Generation UK & Ireland runs demand-led skills training with wraparound support and employer partnerships, placing adults into careers in technology, healthcare, green jobs, trades and customer service.
Generation is a demand-led employment initiative founded in 2014 to connect skilled adults from overlooked backgrounds with employers. Generation UK & Ireland operates as part of a network active in 17 countries worldwide, with a presence that includes Spain and the United States. Its stated premise is that talent is universal but opportunity is not, and its work is organised around closing that gap.
The organisation delivers profession-specific skills training programmes that combine rigorous, career-focused instruction with comprehensive wraparound support and direct employer partnerships. Learners are placed into careers across technology, healthcare, green jobs and clean energy, skilled trades, and customer service. The model is designed to lead directly to employment rather than to credentials alone.
Reported outcomes include a job placement rate of 83% within six months of programme completion. More than 153,000 graduates have been trained across the network, earning a cumulative $2.4 billion in wages. Alumni success is tracked for two to five years after graduation, and the organisation describes its focus as outcomes that matter for learners, with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion through the hiring of overlooked talent.
