BAD delivers outstanding results
Posted on August 31st, 2007
Gaining new contracts, opening new centres and awarded 50% more funding, Business Advice Direct (BAD), the New Mills-based company which provides learndirect centres across the country, is going from strength to strength.
With centres currently operating at 12 sites across the country, BAD has now acquired further contracts to open even more centres in the North West and Yorkshire and Humberside.
Head of Funded Learning at BAD Fiona Wright said:”Because of our ability to achieve targeted funding and key performance indicators we have been given increased funding during this academic year. “
She continued: “Not only that but in both the North West and Yorkshire and Humberside we have also been offered, and have accepted, the challenge of opening further centres.
“This means that from the beginning of the 06/07 academic year to the beginning of the 07/08 academic year our funding allocation has been increased by 50% overall. “
”Our North East centre in Darlington has received 150% increase this year which means we will be able to upgrade our provision from an outreach centre delivering only two days per week to a full centre delivery every week,” added Fiona. “We are thrilled at the challenge ahead of us this year, and look forward to achieving the targets set for us by Ufi, the organization behind learndirect.”
Much of BAD’s success is due to the excellent working relationships established with Ufi Regional Performance Directors such as Graham Whitehead in the North West and Charlotte Furbisher in Yorkshire and Humberside.
And for the past year BAD has worked with May Surgeoner as Regional Performance Director in the East Midlands and Fiona said she was delighted to hear that May has received a promotion to the Regional Director responsible for the North West, Yorkshire & Humber and East Midlands Regions.
The excellent relationships with the regional performance directors have worked well for both parties, and May commented: “We are delighted with the partnership we have with Business Advice Direct in the East Midlands. As a company, they presently deliver 15% of our region’s Skills for Life learning, most of which leads to their learners gaining qualifications. As we move forward into the new academic year, we are looking forward to an even closer partnership as we value the quality that Business Advice Direct delivers for their learners, the dynamism of their management team and the commitment and dedication of their tutors, which is evidenced by excellent learner feedback. I would like to congratulate them on their performance this past year and know that 2007/8 will be even more successful.”
