DSW consultants support clients in developing their learning strategy and people.

Whatever your motivation, be it regulatory change, adapting to hybrid working, driving engagement or a culture of continuous learning, DSW can support you in defining your objectives to deliver a transformation programme.

We can manage fully outsourced bespoke programme design and delivery, from training needs analysis to measuring and demonstrating impact. In addition, we can provide you with learning and development specialists to support your in-house teams with their programmes. 

Our vendor management team oversee sourcing, onboarding, issue resolution and feedback with our growing supply chain. We currently have more than 850 suppliers within our network, from independent consultants to some of the world’s largest learning and development organisations.

Our supplier network includes organisations providing the following services

• Training providers
• Digital learning and technology providers
• Awarding Organisations and Professional Bodies
• Independent Consultants
• Apprenticeship Training Providers
• Speakers

While we operate a supplier agnostic approach, we can manage a client specific preferred supplier list when that is required. In addition, we can onboard new suppliers at your request.

Our team manage your day-to-day requirements including booking courses and programmes, handling queries and providing analytics. We provide a named contact within our learning administration team as well as dedicated communication channels.

The learning administration team ensure that your requests are met in-line with your custom service level agreement. 

DSW can manage a competitive tender process for specific projects and programmes. We manage the full life cycle from creating the brief, to selecting the preferred supplier and onboarding. DSW can support at every stage offering advice and guidance:

• Formalise the brief
• Define the selection criteria
• Source suppliers
• Seek expressions of interest
• Issue requests for proposal
• Manage Q&A
• Shortlist suppliers
• Schedule and support presentations
• Manage selection panels
• Onboarding

Your account manager will schedule regular reviews with you, provide a comprehensive set of management information using our interactive dashboard, as well as be the first point of contact for any complex new requirements.