Sparta Global – a technology services company helping organisations to build technology and business capability – has announced it has been recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise. Sparta Global has been honoured for its excellence in Promoting Opportunity (social mobility) and is one of just eight companies to be awarded in this category.
The King’s Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, were renamed last year to reflect His Majesty The King’s desire to continue the legacy of HM Queen Elizabeth II by recognising outstanding UK businesses. The Award programme, now in its 58th year, is the most prestigious business award in the country.
Recognised for Promoting Opportunity, Sparta Global has been credited with delivering an impressive social mobility programme that opens the door for those from disadvantaged backgrounds to explore careers in technology, regardless of background, and with good outcomes in a sector suffering from a significant skills gap.
“The circumstances of someone’s birth or upbringing should never determine or define their outcomes in life,” says David Rai, Sparta Global Co-Founder and CEO. “This is why Sparta Global was founded – to promote and provide equitable access to technology careers, whilst also helping organisations to build talent pipelines populated with diverse people and perspectives”.
Employing more than 800 people, Sparta Global was founded in 2015 to hire, train, and deploy diverse business and technology talent for public and private sector organisations across the UK and Ireland. Specialising in the provision of emerging talent, Sparta Global supports graduates, non-graduates, career changers, returners, ex-forces, and refugees into digital careers by delivering training in Data, Software Engineering, DevOps, Cyber Security, Test Analysis, Test Engineering, Business Solutions, Finance Risk and Compliance, and more. All training is funded by Sparta Global and “Spartan” consultants receive a salary from the commencement of training and up until they are assigned to work with one of Sparta Global’s 100+ client partners, spanning almost every industry sector, including central government, financial services, professional services, and more.
Rai adds; “The prestigious King’s Award for Promoting Opportunity recognises the insatiable appetite of the Sparta Global employees, clients, and investors, to make a sustained social impact and put purpose above profit. I am incredibly proud of the people from under-represented backgrounds forging technology careers with Sparta Global and look forward to seeing them leading organisations in the future”.
