Looking to develop your workforce, recruit or take on an
apprentice? Here you'll discover a range of workforce and
skills services available to businesses across West
Lancashire.
West Lancashire Challenge
The West Lancashire Challenge aims to create apprenticeships
as well as training and work experience opportunities within
businesses and increase participation in volunteering within the
community throughout the borough. If your business is in West
Lancashire and you are interested in taking on an
apprentice please visit the West
Lancashire Challenge page.
The National Apprenticeship
Service (NAS) (external link) has end to end
responsibility for apprenticeships in England. Their main role is
to work with employers, helping more of them take on apprentices.
This website details all you need to know about taking on an
apprentice within your business.
Unite with Business
The Unite with Business
programme (external link) provides small to medium sized
businesses with additional skills to achieve high-impact business
projects. The programme enables businesses to explore the
graduate marketplace on a low risk basis. For further
information about the programme email: enquiries@unitewithbusiness.co.uk
Edge Hill University
Edge Hill
University (external link) offers
a number of services to businesses including research
that can be used to inform the policies and practices of
your businesses, student placements and bespoke training
courses.
West Lancashire College
Business
Solutions at West Lancashire College (external
link) can offer your business offer a complete training
package from initial enquiry through to delivery and evaluation of
training. This includes a free advisory service to help identify
your organisation's training needs.
West Lancashire
Construction Academy
The Construction
Academy (external link) is a state-of-the-art learning
centre which supports skills development for the construction
industry. The Academy offers a realistic training environment and
industry-standard facilities, which prepares learners for a
rewarding career in construction trades, as well as providing
essential up-skilling opportunities for those already working in
the construction sector.
The Academy supports a wide range of trades and occupations
including automotive maintenance, trowel occupations, electrical
installation, joinery, motor sports, painting & decorating,
performing engineering operations, plastering, plumbing, roofing
& slating.
Business Link - Employment and Skills
The
Business Link website (external link) provides useful
information for businesses ranging from recruitment
to developing your workforce to improve business
performance.
Acas
Acas (external
link) aims to improve organisations and working life through
better employment relations by supplying up-to-date
information, independent advice and high quality training, and
working with employers and employees to solve problems and improve
performance.
As an employer or employee you can get free advice from
this website or by calling the telephone helpline. Employers
might also be interested in their more specialised services,
including training, workplace projects, conciliation and
mediation.
Jobcentre Plus 
Jobcentre Plus (external link) has one of Britain’s largest
databases of job vacancies and as an employer you can
advertise your job vacancies with them. Jobcentre plus works with
employers across many sectors including care, construction,
hospitality and retail. Search the database and find a job to suit
you using the jobs and skills search. The database also lets you
search for training,
career information, voluntary work and
childcare providers across the UK.
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