Consultancy Services for the Careers and Employability sectors
There has rarely been a time of such change in the careers and employability arena. Employers are crying out for entrants to the labour market to be flexible, digitally aware, technically skilled and able to solve problems. Young people and adults demand that learning equips them effectively for the world of work and are supported in deciding the most appropriate pathway from the increasing range available to them…
All of this demands organisations to have a clear purpose and focus – something that can be supported by an external perspective offering appropriate challenges. The experience that I have in managing delivery and assessing quality across this sector means that that I can make a valuable and cost-effective contribution to your organisation. Why not contact me for an informal, no-obligation chat? I look forward to hearing from you.
Steve Murphy
Director | Mere Green Consultancy Services Limited
Only thirty-seven percent of secondary schools in England have successfully met four or more ‘Gatsby’ Benchmarks, with ten percent not meeting any.
Source: A state of the nation report by the Careers and Enterprise Company (CEC)
More than seventy percent of employees who have received in-work career coaching report improved work performance, and more effective communication skills.
Source: International Coach Federation (ICF)
Steve Murphy
Director | Mere Green Consultancy Sevices Ltd
Steve has over 25 years’ experience as a senior manager in the careers and employability sector, most recently managing over 60 different contracts for service delivery (£2.5m turnover) and 65 managers and practitioners. With the responsibility for planning and achieving business expansion and development, Steve helped make the organisation the largest IAG provider in Greater Manchester.
He is an expert leader, team-builder and bid-writer and has extensive experience of delivering training to managers and practitioners and of teaching on QCG and Advice and Guidance NVQ programmes.
Steve has a wealth of experience in providing consultative support to schools and colleges in relation to their careers provision and is formerly an Ofsted Additional Inspector, an Assessor and Mentor/Assessor for the Quality in Careers Standard (QICS) award. Currently Steve is a Registered Assessor for the matrix Standard for information, advice and guidance.
Steve is always looking to expand his portfolio and he is keen to secure additional opportunities within the careers and employability sector.
+44 7500 924533
Get in touch today to discuss what Mere Green can do for your organisation.
How can Mere Green help?
Service Offer
- Auditing of careers and employability provision in schools, colleges or training providers to make recommendations for development.
Experience
- Supported schools and colleges by helping them to audit and develop their careers-related curriculum to ensure that they are providing impartial, independent and inspirational support for their students.
- A Registered Assessor for the matrix Standard, working with a wide range or organisations through the matrix assessment process.
- Worked for Ofsted as an Additional Inspector, undertaking inspections of Connexions services.
- Undertaken mentoring and assessments against the Quality in Careers Standard as well as playing a major role in developing the Inspiring IAG Award.
Service Offer
Delivery of training on a range of topics including:
- Information, advice and guidance
- Presentation skills
- Operational Management
Experience
- Employed as an Associate Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University delivering and assessing on their Post Graduate Qualification in Career Guidance and been a guest lecturer on similar courses at the University of Huddersfield, the University of Coventry and Nottingham Trent University.
- Delivered Inset packages to schools, academies and colleges
- Delivered accredited and non-accredited training to Careers Guidance managers and advisers across Greater Manchester on a variety of subjects.
- Commissioned by the TUC to deliver training on information, advice and guidance across the country
Service Offer
Assessment and verification of learners in the guidance sector or in management.
Experience
Qualified Assessor and Internal Verifier with experience of assessing advice and guidance practitioners at levels 2 to 6.
Service Offer
Bid-writing to help secure funding or support in producing formal documents such as Strategic Plans.
Experience
Commissioned bid writer for local organisations seeking to secure funding within the careers and employability sector.
Commissioned to produce a guide on Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) for the TUC to support Union Learning Reps and Union Reps.
Service Offer
Consultation on strategic development in organisations, and facilitation of activities and exercises to involve staff and managers in organisational development.
Experience
Over 25 years of strategic and operational management within the careers sector overseeing organisational development and helping organisations respond to rapid changes in the labour market and to the surrounding political landscape.
Experience of mentoring and supporting operational managers to maximise their potential and empower their teams.
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Exceptionally high standard
I have worked with Steve in his capacity as a trainer, assessor and quality assurance professional for many years. Steve demonstrates an exceptionally high standard of work, using his excellent oral and written communication skills, on both a one-to-one basis and with groups, to support and motivate clients and to ensure their timely achievement.
Detailed knowledge and understanding
Steve was a senior manager at Positive Steps for over 25 years. He spearheaded a huge expansion of the organisation’s footprint over that period, securing over 60 different contracts for careers-related provision with schools, colleges, local authorities and a host of other funders. He has a detailed knowledge and understanding of the careers and employability sector and the ability to inspire and empower those he manages to make the most of their abilities.
Supportive yet challenging
It was important to Rotunda to have a quality assessor who had spent the time to research and look into our organisation before undertaking the full assessment. Steve was this person – he was equally knowledgeable in education and training which ensured that he was rigorous in his assessment of our organisation under the matrix Standard as he knew our sector of delivery so well. He was supportive yet challenging – asking pertinent questions around our delivery and changes we were making based upon feedback from our client groups, then making us prove it! Steve’s approach was calm and clear at all levels that he worked with during the assessment and he delivered with a high level of professionalism at all times.
Informative and inspiring
I commissioned Steve to deliver an input to a group of our trainee careers practitioners to talk about his extensive experience in career guidance, leading management and recruitment of careers practitioners, winning bids, managing projects, and working as an assessor of the matrix Standard for IAG. The feedback from the students was hugely positive, commenting on the clear, informative and inspiring nature of the session.
Reliable, committed and valuable
Steve is a great asset in any business environment and has been a reliable, committed and valuable Consultant for Standguide Ltd. He is excellent at putting proposals together for funding and has the ability to harness ideas and skills into effective, engaging bids enabling our business to bring in new, diverse work opportunities. His experience in the Welfare to Work, Skills, Prisons and Physical and Mental Health sectors, along with his knowledge and understanding of Matrix and Ofsted has made Steve an invaluable member of our team as we continue to develop and diversify our organisation. I would certainly recommend Steve as a sound business investment.
