Brief Summary: 4front Partners is sponsoring the ERSA 2026 Employer Partnership Award, recognising employers who work with providers to create sustainable jobs, remove barriers, and champion inclusive recruitment. Entries close 25 September 2026.
I’m proud to sponsor this year’s Employer Partnership Award at the ERSA Employability Awards 2026, a category that reflects the core of our work: building strong, strategic relationships between employers and employment support providers so that people who’ve been out of work can access good, sustainable jobs. When relationships with local hiring businesses are strong, jobseekers thrive, employers gain committed talent, and communities benefit from long‑term inclusion.
That’s exactly what this award celebrates.
Why this award matters
Employment support only works when employers are fully part of the solution. The best partnerships aren’t transactional but are built on shared goals, shared learning and shared responsibility for helping people into good work.
The Employer Partnership Award recognises an employer who has:
They are the employers who make our sector stronger and more focused on solutions for the people we support every day.
Why 4front Partners chose to sponsor this category
Our work centres on helping providers build effective Employer Engagement approaches. I see every day how transformative it is when employers step forward as partners. These partnerships underpin effective delivery. They’re also the future of our sector, especially as we move towards employer‑led routeways, Future Employment Support and more integrated approaches to workforce development.
About the ERSA Employability Awards
The ERSA Employability Awards are the sector’s annual celebration of excellence, recognising the people, organisations and partnerships working to create better work and better outcomes. Judged by an independent panel, the awards will be presented at the dinner following the ERSA Annual Conference on Wednesday 25 November at the Leonardo Royal London St Paul’s.
The Employer Partnership Award is open to any employment support provider nominating an employer who has demonstrated exceptional collaboration and impact.
Entries close at 5pm on Friday 25 September 2026.
Submit your entry for the Employer Partnership Award, or any of this year’s categories, through the ERSA awards page before 5pm on 25 September.
https://ersa.org.uk/awards/?mc_cid=f37949d1b8&mc_eid=22552cf636
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