A place to learn. A community to build with.
OJ Solutions has opened its doors to young people and founders in Salford for years. The Academy is the next step: giving that community a lasting home and a practical learning pathway.
From shared space to shared opportunity
People have come to OJ Solutions to work, learn and start companies. In 2025, five businesses started here with OJ’s support and resources. We are formalising that community through the Hacker House and developing a hands-on data-centre programme.
Our focus is young people and adults across Greater Manchester and the wider North West who need practical digital, infrastructure and employability skills.
Built for community benefit
OJ Solutions Academy is being established as a community interest company, limited by guarantee. Incorporation is pending. When the CIC is in place, its surpluses are intended to support training places, equipment, placements and community programmes.
OJ Solutions Services Ltd is the founding partner. The Academy is being developed as a separate community organisation.
Meet Jonathan
Jonathan Falade is the founder of the Academy, Managing Director of OJ Solutions Services Ltd and our named Designated Safeguarding Lead. We are a small team, growing the partnerships needed to deliver the Academy’s programmes.
Jonathan on LinkedIn ↗Our home in Salford
Suite 12, 1st Floor, St James House, Pendleton Way, Salford M6 5FW, United Kingdom.
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Suite 12, 1st Floor, Pendleton Way, Salford M6 5FW. Please arrange your visit in advance.
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