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Who are we?

5 E Ltd is a leading third sector training and employability provider within London.  Operating from 6 fully resourced delivery centres across North and North East London with an expanding team of over 200 dedicated staff members, 5 E Ltd provides a holistic support package of basic, key and vocational skills, employability training and job brokerage, Matrix accredited Information, Advice and Careers Guidance (IAG), workforce development, Advanced ICT and Engineering, small business development and other specialist support.

How are we funded?

We currently deliver over 20 publically funded programmes supporting individuals and businesses with skills, employability and other specialist provisions.  Approximately 99% of 5 E Ltd’s overall provision is government-funded training, employability and welfare to work provision. Our funders include:

  • Department of Work & Pensions (DWP)
  • European Social Fund
  • European Refugee Fund (ERF)
  • European Regeneration Development Fund (ERDF)
  • Learning Skills Council (LSC)
  • London Development Agency (LDA)
  • London Councils
  • Border & immigration Agency
  • University for Industry (Ufi)

How have we grown?

5E Ltd was established in 1998 to provide New Deal and work-based learning and welfare to work programmes for adults initially in North London.  The organisation was successful in obtaining funding from a range of funders including the European Social Fund (ESF), European Regeneration Development Fund (ERDF), Single Regeneration Budget and other programmes.

In August 2006, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) awarded 5 E Ltd a contract to provide Train to Gain programmes. In August 2007, North London LSC awarded 5E a contract to provide the new Employability Skills Programme (ESP) followed by the Skills for Jobs – Local Employer Partnerships (LEP) provision in 2008. We currently deliver over twenty projects from 7 Centres around North and North East London.

Our Aims

Our services cover the following areas:

Our staff team celebrates diversity and a commitment to Equality of Opportunity:

  • 200 dedicated and experienced teachers and staff members
  • 45 different community languages spanning over 80 countries

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD OUR EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES POLICY

Our Success

5 E Ltd is proud to have achieved:

  • Learning & Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) Beacon Status Award
    On 6th July 2009, 5 E Ltd achieved the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) Beacon Status Award which provides public recognition of excellence and innovation of our work within the further education system
  • Outstanding Ofsted Provider status
    - The Office for Standards in Education, a non-governmental department of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England. For 5 E Ltd’s full Ofsted reports please click here
  • Three consecutive Outstanding Ofsted Grade 1’s since 2003
    (Leadership & Management and Equality of Opportunity). The Beacon Status Award recognised the achievement of three consecutive Ofsted Outstanding Grade 1’s for Leadership and Management and Equality of Opportunity.

Our high quality provision as a training provider has been recognised by various UK and European accreditation bodies, funders and businesses. We have been contracted to deliver Government-funded training on behalf of various funders including:

  • Learning and Skills Council (LSC)
  • European Social Fund (ESF)
  • European Refugee Fund (ERF)

  • London Development Agency (LDA)
  • London Councils
  • Jobcentre Plus (JCP) and other funding bodies


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