Skills and training

Introduction

Developing and valuing your employees is essential for any growing business.  Ensuring that teams can work together and that everybody has the right skills to be effective, from operational to leadership level, is an important and ongoing task for businesses.  Getting it right will help you retain staff, reducing employee turnover as well as making your business attractive to new talent.

Further information

Investing in the training and development of your workforce can bring a wealth of business benefits, including:

• Increased staff motivation, loyalty and retention
• Improved customer service
• Safer working practices
• Increased productivity
• Employees with increased skills sets can make a wider contribution to your business.

There are many training providers delivering in the Heart of the South West area as well as some specific business support schemes providing skills advice to businesses and funded training to upskill the workforce.

Get in Touch with us today or see business support services specific to skills and training detailed at the bottom of this page.

Useful Links

• Gov.UK | Hiring and Training Staff – https://www.gov.uk/growing-your-business/hire-and-train-staff
• Gov.UK | Apprenticeships, traineeships and internships –
• https://www.gov.uk/education/apprenticeships-traineeships-and-internships
• Heart of the South West Skills Launchpad https://skillslaunchpad.org.uk/ 
• CIPD | The professional body for HR and people development – https://www.cipd.co.uk/
• FutureLearn | Learn new skills online with top educators – https://www.futurelearn.com/
• Digital Course Finder | Search Digital Skills courses across the South West – https://digitalcoursefinder.org.uk/