Gemma Bukel, Director of Strategy, and Innovation as well as Wendy Heale, Assistant Director of HR, Kathy Kozlowski, Director of HR, and Jack Buckler HR Onboarding Coordinator came together to look at the challenge that this new opportunity would bring and started to explore solutions to support their own project. For P3, it was apparent at the very beginning that the choice of the solution was a very critical one to successfully deliver the programme.

They were looking at a solution that would be user friendly as well as be able to provide support for people who might not be particularly tech savvy, that could provide an easy point of access as well as a platform that would be easily customisable. An easy-to-use back end for staff to track progress and participants’ engagement was also part of their requirements when searching for a solution.

They explored the market briefly but there was no other platform that quite offered what they needed, and from the initial meeting with Meganexus, they were pretty much convinced that APT – Assess / Plan / Track was the right solution for them.

The real offer that made the solution stand out was the fact that it could get rolled out quickly and with a unique tracking feature enabling them to capture data in a uniform way across all their different regions to better evidence outcomes. The suggested content and recommendation engine behind the content was another feature that led to the decision of going for the APT solution as it is unique and different from other solution providers.

APT is used by P3 professionals and their service users to support service delivery for the young people across the large geographical areas that P3 covers. APT enables the building of situation-specific needs assessments and matches assessed need to targeted content. A personalised life plan is created and progress against the plan is tracked. The solution eliminates paper records and duplication. It can be used collaboratively with service users including self-service, if appropriate. APT enables individuals to upskill and empower them to take control of their journey to employment.

P3 liked the ease of use that APT gives to users (key workers and service users) as well as the simple navigation and the ability to record interventions. They appreciate the flexibility of the Meganexus team that has always put everything in place to meet their needs.

The CV builder and online internal jobs board are both two really important features that they use through APT. It helps people who might not have a particularly strong CV and is ideal for young people who need help to get started, the additional possibility to save documents on their Digital Wallets is a great advantage, as centralising all that information is key for P3.

Reporting on this information is also important, for example getting an idea of how many users have created their CVs within six months and how many users have applied to a job. This Information will help P3 in evidencing their outcomes and is being captured through the APT software solution.

Jack Buckler, HR Onboarding Coordinator said: “My expectations are exceeded as you always have someone to speak to if you need too, which is great. I feel like we have like good relationships, and it is something quite strong. In the past, when I have worked with other external suppliers, sometimes you just email the generic inbox, and you get to log a problem without having a real person to speak to. Meganexus is different and really takes the time to speak to us and we really appreciate that.”