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risualltdareadedicated,UKbased,globallyrecognised

ITServicesorganisation.Deliveringbusinessaligned

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Microsoftplatform.WinnersofMicrosoftUKPartnerof

theYear2015,demonstratingexcellenceininnovationand

implementationofcustomersolutionsbasedonMicrosoft

technology.risualhaveachievedeightgoldandtwosilver

Microsoftcompetenciesincoresolutionareas,aresultofour

exemplarytechnicalskillsandcustomersatisfaction.

With a heritage of Microsoft expertise, risual helps businesses

to achieve their full potential by making the most out of their

investments in Microsoft technology enabling them to drive

further and continued value and success. Investment in our

people ensures our teams are experts in all Microsoft technology

providing solutions from business case and justification, through

implementation, and ongoing managed service. From thought

leadership to community activity we are engaged in driving

success for our customers across all sectors.

our story

education • academies • apprentices

“Our teams are experts in all Microsoft Technology”

UK Digital Skills Taskforce published a report “Digital Skills

for Tomorrow’s Worlds” which highlights that Britain faces

a growing shortage of digital skills, whilst stereotypical

perceptions of technology careers prevent many students

from continuing into the digital industries. Estimates from

the Science Council suggest that the ICT workforce will grow

39% by 2030 and a report from O2 stated that around 745,000

additional workers with digital skills would be needed to meet

demands between now and 2017.

risual education was formed to help address the digital shortage

through collaboration with Microsoft and our industry expertise

to create a centre of excellence for IT in each LEP area. These

centres will be formed in partnership with an FE partner to

develop the route from education into employment.

risual education bridges the gap between industry and

education by enhancing the skills of the lecturers, producing

a collaborative delivery model for apprenticeships to form

a direct route for full time learners into apprenticeships

within the local region.

awards and certifications We are proud that our professionalism and organisational values

have natural resulted external validation of our belief that risual

is the best place to work in and study IT. In 2015, we were the

proud recipient of the many awards, focusing on our relationship

with Microsoft and employee and peer feedback.

our strategy

“Create a centre of excellence for each LEP to develop the route from education to employment”

risual are offering the exciting opportunity for one College in

each LEP region to become a risual Microsoft academy. This

college will then become the centre of excellence for digital

technology and innovation for its region and will be host to key

Microsoft events as well as a regional hub to attract employers

to support education as a drive to economic development

through adopting 21st Century technology.

The risual academy will use the UNESCO ICT Competency

Framework for Teachers to build curriculum development,

providing CPD to your teaching team with opportunities to

become Microsoft Certified Educators and Microsoft Innovation

Educator Experts in order to ensure that your students are being

taught the latest digital literacy knowledge.

Our mission is to ensure all students leave education with the

digital skills required to gain employment. We will provide a

state of the art academy for your IT learners, and support the

College to meet the criteria to become a Microsoft Associate

College through our lagged funding vehicle. 12 Colleges will

be given the opportunity per year, and applications can be

made from October on our website (www.risualeducation.com).

our academies

“The news that Stafford College is to become

a Microsoft Classroom of the Future is

wonderful news for the College and Stafford.

My ambition is to see the Stafford area

– already home to rapidly expanding ICT

businesses such as risual –develop into a

regional centre of excellence and innovation

in Information Technology.

The partnership between Microsoft and

Stafford College is a great step forward

towards achieving that. The presence of

three regiments of Royal Signals in Stafford

also means that our skilled ICT workforce

continues to grow within the public as well

as the private sector.”

Jeremy Lefroy, MP for Stafford

“Our mission is to ensure all students leave education with the digital skills required to gain employment”

Donna Brown,

Principal, Stafford CollegeThe vision for the college is to represent all sectors following the Risual Academy

model to drive forward economic growth and social mobility by ensuring our students

develop the personal characteristics and enterprising work habits to make them

successful. Our vision is shared by an increasing number of students and parents who

are keen to ensure meaningful and successful careers.

The landscape of education is changing and employer led education is the future

and Risual had a lot to offer. They have brought the college up-to-date with industry

standard software and continue to do so as it changes; they are working closely with

our teaching team to ensure they are also as up-to-date as they can be and they have

implemented their working relationship with Microsoft which gives us two wins –

working to meet the needs of local employers but on a global level! What’s not to love?

Ian McCormick,

Director of IT, Derby College“Derby College are excited to be involved in the launch of the risual Microsoft

Academy. The experience students will gain as part of this academy will help develop

the personal skills and attributes that employers are looking for and will help shape

young people’s career aspirations. The academy also addresses the skills shortages

in growth areas identified by the Local Enterprise Partnership.

This will also help to address the general issue of digital literacy across all curriculum

areas by embedding the Microsoft Office Specialist training and qualifications.”

Mike MorrisUK Manager of Colleges and AcademyGroups, Microsoft “I believe that Risual Academies contribute significantly to the digital

transformation of Colleges, linking this change to sustained models

of tech-economy growth in the regions that they support. Any College

who believes that Digital Literacy is as important as Maths and

English literacy for employability should consider becoming

a Risual Academy”

David Frost

Chair of Stoke and Staffs LEP“The role of the LEP is to ensure that in Stoke and Staffordshire we

have more jobs, better jobs and higher paid jobs.

This new and unique relationship between risual, Stafford College

and Microsoft creates the foundations that will allow local people

not only to improve their skills but also provides a great example of

how we will improve the opportunities for those who successfully are

trained on this programme.”

“risual Academis can apply to become Microsoft Showcase classrooms.”

our digital classrooms

In order to build on the success of the Microsoft Showcase

Classroom in London, aid the implementation of the FELTAG

recommendations and deliver a sustainable model for digital

literacy skills for business, risual are creating 39 academies

with Microsoft Regional Showcase Classrooms.

