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Skills for Justice is a not-for-profit organisation committed to the development of an improved and sustainable workforce across the UK’s justice, fire and rescue, local government and armed forces sectors. Established in 2004 as the Sector Skills Council for the UK justice sector, Skills for Justice work to inform policy and industry standards, whilst focusing on the improvement of service delivery across all the sectors we operate in.
We regularly work with print and broadcast journalists on news stories, features and opinion pieces related to leadership and management, organisational development, skills and training, recruitment and staffing in the UK justice sector.
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Customer testimonials
G4S
“Ambit helped us think about how to align core G4S values with the main areas of organisational life, so we are able to offer excellent support and opportunities to those we care for and get the best from our people through ongoing development and recognition of their achievements.”
His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation
“Our project was about trying to bring more rigour in. Checking what skills everybody needs, and making sure we’ve supported them in getting those skills. The ambition in working with Skills for Justice was accreditation – to design a bespoke customised certificate of achievement in inspectorate skills.”
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
“We are delighted with the work that we have done with Skills for Justice to develop our employee engagement survey. There are some changes that we will make but we will definitely be using Skills for Justice going forward as we are always wanting to continually improve our approach.”
Ministry of Justice
“The Skills for Justice team were invaluable to us to deliver this result. This required exceptional support and project management from the team to bring several organisations together working to the strictest of deadlines. Staff feel more valued and have greater transferable skills. We are confident that they will progress their careers in the sector.”
Women’s Aid
“The Skills for Justice consultancy experts helped us, but also allowed us to speak when we needed to change things. They completely understood the needs of the sector, but most importantly, they understood how to accommodate the learning requirements within the really restrictive environments that we work in.”