Working hard for the hardest working
Training, development and wellbeing for employees within education, care and other related sectors.
About us
Staff Skills academy+ (formerly Staff Skills Training) was founded in 2017.
As one of the academy+ brands, our aim is to help SMEs upskill their workers more easily. How? By equipping them with all their mandatory training, personal development and wellbeing services, on a single platform.
We use AI to tailor courses and content to clients’ needs and respond quickly and efficiently to new regulations or requirements. We also provide white-labelled online training to larger membership organisations such as Unison, Tesco and Vodafone.
Company mission and values
Our mission is to create greater opportunities for some of the hardest-working sectors of society, by providing high-quality, affordable learning, development and wellbeing solutions.
As a business, our company values – integrity, community and passion – are the foundations of everything we do.
Leadership
Senior management team

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Commercial Officer

Chief Operating and Product Officer

Chief Creative Officer

Head of Marketing

Chief Technical Officer
Board
Ian McClelland
Jay Verjee
Richard Villiers
Advisory board
Jay Verjee
Richard Villiers
Fede Alvarez-Demalde
Clair Porteous
Corinne Thompson
Ownership
Established in 2018, Addition Capital is the direct investments arm of a London-based family office.
It invests in UK SMEs that have the potential to become market leaders and achieve transformational growth.