Paragon Skills accredited to the Matrix standard

Paragon Skills has been reaccredited to the Matrix standard, demonstrating the high quality of our career advice and guidance given to learners and employers we work with.

With over twenty-five years’ experience delivering apprenticeship training to businesses across England and a UK headquarters based in Bournemouth, Paragon Skills is focused on inspiring learners to achieve career excellence through apprenticeships. The apprenticeship team work closely with employers and learners to provide a safe, immersive, engaging and supportive environment to enable every learner to explore, achieve and excel in their chosen career path.

The Matrix standard is the unique quality framework for organisations to assess and measure their information, advice and/or guidance services, which ultimately supports individuals in their choice of career, learning, work and life goals.

Roger Chapman, Head of the matrix Service for The Growth Company said:

“This is a fantastic achievement for Paragon Skills and I would like to congratulate the team on their success. We believe that at the heart of high-quality advice and support services are strong leadership, excellent service and a focus on continuous improvement, all underpinned by effective use of the resources available. The Matrix standard is designed to benchmark organisations against best practice in these areas. With their accreditation success, Paragon Skills is working to provide the best possible support to their clients.”

Commenting on the award, Graham Heath, Head of Quality at Paragon Skills said:

“Paragon Skills is committed to providing an easily accessible, impartial and stable Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance (CIAG) programme. We pride ourselves on both encouraging individuals to be ambitious and supporting them to achieve their education and career goals. We are delighted to announce that we have achieved the Matrix Standard once again. Our apprentices, learners and employers can expect that we will provide a rich curriculum that provides the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in lifelong learning and employment. We aim to develop learners into successful professionals as well as valued members of society. We will ensure we deliver through trained and experienced staff who will treat individuals with respect and dignity.”

For more information about the matrix Standard please visit www.matrixStandard.com.