Our MISSION is to help learners pave the road on their journey through life.
Our VISION is a world in which all individuals are given equal life opportunities.
About Us
Our goal is to work collaboratively with organisations and individuals to help people gain the skills they need on their journey through education, career, and employment. We offer various services to support you, help you develop yourself and then make sure you achieve your goals. Our aim is to guide individuals with or without experience or barriers/disadvantages to improve their life opportunities.
Our Team

Maurice Thaw

Rose Watson - Thaw

Barbara Gray

Beatrix Konyves
Danielle Colleman
Past, Present And Future
We built a great network of employers through Maurice the founder of Collab TA, especially in Hospitality, and we are ready to connect you with them. Over the last few years, we helped hundreds of people into jobs through our services. Right now we aim to train you to break your barriers and support you in finding employment that suits you.
Communities we support
- Disabled / Disabilities
- Students
- Youth
- NEETS
- Lone parents
- Families & transitional families
- Mental Health
- Long term unemployed
- BAME
- Vulnerable
- 50+
Diversity Statement
Collab Training Academy CIC is committed to providing equal opportunity for all and we value and respect diversity. Every person we work with is recruited based on their skills, relevant qualifications and experience – regardless of their gender, disability, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital status, age or nationality. We welcome and support different lifestyles, cultures and work preferences and provide tailored training to meet specific needs.
Testimonial
We were able to promote our services to a number of customers in attendance. The range of providers and employers present was good, especially considering the limited space available. Bringing along representatives from Lewisham Council gave a good link to the local community. The jobsfair was a great opportunity for networking and an excellent opportunity for customers to engage with employers and providers, especially being delivered from such an iconic location.
I dealt with Maurice throughout my application for a managerial role. The entire experience can only be described as superb, the friendliness and professional approach that Maurice has in the candidates is fantastic. Extremely recommended company to work with.
Thank you Maurice – it was a pleasure to be involved with such a great event!
Congrats Maurice A real success. Undoubtedly well received from the community and greatly supported by employers and dignitaries alike. Certainly the start of a regular fixture that will grow.
Thanks for having me. Was a good event. Lots of relevant opportunities and providers, so a good opportunity to network.
Would firstly like to say a massive thank you for inviting Go-Train to the Maurices Job Fair on 29/10 at the Stephen Lawrence Centre. It was great to see so many different training and employment opportunities open to all in the Greenwich borough. You could feel there was a great buzzing atmosphere throughout the day and seeing a wide range of customers throughout the day is what these Job fairs are made for! I feel that the day was very professional and look forward to attending the next one!
That is one of the great things about Maurice is that other agents don’t seem to do – they really search through their staff to get the ones that match your requirements and arrange interviews for casual staff. I would happily recommend Maurice and his team to anyone and we are working towards getting more of his staff at Merchant Taylors.
Due to the current climate unemployed for 2 months, got in touch with Maurice he found me a perfect job, due to a family problem, couldn’t take the job. I told Maurice I would be in touch at a later date, got back 3 months later and Maurice found me an even better job, incredible company and I’ve been in the business for over 30 years. Thanks again and again
Maurice is very professional and I was really glad to have him as a recruiter. I highly recommend his company.
I’ve found the team really helpful and proactive in regards to finding me suitable work. Easy to contact and efficient to register with. Very impressed.
I have worked with Greenwich Recruitment & Training for several years, they have always delivered a high standard recruitment service, from finding us an Office Manager to a Bi-lingual Business Account Manager. I would highly recommend them…
Maurice is probably the most professional recruiter I’ve had the chance to meet after moving to the UK last year: always helpful and reliable, very good at establishing relationships and most importantly very eager to understand
the needs of both the candidates and employers. I definitely recommend Maurice and his services.
Maurice made the task of finding a job stress free and easy. He was prompt with all communication and professional every time I dealt with him. I felt the briefings were thorough and as a result I was well prepared for the interview. He was extremely helpful and the process from start to finish was seamless. I wouldn’t hesitate using Maurice and Greenwich Recruitment in the future.
The session was a good use of the students time. Students were engaged and the main presenter was lively and charismatic. I think it focussed students on their next steps and career goals.
Maurice was professional and easy to work with developing strong relationships with students and staff. The students enjoyed hearing about interesting careers from non-teaching staff and this session enhanced the CEAIG programme already in place at INA. I would highly recommend Maurice.