Closing the skills gap through digital education, training, and opportunity

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Strength in skills. Power in people.

At Sparta Global, our mission is to empower individuals from underrepresented backgrounds with future-ready technology and business skills - transforming lives, promoting social mobility, and building a more inclusive digital workforce.

As an award-winning IT services and education company, we are the emerging talent partner of choice for more than 100 organisations across almost every sector - public and private:

  • Delivering industry-specific workforce solutions
  • Building digital capability and driving innovation
  • Transforming lives and promoting social mobility across the UK

Royal recognition

Recognised for Promoting Opportunity at the 2024 King's Awards for Enterprise, Sparta Global was credited for delivering an impressive social mobility programme that opens the door for those from disadvantaged backgrounds to explore careers in technology, regardless of background, and with good outcomes in a sector suffering from a significant skills gap. 

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Our Spartan skills

BUSINESS

Business Analysis/Product Ownership, Project Management, and Test Analysis.

TECHNOLOGY

Software Engineering, Software Development, Data Engineering/Analysis, Cyber Security, DevOps, Automated and Manual Test. 

FINANCE, RISK & COMPLIANCE

We hire and provide talent across KYC, Fraud, Sanctions and Transaction Monitoring.

We're a Global Accredited Partner of the SFIA Foundation

The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) Foundation produces the industry-recognised global skills and competency framework for the digital world. It defines the skills required by business and technology professionals at every level to design, implement, manage and protect data and technology. Sparta Global is an accredited partner and can now help our clients align their workforce with SFIA to ensure digital skills gaps are identified and filled, upskilling programs are tailored to business goals and employees are prepared for the challenges of the future.

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Promoting opportunity.

We want to be a catalyst for positive change in today's digital economy, removing all perceived barriers to entry for those with the potential to be leaders across technology and business. This is why we offer funded and paid training programmes through our Academies across the UK, have launched a women-only Academy to champion representation, prioritise inclusive hiring, and promote continuous upskilling for career longevity.

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EqualTech Report 2024: Social impact business is smart business

This report, “Social Impact Business is Smart Business”, embarks on a comprehensive exploration of the role that social impact plays in the modern corporate landscape. Why isn’t it a staple conversation on every board, at every business?

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David Rai

Sparta Global CEO and Co-Founder

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Sparta Global was founded to promote and provide equitable access to technology careers, whilst also helping organisations to grow their talent pipelines sustainably and responsibly through our innovative hire, train, deploy (HTD) model. Investing in emerging talent is a critical part of workforce planning, and we are not only closing the digital skills gap but adding significant social value too.

Our position as the only B Corp certified HTD company recognises that our corporate mission, values and long-term vision remains aligned with what we wanted to achieve when we launched almost a decade ago.

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July Spartan of the Month: Ryan Lax

After graduating during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ryan felt underprepared to step into the tech industry - despite holding a degree in Cyber Security Management. Wanting to build confidence and sharpen his skillset, he joined the Sparta Global Academy. Three years later, Ryan is thriving as a Business Analyst at an asset management company and has been named Spartan of the Month for his standout work on a major automation project.

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Sparta Global Appoints Tia Cheang to Advisory Board to Accelerate Innovation in the Insurance Sector

Sparta Global is proud to announce the appointment of Tia Cheang to its Advisory Board to help drive its strategic growth across the insurance sector.

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Sparta Global named finalist in the 2025 UK Social Mobility Awards

Sparta Global has been named a finalist in Tech for Social Mobility at the ninth annual UK Social Mobility Awards.

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I've been relying on our Spartan to achieve a fair few things over the past couple of months, and I've found him an absolute pleasure to work and talk with. He is incredibly on the ball and always available when you need it - a fantastic trait for somebody to have in your team. If everyone worked as hard as the Spartans, we would have no challenges.

Head of Engineering

Private healthcare provider

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Our Spartans are continuously making suggestions on how to improve ways of working and processes. They are enthusiastic when taking on new tasks, productive, and efficiency is off the charts! They are really vital members of our team here.

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British consumer co-operative

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Getting hands-on with the Sparta Global Academy and its selection process is incredibly valuable. Sparta Global is happy to accomodate our specific needs and demands prior to attracting talent and we are only introduced to individuals who genuniely meet our needs. Once on site, our Spartans are fast learners and they never shy away from a task. We are confident they will have long and successful careers with us. 

Head of Engineering

Global insurance provider

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As an employer that recognises how women are underrepresented in engineering and technology, we aim to support their progression with talent providers that specialise in gender diversity, such as Sparta Global. Within engineering, we have onboarded a number of Spartan women and they have enriched our teams by bringing fresh and different perspectives, in addition to their fantastic skills. 

Head of Engineering and Test

UK insurance company

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Our Spartans work well on their own, and also in a team, even supporting another of our team members with several of the user stories when the other team member was struggling. Due to this the stories were completed on time and the other team member has progressed in their understanding and capability.

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Public Sector organisation