A Long-Standing Partnership Shaping Edinburgh’s Childcare Workforce

By Direct Partners Training Provider

Some partnerships prove their worth over a long duration. Direct Partners’ relationship with Spring Oscars, a childcare provider operating across 10 sites in Edinburgh and East Lothian, began in 2013 — and it stands as one of the clearest examples of how sustained collaboration between a training provider and an employer can reshape a workforce for the better.

Today, 65% of Spring Oscars’ staff have been sourced through Direct Partners. That figure alone speaks to the depth of the relationship, but the real story is in how it works day to day. Candidates start our two-week pre-employment course, funded by Job Fit, before securing a Guaranteed Interview with Spring Oscars, moving them into work ahead of signing up to the Modern Apprenticeship Level 7 Social Services Children & Young People SVQ.