Training & Development Opportunities for Self-Employed, Small and Medium Sized Businesses

Are you the owner of a company with less than 250 employees, based in Suffolk or Norfolk? Would you or your team benefit from training or upskilling? Are you looking for targeted training opportunities which offer great value for money? Would you like to access subsidised training for your employees which enables them to be more effective in their roles, and helps to drive forward your business?

Following the recent report in the Ipswich Star (27th January 2014) that growth in employment is now twice the national average, and that Ipswich is one of the fastest growing towns now is the time to consider how well your team are ready to meet the demands of 2014

Training is available in the following areas:

  • Leadership & Management
  • Customer Service
  • Health & Safety
  • Security
  • First Aid
  • Office Skills
  • Working As A Team
  • Food Hygiene
  • Electrical Installation & Testing
  • Engineering Skills
  • Social Media
  • Employability Skills
  • Marketing Skills
  • Employment Law
  • Human Resource Skills
  • PAT (Portable Appliance Testing)

If you have answered yes to any of the above questions, and can recognise training opportunies for your staff from the above list, then your business may benefit from access to the Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) project.

Ipswich Town & Waterfront is pleased to be working with the New Anglia Colleges responsible for delivery of the SSW project.

Training is planned to take place at times and in locations convenient to local businesses, and training ranges from 3 or 4 sessions to a more comprehensive programme running over a 3 to 6 month period. Attendees will be able to gain unit accreditation for their work, which can be built towards a full qualification. Costs for training is affordable, and course fees are subsidised up to 80% through funding by the European Social Fund. This subsided project is open to all business sector areas.

If you are interested in finding out how you or your employees could access this training, in the first instance please email: [email protected].

To read to full report in the Evening Star as quoted above click here.