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  • Acorn posts record turnover – for second successive year

    Acorn posts record turnover – for second successive year

    Leading UK multi-regional recruitment and training company Acorn has reported a second successive increase in turnover – to a record £94m.

    Posted: 21 February 2012

  • Acorn Training wins key training contract for England

    Acorn Training wins key training contract for England

    Leading, award-winning UK training provider Acorn has won a key contract to start delivering funded apprenticeship programmes in England.

    Posted: 13 February 2012

  • Business Talk column, February 13

    Business Talk column, February 13

    MUCH has been said about the importance and value of apprenticeships in today’s world of business; it’s a topic close to my heart and my own business thinking.

    Posted: 13 February 2012

  • Acorn comments following REC’s increasing jobs announcement, Feb 2012

    Acorn comments following REC’s increasing jobs announcement, Feb 2012

    Dan Langford, Group Marketing Director of Wales’ largest recruitment firm Acorn said, “The increase in permanent jobs is clearly welcome news. There is a long way to go of course before we’ll start to see increased job creation on a consistent basis, but any small signs of improvement in hiring and in confidence generally must be welcomed and promoted widely.

    Posted: 08 February 2012

  • Apprenticeships are key to building a workforce for the future

    Apprenticeships are key to building a workforce for the future

    Helena Williams, Corporate Development Director of Acorn Learning Solutions at Wales-based award-winning recruitment and training provider Acorn, explains in Apprenticeship Week why apprenticeships are key to building a vibrant and successful new workforce for Wales.

    Posted: 06 February 2012

  • Acorn selected for ITV Wales Business Panel

    Acorn selected for ITV Wales Business Panel

    Acorn, the leading multi-regional recruitment and training company, which has its UK headquarters in South Wales, is one of 14 businesses from across Wales invited to take part in the major ITV News initiative for 2012.

    Posted: 20 January 2012

  • Acorn backs Council’s awards

    Acorn backs Council’s awards

    Acorn Recruitment and Training has announced it will again support Newport City Council’s Extra Mile Awards.

    Posted: 20 January 2012

  • Acorn’s Toni is up for Council Award

    Acorn’s Toni is up for Council Award

    Toni Murphy has been recognised for her charity involvement and is up for an award at this year’s city council’s Extra Mile Awards

    Posted: 20 January 2012

  • Matt Southall discusses why migrant workers are crucial to local communities and UK plc

    Matt Southall discusses why migrant workers are crucial to local communities and UK plc

    There has been a lot of talk of late about the numbers of migrant workers entering the UK and the effect they may be having on a home-based workforce at a time when unemployment is high.

    Posted: 17 January 2012

 
REC is the representative body for the UK’s recruitment industry, providing a Code of Professional Practice by which Acorn abides. Acorn is an investors in people company Acorn is fully approved to BS EN ISO 9001: 2008 Acorn is a Welsh Government approved training provider Acorn is accredited by EDI one of the leading awarding bodies in the UK Acorn is accredited by Edexcel the UK’s largest awarding body CIIilm_new Acorn’s Head Office has been awarded the Green Dragon Environmental Standard which, which recognises effective environmental management.  EAL Synergie - Acorn's parent company Concept Staffing Exxell Group

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