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ESF co-funded training for employers

Helping companies recruit staff with the right skills.

This service is co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA) and can provide companies with:

• Bespoke induction training programmes for group selection
• Free access to work ready individuals who are matched to your requirements
• Up to £2,500 grant towards taking on a new apprentice
• Funded training for staff affected by redundancy including:
• Advice, guidance and initial assessments to identify future work opportunities and individual skills development
• CV writing and job application skills
• IT training
• Start your own business guidance
• Management training and qualifications
• Teacher training
• Electrical training
• Plumbing and plastering training
• Website design courses

“We have been working with Basingstoke College for the last 3 months to coordinate and deliver training programmes under the ESF contract. Jane and her team have gone out of their way to be flexible to our employee’s needs and requirements. They have already delivered Leadership & Management, Electrical, Plumbing and Web Design courses with excellent feedback from those who’ve attended. Although many of our needs have been outside of the normal programme the BCoT Team have worked with The Bridge to offer what is required and have tried to utilise the funding where ever possible. I would not hesitate to recommend the programme at BCoT to other companies in our situation.”

Laura Ede - Outplacement Consultant, The Bridge -Nokia (Southwood)

For further information about any of these ESF co-funded training for employers please contact Jane Mossman, Business Manager, BCoT for Business on 07788 710342 or email jane.mossman@bcot.ac.uk

ESF co-funded training for those seeking employment or facing redundancy

Helping individuals realign their skills for current job opportunities.

BCoT are designing training courses with Job Centre Plus and local employers that feed directly into work opportunities. This service is co-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA).  Examples of courses on offer:

• Advice, guidance and initial assessments to identify future work opportunities and individual skills development
• CV writing and job application skills
• IT training
• Start your own business guidance
• Apprenticeships in Business Administration, Accountancy, IT, Customer Service, Advanced Creative & Digital Media
• Hospitality training
• Health & Social Care training
• Retail, Customer Service and Call Centre training
• Warehousing training
• Security training

“After being unemployed for nearly 8 months, I attended the employability and apprenticeship courses on offer at BCoT. During the courses I gained new skills that helped me write a completely new CV.  I handed this into Triumph Ltd in Basingstoke and was offered an interview.  Thanks to the interview skills I gained I was told that I was successful and had got the job the following day.  I absolutely love it there and I give all of my thanks to Andrea, Hayley and all of the others who put the time and effort into the courses.”

Elizabeth Leaver – 20 years old, Sales Assistant, Triumph International Ltd

For further information about these ESF co-funded training for those seeking employment or facing redundancy please contact Hayley Monckton-Smith, Employability Programme Coordinator  on 01256 306677 or email hayley.monckton-smith@bcot.ac.uk