Monday 14 July 2008

A4e vs The CAB, round 1

'Since 1991, A4e has touched the lives of over one million people, helping them to improve their circumstances and realise their potential.'

Well it appears that A4e won't be touching the lives of any more inmates in Kent having announced announced that it cannot continue to run the Offenders' Learning and Skills Service from August 2008 to July 2009. According to this months LAG this is due to the fact it stands to make a loss of some £892,000.

With the aid of some random Google browsing A4e certainly seems to have 'touched' the lives of some other people to.

Take some lives 'touched' as part of their Gateway to work programme

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=210182

This months LAG also has a very interesting article on A4e and the possible arrival (if it isn't already here of 'Tesco Law'. Read all about it here. 'Tesco Law' = cheap, filling, but not particularly good?

It's also interesting to note that A4e who are now the second largest provider (who's the largest?) advertised for telephone advisers at a less than confidence inspiring £16.5k a year with no experience necessary.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good to see someone else who knows A4e for what it really is. Check out www.freewebs.com/watchinga4e

House said...

Thanks for the comment anon. I've added your site as a link.

My mind is not yet made up but being a born cynic I can't help but wonder about A4e's motives.

I'd also like to know why they don't state their salaries on any of their jobs adverts.