Our clients
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“PDS have been engaged with Telefónica UK Limited (trading in the UK as O2) for the last four years, and have been key to the redesign and evolution of our Apprentice Programme. Our engagement with them has increased year on year because they have proven to have the flexibility, reliability and adaptability we require to implement our programme as a cutting edge employer and meet the demands of our rapidly changing industry.
They assist us with all aspects of the programme from attraction and recruitment, to the design, build and delivery of the qualification. They have made themselves invaluable to us and I’m sure we’d be hard pressed to deliver such a quality offering without their assistance.”
Mark Nutter, Skills for the Future Delivery Manager, Telefónica UK Limited (trading in the UK as O2)
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"The success of the Arqiva apprentice programme owes a great deal to the expertise, support and professionalism of the PDS team. Throughout, PDS guided and helped us to meet all the requirements of the framework. They provide a single point of contact and I could not have managed our programme without their support. I class PDS as true partners and would have no hesitation in recommending them to other organisations implementing apprenticeships."
John Druce, Learning and Development Manager, Arqiva
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“PDS have a great understanding of their industry and their partners. They have played an integral part in the development and expansion of Cable&Wireless Worldwide Apprenticeship programmes and continue to work with us on our future ventures.”
Antony Bacon, Cable&Wireless Worldwide
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PDS have been appointed to support telent in the delivery of their apprenticeship programmes. With annual revenues of £310 million, telent are a technology services company with many years of experience providing a broad range of network and communications services across a variety of industries.
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“Virgin Media started its partnership with PDS in December 2007 when we wanted to start an apprenticeship scheme but had no idea how to go about it. We invited PDS to help us and wow what an experience - after a brief meeting they fully understood our exact requirements.
PDS provided full support from recruitment through to delivery. They completed the mapping of our training programme with the NVQ level 2 and carried out all assessment and verification work.
In year two of the programme, we took the big step of self assessment and yet again PDS completely supported us through the process.
Using the PDS model, we continue to deliver successfully with a completion rate of 95% and 109 apprentices having been delivered to the business fully trained”.
Peter Van-Den-Broeck, Head of Access Field Apprenticeship Programs, Virgin Media
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We are delighted to be working with Visa Europe on their first ever Higher Apprenticeship programme which was launched in August 2011.
“We are very excited about the IT Apprenticeship Programme. We recognise that IT professionals need to possess a mix of business, interpersonal and technical skills and through our Apprenticeship Programme we hope to nurture talent and equip them with these, which will in turn enhance our business.”
Adam Banks, Chief Technology Officer at Visa Europe
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“PDS have been instrumental in the triumphant achievements of Vodafone’s Technology apprenticeship scheme. We have worked together to create something of real value that produces successful individuals that have astute business acumen and the certificates to prove it! PDS continuously give their support and knowledge from the initial idea to the day the apprentices accept their degrees. I am impressed every time I engage the team, thank you!”
Drewe Noble, IT Technical Authority, Vodafone UK