Development of Skills

Managing a successful business of any size requires access to different skills, either your own skills or that of your workforce.

As a business develops, the range and complexity of the skills needed by the business requires continuous development. Continually developing the skills of you and your employees will help keep your business competitive and enable growth.

A range of workshops and training events can be found in the Events and Training area of the website. The initiatives below provide details of support to develop the skills within your business. Whether its apprenticeships, training, funding or simply just up-skilling, we’re able to help.

 

Click one of the initiatives below to explore in more depth.

Enterprising Ashfield

Start-up to Scale-up business support programme across the Kirby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield areas...
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Chesterfield Skills Brokerage Service

Chesterfield Borough Council skills support...
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Digital Skills Coach

Could a Digital Skills Coach help move your business forward?...
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Skills Bootcamps

Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills and......
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Midlands Net Zero Hub

Working with partners across the region to deliver projects to support the UK's Net Zero Strategy...
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Green Skills Training

Green skills training for construction businesses based in Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire...
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Digital Boost

Digital Boost is a free online platform that connects those who work for and lead small businesses and charities with......
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Talent Grants

Support to recruit a university graduate or student ...
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Derby Talent Programme

Support to employ a student or graduate...
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Derby City Council Skills Support

A business support service to help you address current and future skills gaps, future-proof your business and ensure your employees......
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Bassetlaw IT, Digital & Work Skills Courses

Free courses for Work and Employment in Bassetlaw...
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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK Programme addresses the support gap for growth-orientated small businesses, helping them to unlock their economic......
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CITB Funding - Construction in Training Board

A range of funding schemes to cover day to day training or specific projects and commissions...
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Events

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Nottinghamshire Start Up Bootcamp

10th December 2024
9:30am - 3:30pm

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Case Studies

Alpha Construction

Alpha Construction

Alpha Construction is a civil engineering and building contractor, specialising in the High Voltage Electricity Industry, Renewable Energy and Industrial...

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News

Made Smarter East Midlands: Unlock up to £20,000 in grant funding

Made Smarter East Midlands: Unlock up to £20,000 in grant funding

Have you signed up to Made Smarter East Midlands, a fully-funded programme designed to help manufacturers of any size in...

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British Business Bank launches Growth Guarantee Scheme

British Business Bank launches Growth Guarantee Scheme

British Business Bank launches Growth Guarantee Scheme to help smaller businesses access the finance they need to invest and grow.

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Free Expert Business Advice and Support

Your business is unique but the challenges that you face aren’t, with our support, we can help get you through them.

Our impartial business support is delivered by experienced, expert business advisers, giving you the right advice at the right time for your business.

Contact us today and access a wealth of support, events, business growth programmes and expert advice.

David Smith​​​​
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