Sparta Global

Skills over education and experience 👏 There is a shifting mindset in hiring for technical roles. According to a report from Test Gorilla, 88% of tech companies report they’re using skills-based hiring to recruit new talent, and 89% of tech employers saying they’re satisfied with skills-based hires made in the past 12 months. 👉🏻 Reduced mis-hires (97%) 👉🏻 Reduced cost-to-hire (84%) 👉🏻 Reduced time-to-hire (86%) 👉🏻 Improved retention (91%) 👉🏻 Improved diversity (93%) We have prioritised skills, attitude, and aptitude over education or experience since our inception. We don't ask our trainees to display prior experience in STEM or to have a degree-level education. For us - it's their passion for tech, work ethic and potential to learn that tells us they have a future in tech. We are so confident about skills-based hiring, we fund all specialist technology and business training and pay our trainees a salary from day one. Find out more about how Sparta Global hire, trains, and deploys future technology leaders here ➡️ ➡️ https://lnkd.in/exZcMAVk ---- Source: https://lnkd.in/eC7e47e5

Sparta Global has received an EcoVadis Gold Sustainability Rating for 2024! This secures our position in the top 5% of all rated companies for sustainability performance and confirms our commitment to provide our people and partners with transparent and trustworthy sustainability credentials. EcoVadis is the world’s leading provider of business sustainability ratings, with a network of over 130,000 rated companies across various industries. The assessment covers four key areas: 🌱 Environment 👷🏼 Labour & Human Rights 🗣 Ethics 🌿 Sustainable Procurement Achieving the Gold rating is a testament to our ongoing efforts to improve our sustainability performance and align with the highest standards of corporate responsibility. Read more here | https://lnkd.in/eg3mAAUk

On Friday our CEO and Co Founder David Rai was awarded the Freedom of the City of London for services to education! Digital skills are essential - 90% of future jobs will require some form of digital skills - but digital accessibility is far behind demand. The good news? Education is a great leveller. By providing equal opportunities to access business and technology training and careers, we can build a more inclusive society. This is why Sparta Global's skills Academy is designed to help more people thrive academically and professionally, and why David is leading the charge as our CEO to close the digital divide. Our goals: - Build business and technology capability - Drive the adoption of future skills - Make a social impact Find out more about Sparta Global here | https://lnkd.in/eh_8EEFY

You can't build the best teams, without talking about Social Impact. ⬇️ 👉🏻 For 61% of employees, the social purpose of their organisation contributed to them accepting their current role, while 45% of people who consider the social value of a business remained working there for more than five years. 👉🏻 Young people today are even more set on developing meaningful careers that align with their passions and encourage innovation. 72% of those who prioritise the social purpose of their employer are in the 18 – 35-year-old age group. Our 2024 EqualTech indicates how social impact is a key indicator and driver of business success across hiring and retaining talent, innovation, and more, and that company’s contributions to environmental sustainability, poverty alleviation, and community well-being are of growing importance. Click here to download and read the full report | https://lnkd.in/eyY-qikS

Spartan Maddy Kilsby-McMurray continues to prove what is possible when you take hold of the opportunity we provide, work hard, and carve out your valued and important place in tech ⬇️ Earlier this year, we met with Maddy to film a mini documentary about their unique and turbulent journey into tech. Click here to watch 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/eJtY4_tn

"Sparta has truly made my dream of working in the IT sector a reality." ✨ For 10 years Abhishek Jha worked in hospitality, but Covid prompted a desire to change careers. Sparta Global offered industry-specific training, support, and an appreciation for Abhishek's personal learning that left him feeling empowered to work in tech. Now smashing it in the public sector, we spoke to Abhishek about his journey as July's Spartan of the Month! His line manager says 🗣 “Abhishek has consistently demonstrated an extraordinary level of dedication and commitment to his work. His willingness to work late and put in extra hours has been invaluable to our team. Abhishek not only takes on his assigned tasks with enthusiasm and precision, but he also frequently volunteers to take on additional tasks, even stepping in to handle tasks assigned to other team members. His proactive approach and willingness to go above and beyond have made a significant impact on our team's productivity and morale.   During our most recent sprint, Abhishek's contributions were nothing short of remarkable. He single-handedly navigated the team through complex challenges, ensuring that we met our deadlines and achieved our goals. His support was crucial, and his performance was a key factor in the success of the entire team. Abhishek is a reliable, hardworking, and highly capable professional whose efforts have greatly benefited our team.” Wow 🤯👏 👉🏻 Read our full interview with Abhishek here 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/enG8SNCv

A fantastic article from journalist and social mobility advocate Jane Hamilton! ⬇️ Can you believe only 9% of technology employees are from a lower socio economic background 🤯 This is despite around half of the public (48%) considering themselves to be working class, an estimated 1.5 million young people in the UK not currently employed/in education/or in training - who say they want to work, and a digital skills crisis threatening UK businesses... Inclusivity is the key to combatting the skills crisis. If we can improve the representation and success of people from disadvantaged backgrounds in tech, we can drive growth across the UK economy. Together, we must: 👉🏻 Educate employers on non-traditional hiring methods: graduates are not the only group worthy of new training and employment opportunities 👉🏻 Build relationships with local communities and social mobility cold spots 👉🏻 Assess a hire's attitude and aptitude for suitability in a tech role, don't rely on degree or experience 👉🏻 Partner with organisations that are purpose driven and support those from under-represented groups 👉🏻 Invest in support and engagement frameworks that will help those from lower socio economic backgrounds to increase their sense of belonging 👉🏻 Shout about the commercial benefits of diverse teams - greater innovation! ---- Sparta Global helps organisations to build technology and business capability, adopt future skills, and make a social impact - hiring, training and deploying the next generation of diverse tech leaders. As a Top 20 Social Mobility Employer, B Corp, and 2024 winner of a King's Award for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity, contact us today to find out how we support the technology training and careers of thousands of people from lower socio economic backgrounds. https://lnkd.in/gRYvGAKQ ----

🚀 ❌ It's not rocket science ..and it doesn't need to be The skills crisis is holding back growth, but it doesn't have to. Sparta Global is continuing to invest in skills training to drive your growth. Helping forward-thinking organisations to build capability, adopt future skills, and make an economic and social impact. ↗️ Bypass the war on talent 👋 Access diverse emerging talent 🤖 Adopt future skills that will be critical to innovate 💷 Save time and money on immediate and future hiring demand 🔧 Build an infrastructure that support continuous skills development Contact us today to talk skills, strengthening your future workforce, and social impact. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dxSvBGM ⬅️ Read the full article in the Financial Times here 👉🏻https://lnkd.in/eX_2N7HV

Find what you love to do – and do it for a career 👏🚀 George Swirsky thought he was set for a career in aerospace, but after studying the subject at university he identified a new passion for problem solving. A career in technology promised to test George, he just needed an opportunity. Two years after joining Sparta Global and George is now a Platform Engineer in the Department for Education working in an innovative department. We caught up to talk about his Alumni journey 👇 Meet George and read his story here 🗣 https://lnkd.in/eciJrES4

Just four years ago Sparta Global Alum Alex Hewitt was living and working in Spain. When Covid pushed Alex into a rethink, he opted to change careers and build a new future in Project Management. Now a full-time employee at a multinational electronics company, we caught up with Alex to find out about his journey so far. Read his full Spartan story👇 https://lnkd.in/eXXPrzjN