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The Learning and Skills Council provides a comprehensive guide to training needs, much of which is free or subsidised. This includes apprenticeships, basic skills, advice on Investors in People, and a range of other support and advice, in terms of skills. More details. (External website**)
A comprehensive guide on employing people can be found on the Business Link website. (External website**)
Businesses can access to an independent Skills Broker, who helps companies identify their training needs and offers a solution. The Skills Broker will identify the skills your business needs, pinpoint the correct training solutions, propose a tailored training package, find available funding, and review progress to make sure the training is working accordingly. Visit the Train to Gain website, (External website**) or phone 0845 057 1817.
Find out about work-based training opportunities, including apprenticeship programmes for young people (aged 16-24) and National Vocational Qualifications, and search for local training providers. (External website**)
More information on the Derbyshire Network website (External website**)
The Skills for Business network is made up of 25 Sector Skills Councils, each responsible for particular business areas. The Councils help to guide employers to the most appropriate training providers.
This can assist with recruitment of suitably skilled employees and work based learning for existing employees incorporating programmes for unemployed adults, modern apprenticeships, National Vocational Qualifications and business administration qualifications. For further information,
Connexions provides a free recruitment service for businesses, who want to employ 16 to 19 year old staff. It will advertise your vacancies on the Connexions website (External website**) and in Connexions centres across Derbyshire. Connexions can match your needs with the young people on its database, thus helping with the selection process. It can also supply information about wages, working hours, recruitment methods and timing. If you are interested in providing training, Connexions provides impartial advice on government funded apprenticeships. For further information, please contact
Job Centre Plus provides a free service to match vacancies with people looking for work. Job Centre Plus has also developed a range of free services to help make recruitment simple and effective. Services include advice and guidance on how best to reach the local employment market; managing training and the recruitment process; and assistance with providing a range of suitable candidates for the job. For more details,
A wide range of training and guidance support is available from the University of Derby (External website**). The University’s Regional Enterprise and Development (RED) service provides a one-stop shop for business development, consultancy, and research and training solutions. The service offers an in-depth consultation to assess your business and people needs, and develop relevant solutions to ensure success for your business.
The Midlands Engineering Industries Redeployment Group assists engineering businesses with recruiting suitably skilled employees, redeployment and training. MEIRG offers a secondment service enabling workers to be seconded to other companies while orders are lean and until the company’s outlook improves. The employer that seconds this individual benefits from having a skilled worker avoiding recruitment and training costs. For further information,
The Chapel Training Club is supported by the University of Derby, Buxton, and situated on site at Federal Mogul Friction Products Ltd in Chapel-en-le-Frith, to provide competitively priced Basic and Information Technology Skills training for local businesses and the wider community. Training is delivered in a flexible and friendly environment and enrolments take place throughout the year. In addition, the University of Derby, Buxton, is able to provide free training for some business sections, through Train to Gain. For further information, please telephone 01332 594650 or 01332 594654; or email enterprise@derby.ac.uk.
Buxton Community School and College (External website**) has been awarded the status of specialist college in Sports.
Chapel-en-le-Frith High School (External website**) has been awarded the status of specialist school in Technology, Mathematics and Science.
Glossopdale Community College (External website**) has been awarded the status of specialist college in Arts.
Hope Valley College (External website**)
has been awarded the status of specialist college in Technology.
New Mills High School and College (External website**) has been awarded the status of specialist school in Business and Enterprise. The school is keen to assist businesses with their training needs. Construction training facilities are also available. For further information, please contact Sue Waldron on 01663 743 284, or email sue@newmills11-18.derbyshire.sch.uk.
St Philip Howard Catholic School (External website**) has been awarded the status of specialist school in Sports.
St Thomas More Catholic School (External website**) has been awarded the status of specialist school in Science.
**Please note: High Peak Borough Council is not responsible for the content of any external websites.