"I think it important that ERSA represents all types of skills and employability providers from those that are, e.g., DWP Primes to local specialist and profit for purpose organisations. Given that Pathway Group work as an end-to-end subcontractor to Serco in the West Midlands as well as being a skills provider across key regions in addition to leading on the promoting diversity agenda particularly with apprenticeships via BAME Apprentice Network this gives me a unique position to join up the communications and influencing needed to ensure all parts of the skills and employability sector are heard and represented.
"I look forward, to working with my colleagues on the existing board and congratulate my newly elected colleagues as well. We have some work to do to ensure we collectively get people into getting into sustainable work, better work and long term careers and I am sure with the ERSA new board and ERSA uniqueness we can work together to work toward achieving this."
Safaraz Ali, CEO of Pathway Group elected to the ERSA Board of Directors
ERSA is the national membership body campaigning for high-quality services for the UK’s jobseekers and low earners.
- Members are built up of charities, local authorities, housing associations, social enterprises, funding bodies and private sector organisations.
- Members are a social force for good, existing to serve the sector and, through the sector, those who use their services.
- Striving to ensure that the sector has the knowledge, networks and voice to deliver great services to jobseekers and those looking to progress in work.
