Company Benefits and Your Development
Here at Cambridge Education Group, we want to to support you to Achieve More through a reward and recognition package that works for you.
We acknowledge the world we live in changes all the time and we want to provide team members with benefits that enhance their lives as they navigate their path.
CEG is a global business and our benefits can vary slightly depending on location, based on local legislative requirements / custom and practice. They can also vary depending on what type of role you do, be it a salaried or hourly paid position.
See below for a summary of what you can expect:
Benefits that support your development
Our Mission is to provide our team members with a challenging, rewarding and stimulating environment in which to work and develop so that you Achieve More in your careers with us – we’ll always be there to support, advise, and challenge you.
- Learning environment – CEG is an education business, and we support you in the development of the skills you need – whether this is to keep apace with changes affecting your current role, help you progress into a bigger role or to enter a new specialism.
- Development ethos – We learn 70% of what we know from on-the-job experiences and challenges, 20% from other people including our managers, colleagues and mentors and 10% from formal training or courses.
- The 70% – We create a myriad of learning and development opportunities for you to achieve your career goals; many, many colleagues progress their career at CEG through exposure to new challenges and opportunities to do different things.
- The 20% – We have supportive line managers who focus on two-way dialogue – to talk through proposed learning to ensure you get the most out of every opportunity and embed your learning to enhance your career. We also have a mentorship programme where you can learn from others with the skills or experiences you need.
- The 10% – We offer a wide range of online, virtual and face-to-face formal training opportunities. From bitesize, live, virtual sessions to established development programmes we provide flexible, interactive and engaging learning to suit your personal and professional development needs. We are a cutting-edge online learning business and our internal training is just as good!
- Pathways Pathways – is our learning and development platform which brings together and shares all of the learning and development opportunities available. As no one person has the same journey in CEG we have designed a Pathways Builder tool that will help you set your career objectives, development aims and design a plan unique to you.
Benefits that support you financially
- Competitive salary – We review base pay regularly and offer target/performance related pay depending on your department and role, so if you Achieve More, you earn more.
- Pension – We partner with a number of leading pension providers across the world to give you support to plan for your retirement.
- Refer a friend scheme – If you know people that share our values why not refer them if we have a job that suits them? You will receive a financial bonus if they successfully join the team and complete their probation.
Dependent on role and location
- Life Assurance cover – To protect your loved ones and those close to you, giving you and your family piece of mind should the worst happen.
- Salary sacrifice schemes – Our salary sacrifice schemes (include Car Leasing Scheme, Cycle to Work scheme, Technology Purchasing Scheme) aim to save you money on a big purchases by spreading the cost throughout the year whilst giving you tax efficiencies on your earnings.
Benefits that provide you with access to lifestyle-related perks
- Flexibility: – At CEG we have made the right to request flexible working available day one however we suspect you might not need it. We have implemented a very flexible hybrid working policy, which acknowledges the positives in both face-to-face and remote working for each one of us.
- Time off – We offer a competitive annual leave allowance and the option to purchase even more. There’s also a paid day off if you are moving house, getting married or having a civil union – because your annual leave is for resting.
- Paid family leave – We offer enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay acknowledging it is a special time for your family.
- Paid volunteering day – We offer 1 paid day per year for volunteering – because whilst the work we do makes a difference to people’s lives all over the world you might want to do something else as well!
- Perkbox (includes hundreds of discounts) – Achieve More for less with Perkbox which provides access to hundreds of perks saving you money on everyday purchases as well as a few freebies thrown in for good measure, through their flexi point scheme where we give you points to collect or spend each month.
- Free or discounted education – OnCampus Centres offer free tuition for children of CEG team members and you can also get discounted rates (25%-50% off) on Master’s degrees with CEG Digital Partner Universities – we’re an education company, why wouldn’t we provide you the chance to Achieve More at a discounted rate?
- An active social committee – Made up of colleagues from across the globe the social committee put on global and local events throughout the year.
Benefits that focus on your health & wellbeing
- Sick Pay – We enhance sick pay above the statutory minimum and extend it further based on your length of service.
- Global Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Giving caring, compassionate, confidential, and independent support to our team members. This program gives you access to professionals who can help when you need them most. You’ll find a wealth of information and advice on topics such as anxiety, depression, debt, legal issues, bereavement and relationships. The EAP service includes a 24/7 confidential helpline and, where locations allow, face-to-face counselling sessions.
- Mental Health & Wellness Champions – Our dedicated Mental Health & Wellness Champions are CEG colleagues from across the globe who have received mental health training to support colleagues and students when they need it.
- Flu jabs – We contribute when you’re not eligible for a free jab.
Dependent on role and country
- Private Medical Insurance – For when you least expect something to happen, it’s there to support you.
