award-winning Acorn Group comprises of the following companies:
Acorn Learning & Development
Acorn is a leading provider of training, learning and development solutions with 1000+ individuals receiving training from us each month.
We design, deliver and evaluate a comprehensive range of training and development solutions to service both employers’ and employees’ individual needs. We establish the most effective support required for all training services and ensure that our clients access the most professional standards of delivery, flexibility and customer service to enhance their competitive edge. Courses are developed at different levels, tailored specifically to address the existing and on-going business / performance expectations of the company and include:
- accredited Foundation Apprenticeships, Apprenticeships & NVQs
- funded training initiatives
- management & leadership development, including ILM and Foundation Degree options
- open-courses business
- consultancy services IT courses from Basic to Advance level
- retail skills shop including Guide to Successful Retailing, WorldHost
As an approved training partner, Acorn provides advice and support in relation to the availability of Government funding at regional, national and european levels, which in many cases means we can provide the staff development programmes at greatly-reduced cost, or even fully-subsidised to the employer. We can also provide accreditation for in-house courses.
To find out more please visit www.acornpeople.com/training
Being part of the Acorn Group, Exxell effectively operates as the UK's specialist technical division of Synergie, and provides permanent, contract and temporary recruitment across the engineering, rail, facilities management and construction sectors UK-wide.
With offices in London and Southampton, the Exxell team has many years' experience of supplying a broad spectrum of skilled and semi-skilled labour for clients such as Invensys, NG Bailey, Network Rail, Balfour Beatty, and many others.
For further information please visit www.exxellgroup.com.
Acorn Global recruitment
Operating from the UK, Acorn Global Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) for companies looking for skilled professionals to working around the globe.
Acorn Global is positioned well to assist companies on an individual assignment basis through to delivering complex recruitment process outsourcing operations.
Our knowledge and expertise, coupled with our use of technological innovations in candidate capture, assessment and selection ensures we provide a premier service to a host of international blue-chip businesses such as BIS Group, Downer EDI mining, Azimuth Resources, Mineral Deposits and many more
For further information please visit www.acornpeople.com/globalrecruitment
In 2006 global recruiter Synergie acquired a majority stake in Acorn; an investment that underpinned its commitment to supporting companies operating internationally; and one that has helped to propel Acorn's expansion across the UK.
Synergie is an established, leading recruiter across Europe and North America, with some 600 branches in 13 different countries placing 46,000 temporary workers on a weekly basis, and serving over 80,000 different clients.
It is a €1.4bn business, making it the 6th largest recruiter in Europe and one of the foremost world-wide.
To find out more please visit: www.synergie.fr/group-uk-intro.php