Aptem Employ customers
- Catch 22
- City of Westminster
- The Football Association
- YMCA
- Adecco Working Ventures
- Royal British Legion Industries
Want to use Aptem Employ to deliver the Connect to Work programme?
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A powerful solution for successful Connect to Work delivery
A configurable platform with integration capabilities, including support for multi-provider delivery and an integrated employer engagement CRM.
- Tailored support for participants.
- Simplified digital onboarding.
- G-Cloud 14 compliance with PRaP integration.
- Real-time data for DWP-compliant reporting.
Proven value
Using Aptem Employ reduces time for jobseekers to find work by 50%
Proven value
Using Aptem Employ reduces time for jobseekers to find work by 50%
8 reasons customers choose Aptem Employ
Pioneering system for all
Providers can support more jobseekers into employment; jobseekers can quickly and easily find a new, often better, role; funders can see the value being delivered by their supply chain.
No additional costs
The Aptem Employ solution supports DWP contracts and your individual workflows with no additional costs or time incurred for customisation or ongoing improvements.
Customisable
You can flex the system independently and easily, without the need to bring in expensive consultants.
Continuous improvements
A published roadmap, produced in collaboration with our customers, that ensures Aptem improves and grows.
Self-service for the job ready
Putting jobseekers at the heart of their search. They can create CVs, take eLearning modules, and have access to thousands of aggregated job vacancies.
Proven
11 years of development and substantial investment have gone into creating this award-winning employability solution.
Exclusivity
At the heart of the platform is the programme manager with employment plans. Configurable to enable support for just about any employment contract.
Securely hosted in the UK
We are ISO 27001, 9001 and Cyber Essentials Plus certified.
Product features
Aptem Employ product features
Aptem Employ features for providers
- Eligibility
- Configuration
- Onboarding
- Case management
- Skills radar
- Messaging & video
- Activity tracking
- Employer CRM
- Power BI dashboards
- Financial management
Aptem Employ features for jobseekers
- Aggregated & matched vacancies
- Assessments
- CV builder
- Job search eLearning
- Activity tracking
- Helpful nudges
- Skills training
- Tasks management
- Messaging & video
- SMART action plans
How it works for providers
- Comprehensive case management
- Jobseeker messaging, MS Teams communications connector, and activity monitoring
- Employer engagement CRM
- Eligibility checks and remote/paperless onboarding
- Dashboard reporting
How it works for jobseekers
- Aggregated vacancies - from just about every UK job board
- Full assessment suite
- Powerful CV builder
- Activity tracker and task management
- Award winning eLearning - to support job search
FAQs
Yes, Aptem has a “Resource Centre” that enables you to share content across the platform, such as health and safety documents or safeguarding information. Programme specific materials can also be shared with jobseekers.
Yes, as Aptem Employ combines both the case management and jobseeker portal, the activity that the jobseeker completes is also recorded and reported upon. Tying up the journey between them and the work coach means more time to focus on the quality of delivery.
Yes, our Advice Centre contains a range of eLearning across both hard and soft skill areas, designed to get people back into work. eLearning includes interview skills, searching for jobs, mindset and resilience, and communication skills.
Yes, there are a range of tools available with Aptem to filter and personalise a job search, to ensure that only the most relevant job ads appear for a jobseeker.
Further questions?
Aptem is superb. It conveniently delivers the resources we need, it's easy for trainees to use and it facilitates our scale of operations. We've received excellent support from the company and our team are delighted with the working relationship.
Matt Hamnett
Managing Director
The flexibility of the system and ability to customise and configure programmes, combined with strong case management, were massive pluses for us. We also love the Advice Centre, Job Finder and CV Builder. All of these elements will help to ensure positive outcomes for London residents seeking to upskill and find employment.
Tim Lacey
Head of Programmes
Aptem Employ’s unique combination of a self-service jobseeker portal, combined with a powerful case management tool, made it a powerful solution that met our programme requirements. Aptem Employ enabled us to get significant numbers of people back into the workplace quickly and efficiently. It is ideally suited to present day challenges.
James Clements Smith
Former Managing Director
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We're award-winning and accredited
Business Awards UK: Best Learning Management System
Aptem was awarded Best Learning Management System in the 2026 Business Awards – an accolade honouring the provider of the most innovative and effective learning management system (LMS) for training and education.
EducationInvestor Awards: Ed Tech & Content Provider of the Year
Aptem won Ed Tech & Content Provider of the Year at the EducationInvestor Awards 2026. The judges praised Aptem's compelling case for the support it delivers to providers and learners, backed by outstanding evidence of its impact.
BusinessCloud EdTech 50: top 20 ranking, 2026
Aptem was ranked in the top 20 of BusinessCloud's EdTech 50 for 2026. The annual ranking celebrates the UK's most innovative startups, scaleups and established organisations building original technology for education and workplace development, selected through a combination of reader votes and an expert judging panel.
Digital Education Awards: Business Education Learning Product of the Year
Aptem was named Business Education Learning Product of the Year at the Digital Education Awards 2025. Judges praised Aptem as an end-to-end platform that has changed how providers manage apprenticeships, employability and skills development, and highlighted its use of AI for progress monitoring and productivity.
Learning Technologies Gold Award: Learning Technologies Organisation of the Year
Aptem was awarded Gold for 'Learning Technologies Organisation of the Year' at the Learning Technologies Awards 2025, recognised for exceptional customer satisfaction and outstanding results for apprenticeship providers and their learners.
