About ERSA

The Employment Related Services Association (ERSA) is a membership organisation for providers of welfare to work services. 95% of the Work Programme prime contracts are held by ERSA members and we represent 90% of providers for Work Choice, the specialist disability programme. 

ERSA exists to support its members in their drive to deliver quality services to aid people into sustainable employment. The overarching objectives of the Employment Related Services Association are to:

• Act as the premier voice of the welfare to work industry to government, media and the general public
• To lead efforts to drive up standards within the industry in order to benefit customers, providers and government
• To develop a greater degree of thought leadership and to help market shaping

Our members range from large multi-national organisations through to small specialist charities. What binds them together is the delivery of employment related services, which provide those who are out of work with the help they need to get into, or return to sustainable work. The types of services our members provide include job brokerage, interview coaching and skills development.

They are involved in the delivery of a range of different employment programmes funded from both governmental and non-governmental sources. Many, but by no means all, of our members are involved in the delivery of the Work Programme, the government's flagship welfare to work scheme, or Work Choice, the specialist disability programme. The diversity of our membership is what gives us our strength to speak as the authoritative voice for the entire sector.

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