Sak Awan, Director of S Knights Recruitment & EPA Hub and is our special guest in episode 5 of FE Podcast.

Sak Awan works at the sharp edge of the FE sector, helping Skills Providers, Colleges, ITPs and welfare to work providers to strategically work with them to attract the right talent to enable business growth.

Sak has recruited into the Further Education sector since 2008, placing staff into the sector across all levels for local, regional and national Skills Providers. Sak was also appointed a Fellow of the Institute of Employability Professionals for his contribution and passion for the sector. He runs the EPA Hub, a platform linking EPA's and EPAO's directly.

Sak states that upskilling will be central in helping people and businesses to rebound from the corona crisis. It’s also essential for building an inclusive, prosperous country for the long-term: supporting people in adapting to change, and ensuring Great Britain's future success.

In 2011, Sak launched S Knights Recruitment, a sector specialist recruitment agency, to solve these problems for UK businesses. Sak's vast experience in working with further education providers to advance inclusive excellence in the workforce is second to none making him a inspiring guest on any webinar, summit or speaking event on the topic.

More recently, he also launched LindSak Promotions as a niche promotions and marketing platform serving the further education sector.