The people who teach the trades.
A specialist desk for further education and skills: the tutors, assessors and lecturers who train Britain's workforce. Placed into colleges and independent training providers across the UK, with a specialism in construction and the building trades.
Kieran Cole
Kieran runs a focused desk for further education and skills: the tutors, trade assessors and lecturers who deliver apprenticeships and vocational training, recruited into colleges and training providers across the UK, construction and built-environment led.
“The skills gap isn't closed in policy papers, it's closed in the workshop. I place the people who actually teach it: the gas tutor, the electrical assessor, the lecturer who's done the job.”
What this desk means for you.
Hiring through this desk
- + Tutors and assessors who've done the trade, not just taught the theory
- + A recruiter who knows FE, apprenticeships and the standards inside out
- + Coverage across colleges and independent training providers, UK-wide
- + Help shaping tutor, assessor and curriculum roles as funding and standards shift
Working with this desk
- + Teaching and assessing roles at colleges and providers that back their staff
- + A recruiter who understands the move from industry into teaching
- + Roles surfaced early, often before they reach a job board
- + An honest read on the provider, the caseload and the package
The patch.
Where this desk works
Roles I place
Live on this desk now.
Not seeing the right one? Send Kieran your CV →, many of these roles never reach a job board.
Building your teaching team, or making your next move? Speak to Kieran directly.
No call centre, no hand-off, the person who runs the desk is the person you'll deal with.
This desk is one specialist, with a whole firm behind them.
Every desk at Thatcher Associates is owned by an independent specialist, backed by our brand, AI-powered tooling and full back-office. If you've got a market of your own, you could run it the same way.