EMEA Technology Fast 500: 2023 ranking
Aptem was named in the 2023 EMEA Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Digital Education Awards: Digital Education Product of the Year
Aptem won Digital Business Education Product of the Year at the Digital Education Awards 2023. The awards recognised digital learning products from across the international education sector, judged by an independent panel.
British Data Awards: SME of The Year
Aptem was named SME of the Year at the British Data Awards 2021, recognised for its SaaS innovation in skills and employability, and its resilient growth throughout the pandemic.
Education Investor Awards: ICT Platforms and Applications - Winner
Aptem (then trading as MWS Technology) was named winner of the ICT – Platforms and Applications category at the EducationInvestor Awards 2019, with judges praising it as an innovative, scalable EdTech business that created a genuinely impressive one-stop-shop solution for apprenticeship delivery.
e-Learning Awards: Most Innovative New Product
Aptem (then trading as MyWorkSearch) was named Most Innovative New Product or Tool at the e-Learning Awards 2010, recognised less than a year after launch for harnessing technology to deliver engaging, comprehensive support to jobseekers, from more than 200 entries across 16 award categories.
We're award-winning and accredited
Business Awards UK: Best Learning Management System
Aptem was awarded Best Learning Management System in the 2026 Business Awards – an accolade honouring the provider of the most innovative and effective learning management system (LMS) for training and education.
EducationInvestor Awards: Ed Tech & Content Provider of the Year
Aptem won Ed Tech & Content Provider of the Year at the EducationInvestor Awards 2026. The judges praised Aptem's compelling case for the support it delivers to providers and learners, backed by outstanding evidence of its impact.
BusinessCloud EdTech 50: top 20 ranking, 2026
Aptem was ranked in the top 20 of BusinessCloud's EdTech 50 for 2026. The annual ranking celebrates the UK's most innovative startups, scaleups and established organisations building original technology for education and workplace development, selected through a combination of reader votes and an expert judging panel.
Digital Education Awards: Business Education Learning Product of the Year
Aptem was named Business Education Learning Product of the Year at the Digital Education Awards 2025. Judges praised Aptem as an end-to-end platform that has changed how providers manage apprenticeships, employability and skills development, and highlighted its use of AI for progress monitoring and productivity.
Learning Technologies Gold Award: Learning Technologies Organisation of the Year
Aptem was awarded Gold for 'Learning Technologies Organisation of the Year' at the Learning Technologies Awards 2025, recognised for exceptional customer satisfaction and outstanding results for apprenticeship providers and their learners.
EMEA Technology Fast 500: 2023 ranking
Aptem was named in the 2023 EMEA Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Digital Education Awards: Digital Education Product of the Year
Aptem won Digital Business Education Product of the Year at the Digital Education Awards 2023. The awards recognised digital learning products from across the international education sector, judged by an independent panel.
British Data Awards: SME of The Year
Aptem was named SME of the Year at the British Data Awards 2021, recognised for its SaaS innovation in skills and employability, and its resilient growth throughout the pandemic.
Education Investor Awards: ICT Platforms and Applications - Winner
Aptem (then trading as MWS Technology) was named winner of the ICT – Platforms and Applications category at the EducationInvestor Awards 2019, with judges praising it as an innovative, scalable EdTech business that created a genuinely impressive one-stop-shop solution for apprenticeship delivery.
e-Learning Awards: Most Innovative New Product
Aptem (then trading as MyWorkSearch) was named Most Innovative New Product or Tool at the e-Learning Awards 2010, recognised less than a year after launch for harnessing technology to deliver engaging, comprehensive support to jobseekers, from more than 200 entries across 16 award categories.
Strategic decision-making using data
When you use Aptem your data is held centrally, allowing you to easily report and analyse. There are a number of built in reporting tools along with more detailed Power BI Dashboards within Aptem and we’re adding to these all the time.
Aptem Trust Centre
As part of our ongoing commitment to data privacy and security, the Aptem Trust Centre gives customers instant access to resources that support audits, compliance checks, and security queries.
Working together
Supporting universities to deliver outstanding higher and degree apprenticeships.
UVAC is the leading voice for higher and degree apprenticeships and higher level vocational learning. As a corporate member and headline sponsor of the UVAC National Conference, Aptem works closely with the HE community on the issues that matter most to universities, from compliance and quality to learning needs assessment. Our HE customers benefit from a platform shaped by that ongoing dialogue.
Championing better employment support for every jobseeker.
ERSA is the membership body for the UK’s employment support sector. Through our membership and the ERSA Digital Forum, we join the conversations shaping employability delivery, from digital transformation to programme design. That keeps Aptem Employ grounded in the real challenges providers face, so our customers can support more people into lasting work.
Standing with the providers who deliver England’s apprenticeships.
AELP represents the training providers, colleges, universities and employers who deliver the majority of apprenticeships in England. As an AELP Patron, Aptem plays an active part in the sector’s leading network, sharing expertise at events and webinars. For our customers, it means a platform built with a clear view of policy, funding and the realities of delivery.
Helping providers approach Ofsted with confidence.
FIN supports inspection nominees and quality leads across further education and skills, built on the belief that quality is the best inspection preparation. As a FIN Patron, Aptem collaborates on webinars and thought leadership that help providers prepare for Ofsted. Paired with Aptem’s data and reporting, our customers can evidence quality all year round, not just when the call comes.
Aptem offers a range of products to support skills and employability
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