Academize

Academize: CPD platform for education recruitment in the UK

Academize Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales that operates under the Academize brand. Its activity focuses on continuing professional development (CPD) applied to the education recruitment sector: it offers recruitment agencies, schools and educators a digital platform with accredited courses and candidate onboarding tools.

The proposition is aimed specifically at education recruitment agencies and their candidates. According to the company itself, its platform seeks to reduce the time spent on training and compliance checks, while expanding the pool of available candidates and improving their qualifications.

Training aligned with UK education regulations

The company places compliance at the heart of its activity. Its courses are presented as aligned with KCSiE (Keeping Children Safe in Education), with the statutory guidelines required by the DfE (Department for Education) and with recruitment agency standards. The content is designed by education professionals with experience in the sector, which the company presents as a guarantee of relevance and currency.

Among the training areas mentioned are safeguarding, compliance and induction, organised into packages tailored to the needs of each agency.

Packages and contracting options

The platform offers two main options:

• Quick Start Package: includes one manager seat, reporting suite, course certification, unlimited courses and unlimited users.
• Custom Package: adds additional manager seats and a full reporting suite, while maintaining unlimited courses and users.

Both packages are presented as cost-effective and easy-to-use options, aimed at streamlining the candidate onboarding process.

Flexible learning and transferable certificates

The accredited courses are online and accessible at any time and place, with the learning pace set by the candidate themselves. The company describes its vision as a unified model of professional development: simple candidate registration and transferable certificates recognised across agencies, so that agencies can focus on connecting educators with schools.

The platform includes a candidate journey designed to complete mandatory and additional courses, and the company states that it works with education recruitment agencies across the UK.

Ratings and sector presence

Academize holds an ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot, based on user reviews, according to information published on its website. The company presents itself as a partner to education recruitment agencies in the UK and states that its courses are designed by industry leaders and education specialists.

The company operates as Academize Ltd, registered in England and Wales, and trades under the Academize brand.