Telford College is involved in a new partnership designed to help employers in Telford and Wrekin access the skills and training support they need.
The Skills For Growth initiative – which sees Telford & Wrekin Council bring together the borough’s leading skills providers under a single collaborative framework – will be unveiled on at a free event on March 13.
Held at The Quad in Station Quarter, it aims to simplify the skills landscape for businesses and make sure finding the right support is much more straightforward.
The event gets under way at 8.30am with a welcome from Telford & Wrekin Council Leader Councillor Lee Carter.
Event host Amy Bould, of PR and communications consultancy Be Bold, will be putting the questions to a panel of training providers from Harper Adams University, Telford College, Shropshire Chamber of Commerce and In-Comm Training.
The event will also hear from a panel of Telford and Wrekin employers on the current challenges around workforce development and their experience of working with training providers.
Telford & Wrekin Council director of prosperity & investment James Dunn will outline the economic picture across the borough and the event will also include networking opportunities and a skills expo.
The event is open for employers of all sizes in Telford & Wrekin, businesses looking to develop their staff, employers who aren’t currently engaging with skills support and businesses keen to understand the benefits of upskilling.
Councillor Shirley Reynolds, the council’s cabinet member for children, young people, education, employment & skills, said “This Skills for Growth event which includes an expo and networking opportunities, will be packed with useful information for any employer in the borough looking to develop their employees’ skills.
“It will showcase all the funding opportunities and skills initiatives on offer across Telford & Wrekin – and demonstrate the new collaborative working agreement between all skills providers to simplify the system.
“All our training providers are working together to signpost businesses to the direction of the support they need regardless of who provides it.
“It will make navigating the skills landscape much easier for employers and is something which will bring huge benefits to firms across the borough.”