What we provide» Latest Surface technology x 31

» Microsoft Surface Hub

» Seating for 24

» Breakout area

» Accolade Walltalker

» East to Eden JamJars (Light fittings)

» My Mouse Matt x 31

» The Gifted Few - Lightbulbs

» Graffiti Kings risual branded Mural (10m x 2m wall space)

Microsoft Associate College

Requirements:

• Data Centre/Hyper-V

• Office 365

• Microsoft IT Academy

• 30 x Microsoft Surface Pro*

• 1 x Surface Hub*

• 2 x Certified Educators

• MIEE Development plan

+ Optional deployment of

Dynamics CRM for education

risual Academy

Package:

• Microsoft Associate College

• risual branded classroom

• TwT All Staff development

• Centre of Excellence – OFSTED

• Align with LEP Agenda

• Marketing Campaign

• Exclusive Partner

• Employer Engagement

• Growth in applications

• Increase in success rates

Apprenticeship Partner College

Package:

• Level 2 – 4 IT apprenticeships

• Access to current clients

• Split funding 50/50

• Additional Sales function

• Dedicated assessors

• Current student recruitment

• Industry standard

• No 1 UK Microsoft Partner

“Implementation of the FELTLTL ATAT G recommendations”

risualapprenticeshipsareLevel2–Level4ITprofessional

andspecialistqualificationsandaredesignedtosupport

localeconomicgrowthbydirectemployerrecruitmentfrom

educationintoapprenticeships.

By partnering with the college, risual education gives local

employers the assurance that their apprenticeships will be

delivered by an academic expert as well as an industry expert

maximising the opportunity to succeed.

risual education utilises the College’s SFA contract as a

subcontractor ensuring that we maintain the College’s

quality systems and procedures as well as adhering to the

standards within the CIF.

Level 2, 3 and 4: BTEC Diploma in Professional Competence

for IT and Telecoms Professionals Framework ID FR00113.

Our assessors will visit your apprentices every 4-6 weeks

and ensure that the Quality Processes for the college are

being adhered to.

our apprenticeships

Microsoft IT AcademyA Microsoft IT Academy will allow Colleges

to certify a range of Microsoft qualifications

onsite adding to their flexibility to meet

consumer needs. These can be used in

conjunction with your ACL contract as

well as your full cost provision to add to

your diversification.

Included in the package is access to

risual’s discount on your Microsoft education

products. As an authorized education

reseller risual will be able to supply licensing

products and certification below retail

price to ensure you can maximize on

savings and costs.

“Apprenticeships will be delivered by an academic expert as well as an industry expert”

our pledge LEPs1 BlackCounty

2 BuckinghamshireThamesValley

3 CheshireandWarrington

4 CoasttoCapital

5 CornwallandtheIslesofScilly

6 CoventryandWarwickshire

7 Cumbria

8 Derby,Derbyshire,Nottingham&Nottinghamshire

9 Dorset

10 EnterpriseM3

11 Gloucestershire

12 GreaterBirminghamandSolihull

13GreaterCambridgeandGreaterPeterborough

14Lincolnshire

15GreaterManchester

16HeartoftheSW

17Hertforshire

18Humber

19Lancashire

20LeedsCityRegion

21LeicesterandLeicestershire

22LiverpoolCityRegion

23PanLondon

24NewAnglia

25NorthEasterLocalEnterprisePartnership

26Northamptonshire

27Oxfordshire

28SheffieldCityRegion

29Solent

30SouthEast

31SouthEastMidlands

32StokeandStaffordshire

33SwindonandWiltshire

34TeesValley

35ThamesValleyBerkshire

36TheMarchesEnterprisePartnership

37WestofEngland

38Worcestershire

39 YorkandNorthYorkshire

Akeypriorityofrisual’swillbetoworkwithLEPsinorder

tosupportitsskillsandemploymentstrategicprioritiesby

creatinganaspirationalandinnovativeenterpriseculture.

Throughouracademyofferwewillbringtogetherthe

educationandemploymentsectorstoaddressthedigitalskills

shortagetogiveyoungpeopletheskillsandattributesneeded

tobuildaneffectiveworkforceforthefuturetofaceeconomic

challengesandcounteractunemployment.

risual’s vision will be to drive innovation in technology and

working alongside Microsoft will enhance teaching and learning,

enabling students to develop the digital literacy skills they need

to be effective citizens and members of the workforce. The

risual academy strategic vision has been designed using the

UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers to promote

educational reform and sustainable economic development

and focuses on Technology Literacy, Knowledge Deepening and

Knowledge Creation.

marketing package

The Marketing Package will enhance the risual and Microsoft commitment whilst focusing on

recruitment of full time learners as well as apprenticeships. Included in the package is the following:

Additional Microsoft Benefits:

» Engagement with the Microsoft Student

Ambassador Programme

» Student specific opportunities

» Recognition and inclusion into a

global community of identified

exemplary institutions

» Access to leadership and educator focused

professional learning programmes

» Sales apprentice employed by risual to work

within your own sales team to grow the IT

apprenticeship provision

» Dedicated campaign to launch the risual

academy and apprenticeships

City Next SchemeAs a Microsoft Associate College,

Microsoft will:

» Give direct guidance and support in the

implementation of the Regional

Showcase Classroom

» Participate in immediate soft launch of

the college as the Microsoft skills

‘Centre of Excellence’ in the region

» Participate in Microsoft formal launch in

coordination with the regional MP/Mayor/

LEP and Microsoft customers

» Commit to run FE events in the region from

the Showcase Classroom

» Make introductions to Microsoft Partners

and Customers who need Microsoft

Certified Employees