About Us
Access to Employment is delivered by the Lancashire Employment & Skills Executive Partnership.
How the service began
Access to Employment grew from partnership work across Lancashire, where employment advisers, councils and community organisations recognised that people were being referred between services without a clear route into work.
The partnership brought these groups together to agree shared referral pathways, common outcome measures and a single point of coordination.
Our history is shaped by the local organisations that refer people to us and the employers that offer placements.
Why we exist
Our mission is to make local employment support easier to reach, easier to follow and better matched to the circumstances of each person.
Clear routes
Every referral has a named adviser and a stated next step.
Shared accountability
Partners review outcomes together rather than handing cases on and forgetting them.
How we work
- Plain language in every letter, form and conversation.
- Respect for the goals people set for themselves.
- Honest feedback to partners, including when something is not working.
- Decisions informed by the experience of frontline staff.
Our coordination team brings together employment advisers, partnership officers and data specialists. Advisers work from local hubs across the county.
Who oversees the work
Board papers and annual reviews are published so that partners and the public can see how decisions are made.
We will keep refining referral pathways and expanding support for people who face the longest distance to work.
Read more about our delivery partners or return to the home page.
Questions about the partnership, our history or how to get involved can be sent to our team at any time.