igen is a not-for-profit company that started in 1996. igen is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the igen trust, which has charitable status. igen has also established a subsidiary, igen enterprises, which provides corporate and commercial services, including Triangle staffing, employment agency for careers and social work advisers. The focus of igen is on the delivery of public services which are free at the point of access.
The company currently holds contracts for the provision of Connexions services and has over fifteen years successful experience of managing and delivering careers, and Connexions services.
igen is the current provider of the Connexions IAG Service in North Yorkshire and the Connexions Service in Northumberland and is the contracted lead agency for the Connexions Targeted Support contract in Leeds, in which igen leads a multi agency, cross sector partnership comprising VCS organisations and Leeds City Council Youth Service.
We work with young people in post-statutory education and adults through a range of contracts for Next Step, Foundation Learning and NEET Engagement programmes, we are also a subcontractor for the Work Programme. Our operations cover Yorkshire and Humber and the North East.
igen is a member of Careers Yorkshire and the Humber which provides Next Step for the Yorkshire and Humber region. Until recently, igen was the prime contractor (both delivering and managing subcontractors) for Employability Skills Programme (Literacy/Numeracy for Adults) in Humber/N.Yorkshire and the North West. Previously, igen has been a lead national contractor to the DCSF for careers related programmes including IAG audits for 14-19 Diploma and the management of a bursary scheme for individuals and companies for training in the careers sector.
