Giving a voice to the employment support sector

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Membership

ERSA is the national membership body campaigning for high quality services for the UK's jobseekers and low earners. Nearly 80 per cent of our members are not for profit. Our members are a social force for good.

 

ERSA members

ERSA's members deliver services to jobseekers and learners across the UK.  ERSA supports them through a wide mix of policy support, campaigns and services. 

ERSA's members come from all sectors and are active in the following fields:

  • Educational settings, including those providing information, advice and guidance
  • Services to increase and sustain the employability of current and future jobseekers
  • Services to help people maintain and develop in employment
  • Services to support enterprise and self employment
  • Associated activities, including research, campaigns, policy, funding and advice services aimed at increasing employability. 

Activities are funded through public, commercial, charitable grant or contract income or through self-funded means.  All our members recognise the potential of people and communities and work together to deliver the very best services. 

Be part of the organisation that; 
 

  • Campaigns for your organisation and finds coalitions to make our case more effectively
  • Informs members of funding and business opportunities
  • Raises your issues, represents you to national and local government across policy and delivery.
  • Helps develop expertise in the sector
  •  the best of the best
  • Creates a sector community by anticipating and understanding member issues

See what others say about us

A recent quote from ERSA member, London Borough of Newham following the ERSA Employability Awards 2019

‘We from LBN would like to thank you for the excellent support and fantastic evening and for recognising all the hard work in the employment arena across the country. We are looking forward to 2019/2020.’

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Ensuring ERSA stays representative of the sector is vital. Our members put jobseekers and low earners at the heart of what they do.  If you are interested in becoming part of a movement of organisations wanting to influence the policy environment and improve their own services to ensure current and future jobseekers plus low earners get the best possible support to gain and sustain employment, contact  to learn more.