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0345 678 9000

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Shropshire Council
Shirehall
Abbey Foregate
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6ND

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Support for Businesses

Business Support

County Training, in partnership with the Skills Funding Agency is offering training to Shropshire Businesses in an attempt to help them improve their productivity and competitiveness by ensuring that staff have the skills they need to perform to the best of their ability.

A wide range of training and development programmes are on offer, with possible funding available, aimed at upskilling the workforce. The training will focus on the needs of businesses by improving employees' skills in order to achieve business objectives as well as personal development goals.

Working with Businesses
County Training aims to meet the needs of employers in providing quality training that makes a positive difference to the business. Training will be tailored to ensure that it meets the identified needs.

Our staff are well qualified and experienced in their specialist vocational areas and training is delivered to individuals and groups in the workplace or at a learning centre, at times to suit your business operation.

NVQs are for life and will show that your employees have achieved a nationally recognised standard in their profession. A variety of training is available ranging from ‘Skills for Life’ Literacy and Numeracy, ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) to NVQs levels 2 ,3 and 4.

There are a wide range of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) available including:

  • Administration
  • Care
  • Childcare
  • Customer Services
  • Hairdressing
  • Health and Social Care
  • Hospitality and Catering
  • IT
  • Management
  • Plant Operations (Fork Lift Truck)
  • Team leading
  • Teaching Assistant
  • Warehousing
  • Waste Management


There is a minimal requirement for your employees to attend classes as the NVQ Assessor will visit your workplace. The Assessor observes your employees carrying out their normal daily tasks within the workplace to build a portfolio of evidence.

Eligibility criteria applies and limited funding is available, so to avoid disappointment register your interest now. For information please contact us : (01743) 255191

Contact

Learning Employment and Training
01743 255191
Shropshire Council
Community Services
The Hollies, 21 Sutton Road
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6DL
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