For organisations under pressure to turn technology ambition into real-world results, Academy enhances and embeds the skills, talent and expertise within their teams to deliver measurable business outcomes.
We deliver both immediate impact and long-term capability, through a joined-up approach to training and apprenticeships.
Where we come from
La Fosse Group was founded in 2007 as a specialist tech and transformation recruitment business, with a different idea of what recruitment could be: relationships first, transactions second. That principle has shaped everything since.
Academy launched in 2019 as the training arm of the business. aced early-career talent into client teams across financial services, energy, media and the public sector. Over time, it grew, and so did what clients needed from us.
Today, Academy is a workforce capability partner with three connected solutions. We’ve grown from a single training programme into a full-suite offer that meets organisations across the way capability is actually built today.
What hasn’t changed is the heritage. People first. Built around the work. Designed for outcomes.
What we do
We bring together three solutions across Academy , upskilling and apprenticeships. Each one has a path for organisations building capability. There’s also a path for individuals building their own careers and skills.
Upskilling
Targeted, modular training that builds practical capability across data, technology and AI.
Upskill your team
Upskill yourself
Apprenticeships
Levy-funded that embed new skills into existing roles, over the long term.
Who we're for, and how we help.
Academy works with two audiences. We help businesses build the capability they need to perform. And we help people build careers and skills that last.
Meet the team
Our team brings together training, recruitment, learning design, partnerships and delivery. With one shared focus: building capability that performs in the real world.
What we stand for
Humility
We take the time to understand a client’s business and deliver without arrogance. We focus on what works, not just what sounds impressive.
Care
Focusing on enhancing existing teams ensures capability is built in a way that is people-first, supporting long-term development, inclusion and sustainable growth.
Ambition
Addressing the gap between technology ambition and real-world performance reflects a drive to turn strategy into action and deliver meaningful, measurable impact.
Our story so far
2007
La Fosse founded as a specialist tech recruitment business. Built around a different idea of what recruitment could be: relationships first, transactions second.
2017
La Fosse expands beyond the UK, opening international offices and broadening the client base across multiple sectors.
2019
Academy launches. The original Academy programme places its first cohort of associates into client teams.
2021
The Academy programme scales. Cohorts grow and the model proves itself across financial services, energy, media and public sector.
2023
Upskilling launches, taking the same outcomes-led, embedded approach to teams already inside organisations.
2025
Academy joins the Apprenticeship Provider Register, building on the Academy foundation to deliver levy-funded, role-based apprenticeship programmes for non-technical teams.
2026
Academy by La Fosse launches as a workforce capability partner, with three connected solutions and a single, outcomes-led approach.
Diversity at La Fosse
It's at the heart of what we do
Part of La Fosse Group
Academy sits within a wider technology and capability group, alongside La Fosse Recruitment, La Fosse Executive and Inovus.
That gives us a perspective beyond training. We see what teams are being built, what skills are in demand, and how organisations are translating ambition into outcomes. As a result, our relationships aren’t defined by training cycles. We engage with partners on an ongoing basis, bringing a more informed and contextual view of what effective capability looks like in practice.
Hear from our associates
Capability isn't an abstract thing. It's built by people, for people. These are some of the professionals who've come through Academy and what they've gone on to do.
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