Led and supported by employers, the Mindful Employer initiative is aimed at increasing awareness of mental health at work and providing support for businesses in recruiting and retaining staff.
Mindful Employer

Investors in People Champions: Chelmsford College is an accredited 'Investor in People' and is one of the first organisations to achieve 'Champion' status. We can offer exceptional personal and professional development opportunities.
Investors in People UK

Recognition of Quality Award (RoQA) Supporting Excellence in Education. RoQA is an Award given to schools and colleges that demonstrate evidence of quality provision in careers education. It is based on meeting given principles and criteria in each curriculum area.

The Matrix Standard is a national quality standard for organisations delivering information, advice and guidance services for learning and work. It is maintained and promoted by The Employment NTO.
Its purpose is to identify the essential features of successful delivery of any information, advice and guidance service, regardless of context or sector and to provide key indicators by which organisations can measure their current activities. It will, therefore, help organisations to "raise their game" where necessary and help them to keep high standards as well as continuously improve their service.
The Matrix Standard

Jobcentre Plus : Disability Symbol Jobcentre Plus is a Government agency providing services to people of working age through a network of offices across Britain.

The disability symbol is a recognition given by Jobcentre Plus to employers who have agreed to take action to meet five commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees.
Jobcentre Plus : Disability

Committed2Equality (c2e) Diversity Assured : GOLD Committed2Equality is a National Equality Standard, designed for organisations to enable them to reach their equality potential and demonstrate their equality and diversity working practices. The Committed2Equality Standard validates actions and engages with organisations helping to build knowledge and a greater understanding of equality and diversity issues in the workplace and in community.
Committed2Equality

Essex Countywide Business Awards : SPONSOR The aim of the awards are to project Essex as a progressive area with developing companies across a wide variety of business sectors and to encourage new companies to relocate into the area. The awards are fundamental in developing a healthy, prosperous and sustained local economy. The awards offer great networking opportunities and relationship building as well as encouraging investment into the area. The awards also boost staff morale, company image and customer confidence.
Essex Countywide Business Awards Sponsor

European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) The global governing body of the world's leading end-user computer skills certification programme, the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL). Dedicated to helping to raise the general level of computer skills in society and providing candidates an internationally recognised certification.
European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

Move On is a national project aimed at helping adults to brush up their skills and gain the National Certificate in Adult Literacy or Numeracy.
Move On

ITQ is a new, unique, flexible training and qualification programme. It has been designed by employers to meet the needs of today's businesses.
ITQ

The British Computer Society (BCS) is the leading body for those working in IT. Its objects are to promote the study and practice of computing and to advance knowledge of and education in IT for the benefit of the public.
The British Computer Society (BCS)

Skills Funding Agency is an agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills with the role of funding and regulating adult further education and skills training in England. Their mission is to ensure that people and businesses can access the skills training they need to succeed in playing their part in society and in growing England’s economy. They do this in the context of policy set by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and informed by the needs of businesses, communities and sector and industry bodies.
Skills Funding Agency

Young People’s Learning Agency was launched in April 2010 with the mission of championing education and training for young people in England. They do this by providing financial support to young learners, by funding academies for all their provision and by supporting local authorities to commission suitable education and training opportunities for all 16-19 year olds.
Young People’s Learning Agency

Train to Gain is a service to help businesses get the training they need to succeed. It offers free, impartial advice, matches training needs with training providers, and makes sure that training is delivered to meet business needs.
Train to Gain

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential, including promoting a high degree of usability for people with disabilities. WAI, in coordination with organizations around the world, pursues accessibility of the Web through five primary areas of work: technology, guidelines, tools, education and outreach, and research and development.
W3C

Bobby is a comprehensive web accessibility software tool designed to help expose and repair barriers to accessibility and encourage compliance with existing accessibility guidelines. Bobby tests for compliance with government standards, including the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Web Access Initiative (WAI). Bobby allows developers to test web pages and generate summary reports highlighting critical accessibility issues before posting content to live servers.
Bobby