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.

Take a look through the initiatives below to find support to develop the skills within your business. Whether its apprenticeships, training, funding or simply just up-skilling, we’re able to help.   

Vision2Learn Skills Bootcamp

Unlike other adult learning courses, Skills Bootcamp learners receive government funding....
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Skills for Life: 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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Skills Access Hub

The Skills Access Hub provides bespoke skills training and development opportunities to local businesses in the D2N2 Region....
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University of Derby Business Skills Support

The University of Derby is a university of and for business. Using their research, knowledge, talent and facilities to help......
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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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Reskill & Recover

Reskill and Recover is a fully-funded initiative which aims to help businesses return to growth and increase their productivity following......
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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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Enterprising Ashfield

Start-up to Scale-up business support programme across the Kirby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield areas...
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T Level Transition Programme

T-Level qualifications for 16-19yr olds provide opportunity for an industry placement whilst still in education....
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Taste Local Launch

DBC have been allocated £2m of European funding to deliver the ‘Taste Local’ programme. The funding is being invested in......
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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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Case Studies

Old Rectory Spa  

Old Rectory Spa

Founded in 2022, the Old Rectory Spa is a family run wellbeing spa retreat providing holistic health treatments and exclusive spa...

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News

Black Business Fund  

Black Business Fund

Black-owned restaurants with fewer than five locations can apply to the fund for a grant.

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New Grants for Rising Star Developers  

New Grants for Rising Star Developers

Creative developers and start-up studios can bid for new cash from a multi-million pound government funded scheme to turn their...

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