Employer insight: Roemer Barnes Consultancy

Education specialists, Roemer Barnes reached out to NTU to grow their workforce in line with demand.

Nottingham-based education consultancy and bid writing specialists, Roemer Barnes contacted NTU in 2021 to explore ways to grow their business sustainably. At the time, Roemer Barnes had been operational for two years, but it was clear that they needed to invest in a larger workforce to keep up with demand from clients across the training sector.

“To test our readiness for expansion, we worked with NTU to offer two 12-week work placements which were both successful. The placements were filled by NTU students and led to increased revenue for the business. They also helped to demonstrate other potential benefits of recruiting more staff.”

“Working with NTU to deliver the 12-week placements led us to the decision to offer a one-year paid internship to an NTU student. The student completed the internship as a placement year (year in industry) in 2023, and supported our plans for growth.”

“Introducing fresh talent into our business has helped to identify areas for improvement and has meant we have been able to introduce more efficient ways of working that allow us to work smarter not harder. Hosting NTU students has allowed Roemer Barnes to grow revenue by 72% (year on year) and led to an additional two full-time employees being employed.”

Adam Barnes, Founder and Managing Director at Roemer Barnes