Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) is a programme developed to upskill employees within small and medium-sized businesses in Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire. SSW provides recognised accredited qualifications and bespoke training courses to enhance your employees’ skills, increase the competitiveness of your business and boost the local economy.
Are you looking to fill job vacancies but struggling to find candidates with all the skills your company needs? The Skills Support for the Workforce Programme is here to help employers train new recruits and help them develop the skills that your business needs.
Contact the Skills Hub team to discuss how this programme can benefit your business.
Case Study: Project Solar UK Ltd accessed funded training to upskill through the SSW programme to empower their workforce and give their company a competitive edge. Read how SSW has benefitted Project Solar UK Ltd and other businesses in the Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire region here: www.serco-ese.com/skills-support-for-the-workforce/success-stories
SSW's network of expert training providers will work with you to develop a bespoke training programme relevant to your needs. There is a wide range of training on offer including:
- IT and digital skills
- Business administration
- Customer service
- Team leading & project management
- Health and social care
- Warehousing and storage
- Communication
If you are facing an organisational restructure or the prospect of making hard decisions about staff redundancy, the Skills Support for Redundancy (SSR) programme can provide you with funded support which will ensure your employees get access to bespoke training to support them to find suitable employment or their next career.
Both SSR and SSW are co-financed by the Education & Skills Funding Agency and European Social Fund so you can access support at no cost to your business.
Find out more: www.serco-ese.com/skills-support-for-the-workforce/regions/stoke-on-trent-staffordshire or contact the Skills Hub team to discuss how these programmes can benefit your business.