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Derbyshire County Council Adult Education Department runs a wide variety of courses to support all backgrounds. Contact
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The Alliance is a new organisation (starting on 1st April 2008) comprising all 25 Sector Skills Councils. |
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The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has end to end responsibility for Apprenticeships in England. |
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Find training and qualifications for your type of business on the National Careers Service website. |
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Buxton College of Further Education is part of the University of Derby, based at the Devonshire Campus, with top class modern facilities and excellent links with local businesses. |
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Community accountancy project that provides financial advice and training to small charities and voluntary groups. Website contains many factsheets. |
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Training, consultancy, advice and information for the voluntary sector on quality and evaluation systems, with the aim to increase effectiveness. |
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Dedicated conference and event booker, providing the perfect solution for your conference, meeting, seminar, workshop, training session, exhibition or any other event. |
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Connexions is a support service for all 13 to 19 year olds. It aims to provide advice, information, guidance and access to personal development. Contact
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Connexions Staffordshire has now closed, but there is a link to some local services. |
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Provides business support and guidance across the industry: advice regarding skills development; training plans; Investors in People; latest developments in research. Contact
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ContinYou uses learning to tackle inequality and build social inclusion by creating programmes and services that build learning communities. |
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Aims to build a dynamic and competitive UK economy by: creating the conditions for business success; promoting innovation, enterprise and science; and giving everyone the skills and opportunities to succeed. |
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Offer a variety of courses for all sorts of student, whether for a route into university or preparing for the world of work. Contact
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1332 520 200 or Freephone 0800 028 0289 |
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enquiries@derby-college.ac.uk |
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Broomfield Hall Campus, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 6DN |
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Adult community education centre takes on and expands the work of the former College of the Peak. |
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Developed links between local schools and employers and organise activities that help to raise the achievement and participation of young people in learning and work.
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Works to apply disabled people's own ideas and experience to developing services and public policies in Derbyshire. |
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The school facilitates development of capacity to meet the current challenges of social change by supporting individuals as they develop projects. |
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Information for tutors delivering Skills for Life provision in the East Midlands - training, events, resources, news, and details of CPD Resource Centres, such as the Buxton Skills for Life CPD Centre |
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Resource to promote apprenticeships by connecting engineering employers and potential apprentices. Information on setting up and running apprenticeships. Telephone support. Contact
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Work-related learning schemes to provide opportunities for 11-21 year olds to enhance their technical, personal and employability skills through industry-led projects, industrial placements and specialised courses. |
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Provides business support in employment relations and employment law, health, safety and environment, manufacturing performance, and education and skills. |
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Hub for schools enterprise. |
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A strategic, impartial, employer-led organisation which aims to enhance professionalism and talent for our sector across all of the nations and regions of the UK. |
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The new place to find government services and information: Businesses - StartUp - Premises - Exports - Tax - Funding - Employment |
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Graduate internship programme - part of a package of measures to support graduates to improve their employability skills and support business at the same time. |
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Promotes community and voluntary sustainability in the High Peak area, by supporting the development of organisations with advice, practical services, information, training and facilities. |
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HMRC run workshops on a variety of subjects at locations throughout the country. The services are free of charge and are designed for everyone in business, especially new businesses or new employers. |
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One of the UK's largest providers of vocational training and recruitment services, operating from a network of over fifty Business Centres nationwide. |
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Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector - licensed by the UK government to drive forward the new skills, training and business development agenda for the sector. Contact
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024 7669 6996 |
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connect@lantra.co.uk |
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Lantra House, Stoneleigh Park, Nr Coventry, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG |
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A website designed to help people take their first steps with computers and the internet. You can find out all about the mouse, the keyboard, and the internet, and get ready to chat to friends with your own email account. |
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Operates a network of more than 800 online learning centres in England and Wales, providing access to a range of e-learning opportunities. |
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Supports collaboration between voluntary organisations in the development and delivery of learning opportunities. Contact
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Committed to providing the highest quality standards of education, training and recreational opportunities through programmes based on individual recognition, attainment, equality of access, flexibility and relevance. Contact
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Helping charities communicate by providing information and training. |
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Mobility Project grants fund work placements for individuals supported by UK organisations to gain skills, personal development and work experience in another European country. |
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Provides manufacturing industry focused academies which enable employers to boost their skills and productivity. |
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Introduces young people from schools and local communities to the world of business and entrepreneurship teaching them how to develop their own small business. |
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Provide short training courses within the land-based sector many leading to NPTC certificates of competence. Registered with Lantra. Contact
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Businesses involved in the field of vocational training can obtain support to develop and promote innovative training methods and products. These innovations should use new information and communication technologies where appropriate. |
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An educational charity, based near Oxford in the UK, which supports the development of rural group enterprise world-wide. |
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A UK charity that helps young people realise their potential and transform their lives through practical support including training, mentoring and financial assistance. Contact
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EM 0116 253 7824; WM 01384 892 100 |
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webinfoem@princes-trust.org.uk |
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EM Mansion House, 41 Guildhall Lane, Leicester LE1 5FQ; WM Lye Business Centre, Enterprise Drive, Hayes Lane, Lye, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY9 8QH |
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Help paying for learning that improves your career prospects. |
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Comprehensive range of services enable disabled people, people with a health condition and others to make the most of their skills and abilities, to gain or retain sustainable employment. |
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Runs UK-wide training programmes for social entrepreneurs. |
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Up to date and relevant information on providers of many courses, support programmes, publications & consultants nationwide. |
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An agency of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) funds and regulates adult FE and skills training in England. |
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To enable people in charities and social enterprises to have the right skills to make a difference to people and their communities. |
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Training programmes, evaluation tools and coaching to help you to get the very best out of your staff, improving efficiency, retention rates, work satisfaction and your bottom line. |
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Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries (broadcast, film, video, interactive media and photo imaging) ensuring competitiveness through employees with the right skills. |
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Aims to raise the standard of learning, training, coaching and business support available to prospective and existing small and home business owners. |
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Full-time and part-time courses. Contact
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01785 223 800 |
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Earl Street, Stafford, ST16 2QR |
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Whatever your business type, and whatever your objectives, we have the solutions and resources to help you too. |
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UKs foremost organisation for women in business with a range of services, training and news for members and monthly networking meetings across the country, including East and West Midlands.
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Provide high-quality, paid placements for students in their gap year before or during their degree course. |
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Over 25,000 courses that can be browsed and searched through intelligent search tools. |
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Transfer of Innovation grants fund multilateral co-operation projects aimed at transferring best practice and innovation in vocational education and training (VET) across Europe. |
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Aims to benefit employers, individuals and government by advising how improved employment and skills systems can help the UK become a world-class leader in productivity, in employment and in having a fair and inclusive society.
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Courses at the University of Derby. Buxton campus |
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National online resource for learning and training in the voluntary and community sector. Directory of VCS infrastucture organisations supporting training. Resources section. |
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Champions young people by providing financial support to young learners, by funding Academies for all their provision and by supporting local authorities to commission suitable education and training opportunities for all 16-19 year olds. |
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