Support and Advice
Financial support for employers
Developing your staff need not drain your financial resources, so if you have limited money to spend on training, don't be deterred. Thanks to Government funding, you may be able to get FREE staff training under the following circumstances:
- If you want to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of your employees;
- If you would like to train an employee aged through the Apprenticeship scheme;
- If a staff member doesn’t already have 5 GCSEs at grades A-C/NVQ Level 2 or equivalent qualifications; Examples of qualifications equivalent to 5 GCSEs at grades A-C are: • 5 O Levels • GNVQ Intermediate • BTEC First Diploma.
- If a staff member doesn't already have 2 A Levels/NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualifications, and is aged 19-24 at the time of starting their Level 3 course.
- If you are a private sector firm with 5 to 250 employees and want to develop your leadership and management skills.
Contribution to wage costs
For small businesses (less than 50 employees), the Government will contribute to the cost of your staff spending time away from work undertaking agreed training.
To find out what free training you could be entitled to please contact us.
Support for people with a disability, sensory impairment or learning difficulty
The College is committed to ensuring that disabled people, including those with learning difficulties, are treated fairly. All reasonable adjustments to provision will be made to ensure that disabled students and other disabled people are not disadvantaged. We can provide specialist equipment or adapt materials to alternative formats as needed.
Click here to view the College's Disability Statement.