Membership
Strengthen your People team through FE HR Hub Membership
A year-round membership for colleges committed to strengthening HR capability, people leadership and organisational resilience.
Strong People teams have never been more important
Colleges are navigating significant organisational change, evolving employment legislation, increasing employee relations complexity, recruitment and retention challenges, and growing expectations around leadership, wellbeing and culture.
At the same time, budgets remain constrained and opportunities for HR professionals to access sector-specific development and support are often limited.
The effectiveness of a college’s people strategy depends heavily on the capability, resilience and confidence of its HR team.
Investing in HR leadership is not simply about professional development. It helps create the conditions for sustainable organisational performance, stronger employee engagement, improved retention and better outcomes for staff and learners.
HR cannot do this alone
Building healthy cultures, leading change, developing managers and retaining talent require shared leadership across the organisation.
The FE HR Hub brings together trusted peer support, practical learning and wider leadership development to help colleges strengthen their people capability across the orgnisation.
What makes FE HR Hub Membership different
FE HR Hub Membership is not a generic professional subscription. It is built specifically around the realities of Further Education and the pressures facing People teams across the sector.
For five years, the Hub has brought together HR leaders, People professionals and senior colleagues to create a trusted space for practical learning, honest conversation and genuine peer support. Membership now turns that community into a year-round offer designed to strengthen capability, resilience and organisational impact.
Built for FE
Sector-specific insight, resources and support shaped around the realities of Further Education – not generic HR theory. Membership is grounded in the challenges, pressures and priorities colleges are navigating now.
More than networking
A trusted professional community where People professionals can test ideas, share challenges, learn from peers and build relationships that continue beyond individual events.
Designed for whole-college impact
Membership supports the HR and People team whilst also offering opportunities for wider leaders to strengthen people leadership, culture and organisational capability across the college.
FE HR Hub Membership at a Glance
A year-round membership designed to strengthen your People team through connection, shared learning, development and practical sector support.
Connect
Build trusted relationships across the FE People community. Create space to share challenges, test ideas and learn from colleagues who understand the sector.
Share
Access year-round insight, resources and peer learning. Revisit Breakfast Club recordings, practical tools and sector-specific materials whenever your team needs them.
Grow
Develop capability and access specialist support. Strengthen your People team through discounted development, coaching and behavioural profiling.
Together
Help shape what comes next. Influence future themes, partnerships, resources and services as the Hub continues to grow.
Practical benefits for member colleges
Alongside year-round community, learning and development, FE HR Hub members benefit from a growing range of practical advantages designed to support capability, recruitment and access to specialist expertise.
Engagement Tools
10% off employee surveys and 360 feedback, plus access to the FE Leadership 360 framework.
Recruitment Advertising
20% off annual recruitment subscription, helping member colleges reduce recruitment costs.
FE HR Jobs
20% off standard college advertising rates on the FE HR Jobs Board.
Interim & Specialist HR Capability
Access experienced FE HR professionals who can provide additional capacity and specialist expertise during leadership transition, transformation, periods of exceptional workload or specialist projects.
Preferential Member Pricing
Benefit from preferential pricing and early access to carefully selected FE HR Hub services, stratgic partnerships, development opportunities and future initiatives as the membership offer continues to grow.
Founder Membership
Join the founding cohort of colleges helping shape the next chapter of the FE HR Hub
£1,500 + VAT
PER COLLEGE, PER YEAR
Applications close
31st October 2026
Annual Renewal
No three-year commitment
Price guaranteed
for your first three years
Founder Member Advantages
Be part of a forward thinking, founding community, with unique opportunities to influence, shape and grow the future of the FE HR Hub.
Founder recognition
Recognition as part of the founding cohort, with opportunities to raise your college’s profile across FE HR Hub channels and showcase relevant People initiatives.
Strategic alignment
Regular review of your People priorities, helping to align relevant FE HR Hub activity, resources and opportunities with your college’s strategic goals.
Shape what comes next
Influence future themes, resources, partnerhips and services as the Hub continues to develop. Amplify your voice for cross-sector benefits.
Founder-year benefits
Access additional development opportunities, early access to new initiatives and preferential member pricing during the Founder period.
Is FE HR Membership right for your college?
FE HR Hub Membership is designed for colleges that want to invest in their People team while strengthening people leadership across the organisation.
Whether your team is two people or twenty-two, membership can help you build capability, access trusted support and stay connected with peers facing many of the same challeges across different FE Institutions.
If you’d like to explore whether membership is right for your college, I’d love to have a conversation.
Join me, Nicola Perkins for a strategic conversation to see if this is right for your college.