Careers, Employability & Talent Consultancy
ACE To Employment
Connecting people, education and industry.
Personalised guidance and commissioned consultancy across careers, employability and talent, supporting individuals and organisations in the UK, UAE and internationally.
We help people make informed decisions about their next steps and work with education providers, employers and public-sector organisations to strengthen the support, relationships and opportunities that make progression possible.
Professional expertise. Personal commitment.
- Over 20 years’ experience.
- Postgraduate Certificate in Career Development.
- CDI Registered Career Development Professional (RCDP).
- ERSA Adviser of the Year Finalist 2017.
Start with the person, not simply the career.
Choosing a course, entering employment or changing direction involves more than knowing which options exist. People need support that takes account of their circumstances, recognises their strengths and helps them act.
Organisations need that same understanding of the people they serve, alongside the expertise and capacity to deliver.
ACE brings these perspectives together, connecting individual guidance with education, employer engagement and the wider world of work.
Where would you like to begin?
For me
Personalised support with education choices, career direction, finding work, returning to employment or planning your next move.
Explore individual support →For someone I support
Guidance for someone you care about, with space to recognise their strengths, understand their options and decide on practical next steps.
Explore support for individuals and families →For my organisation
Commission guidance, strengthen careers capacity, develop employer engagement or discuss a wider employability, talent or research brief.
Explore commissioned services →Expertise shaped around your brief.
Careers & Progression
Personalised guidance, support through education and career transitions, and additional careers capacity for organisations.
Employer & Industry Engagement
Purposeful employer relationships, work placements and industry experiences that help people understand opportunities through direct engagement.
Talent & Employability
Career readiness, emerging talent and internship partnerships that connect preparation for work with education and employer needs.
Research, Insight & Strategy
Understand the need. Inform the next step.
Research, insight, evaluation and strategy can be commissioned independently or incorporated into a wider ACE brief.
Whether you need to understand participants’ experiences, review existing provision or inform a new programme, ACE can help turn the findings into practical recommendations.
Advice · Careers · Education
Empowering individuals to make informed choices and move forward with confidence.
Understand your options, identify your priorities and make informed decisions through personalised, impartial guidance.
Support that recognises individual circumstances
Some people arrive with a clear ambition. Others need time to recognise their strengths, explore unfamiliar options or build confidence in taking a first step.
ACE provides personalised guidance shaped around the individual, connecting their circumstances and aspirations with practical opportunities to progress.
“She took her time explaining and sending me links that can get me to my goals. Through her, I networked with great minds.”
Experience in their words
“Thanks to her dedication and network, our students were able to connect with high-profile entrepreneurs and influencers who inspired and empowered them.”
“Lionne has an exceptional ability to connect with people to surface insight that leads to quality service design.”
Organisations ACE has worked with
Founder and Principal Consultant
Meet Lionne C. Whitfield
I founded ACE To Employment to connect personalised guidance with practical opportunities, bringing together people, education and industry.
With over twenty years’ experience in careers and employability, I work with individuals navigating their next step and organisations strengthening the support and opportunities they provide.
Every commission receives the same care, thoroughness and commitment, whether it involves one person’s progression or a wider organisational brief.
Advice matters. But what you can do with it matters more.
Start with the need. We’ll build the right response.
Whether you are planning your own next step or commissioning support for others, tell us what you want to achieve. We will discuss your priorities and agree an approach suited to the people, objectives and circumstances involved. Services are tailored and quoted according to the brief.
Whatever your next step, #ACEit.