AKR Growth

AKR Growth is a social impact recruitment and training organisation that focuses on helping young and disadvantaged people across the UK move into work through placements, employment, training and apprenticeships. According to its website, the organisation provides pathways into roles across areas such as tech support, data and business intelligence, project management and Scrum/Agile, as well as supporting T Level placements, college work experience, internships and apprenticeships. AKR Growth positions itself as empathy-driven and entrepreneur-led, aiming to connect young people and small businesses so both can thrive. Over one year, it reports having indirectly brought together more than 1,000 job vacancies or placements and over 800 employers. In addition to apprenticeships, AKR Growth offers direct employability and self-employed skills training, working with employers, colleges and other partners to source and manage placements and early-career opportunities. The organisation describes its mission as supporting enterprise and innovation so that young people and small businesses become agents of long-term, intergenerational community change.