John Winkley, Director

0161 249 9249


AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd
Unit 109, Albert Mill
10 Hulme Hall Road
Manchester
M15 4LY
Tel: 0161 2499 260

Company registration no.: 04801609 (England & Wales)
VAT registration no.: 786 7203 94

A large proportion of AlphaPlus’ work is undertaken in partnership with other organisations – for example, technology providers, subject specialists and programme management companies.

Two AlphaPlus partnerships warrant special mention here.

Firstly, almost every project we run involves contribution from our full time staff, and from our associates. Our associates provide both project capacity and specialist expertise on a subcontract basis. We maintain a database of around 400 specialist educational associates, and we rely on them to undertake large parts of our work. We have formal processes for engaging, managing and evaluating associate team members, and they form a critical part of the AlphaPlus infrastructure.

AlphaPlus collaborates internationally with City & Guilds on global skills development projects. We provide City & Guilds with a trusted partner to help deliver complex or custom programmes which differ from standard certification processes. We have delivered numerous projects together including major reforms to national vocational certification programmes.

Educationalists

We are educationalists with a strong commitment to improving teaching, learning and assessment, based on intellectual integrity, sound evidence and innovative approaches.

Dependable and loyal

We are committed to being a dependable, accountable, honest and loyal partner for our clients.

Client-focused

We are committed to enabling our clients to perform well by being reasonable, flexible and responsive, and by helping them to deliver consistent value.

Supporting colleagues

We are diligent, resilient and committed to building a successful education consultancy for our staff.

Development

We are committed to the improvement of our staff, both to promote the long-term development of our business and as an end in itself: we believe in the value of education for all.

Expertise

We ensure our teams consist of genuine sector experts with understanding in breadth and depth of both the theory and the practical complex everyday challenges faced by education providers.

Quality

We manage projects effectively and to the highest quality, freeing up the experts to concentrate on their specialism, but ensuring that activities are managed to meet expectations. This means only making promises that we know we can keep, and remembering the promises we have made to make sure we deliver.

Partnership

We work in partnership with our clients. This is more than a cliché for us: we care about the services we provide and the impact they have on learners. Experience has shown us that the best impact our work can have is when it is undertaken alongside our clients so we make partnership a key feature of our project approach and management method.

At AlphaPlus, responsible and ethical practices form a key part of our business strategy, which is why we have decided to join the United Nations Global Compact. In an increasingly globalised marketplace, we are all aware of the importance of good corporate citizenship and of the role that companies of all sizes play in building a more sustainable and inclusive global economy.

More information

Read our Carbon Reduction Plan (pdf)

AlphaPlus works across school, vocational and professional markets both in the UK and internationally. Here is a selection of our customers in those markets and sectors.

  • AQA
  • Ascentis
  • Association of Business Executives (ABE)
  • British Computer Society (BCS)
  • City & Guilds
  • Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality
  • Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education (CACHE)
  • EAL Ltd
  • Edexcel
  • English as an Additional Language (EAL)
  • Federation of Awarding Bodies
  • Food Industry Qualifications (FDQ)
  • FutureQuals
  • Institute of Brewers and Distillers
  • NCFE
  • NOCN
  • Open College Network (OCN)
  • Pearson
  • Peoplesoft
  • SkillsFirst
  • Skillsmart
  • SQA
  • VTCT
  • AQA
  • Cambridge Assessment - Cambridge International Examinations
  • Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
  • Edexcel
  • OCR
  • Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
  • WJEC
  • ABMA
  • Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
  • Association of International Accountants (AIA)
  • Association for Project Management
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
  • BCS Analysis and training
  • Chartered Institute of Insurers (CII)
  • Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)
  • Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS)
  • Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA)
  • Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
  • Certified Public Accountants Association
  • European Society of Cardiology
  • General Pharmaceutical Council
  • Institute of Brewers and Distillers
  • Institute of physics (IoP)
  • Royal College of Surgeons
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
  • Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
  • Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)
  • Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS)
  • Department for Education (DfE)
  • European Union
  • National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL)
  • Standards and testing agency (STA)
  • Teaching Agency
  • UK Apprenticeship Agency (UKAA)
  • Welsh Government
  • Ofqual
  • Cogent (Nuclear and Sciences Industries)
  • Construction Skills
  • LANTRA (land-based industries and agriculture)
  • Driving Standards Agency (DSA)
  • Education Endowment Foundation (EEF)
  • Ofqual
  • Skills for Health
  • Skills Funding Agency (SFA)
  • British Assistive Technology Association
  • Deloitte
  • GL Assessment
  • Hodder Education (Rising Stars)
  • Institute of Physics (IoP)
  • Nottingham University, Centre for Developing and Evaluating Lifelong Learning (CDELL)
  • Publishers Association
  • Stephen Austin Ltd
  • Virtual College plc
  • Warwick University Centre for Professional Education
  • Paradigm GPT
  • Office of Strategic Affairs/Royal Court of Abu Dhabi
  • ESG Interserve
  • Saudi Arabia Colleges of Excellence
  • Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court
  • Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Agency
  • BAE Systems
  • Caribbean Examinations Council
  • Centre for British Teaching (CFBT)
  • Education Development Trust (EDT)
  • Government of Anguilla
  • Govt of Saudi Arabia (Doroob Project HRDF Takamol)
  • Ireland Further Education Training Authority (SOLAS)
  • Lesotho Ministry of Education
  • Mozambique Ministry of Education and Hamlet
  • PeopleCert
  • Qatar Investment Authority (QIA)
  • Qatar Supreme Education Council
  • Royal Saudi Air Force
  • Saudi Arabia Colleges of Excellence
  • Saudi Arabia National Guard
  • Saudi Skills Standards
  • Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board
  • Singapore Ministry of Education

"We would definitely recommend others to work with AlphaPlus...we have found the team to be incredibly consultative and able to go beyond the project remit to help."

"The consultants from AlphaPlus are highly skilled in a number of different examination fields and a have a vast breadth of knowledge."

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We are always interested in hearing from experienced educationalists who can bring expertise to the AlphaPlus team. For more information about what we're looking for and how to apply, please visit the Work with us page.

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