Training, Skills and Employment
This section of the web site is intended to help both employers and those seeking employment or training. It seeks to inform employers about local recruitment and training opportunities and the help available from public sector organisations. For those looking for jobs or training, it will give links to Job Centre Plus and local recruitment agencies plus information on improving your skills.
Recruitment (for employers)
- Recruitment
- Graduate Recruitment
Help for local companies to recruit graduates
- Employment Information
Information from a variety of sources on employing people
Job Search
Information for Employees and Job Seekers
- Skills4Jobs (MS Word, 446 Kb)
Looking for a job but don't know where to start? Need some help with completing application forms, using the Internet to look for work, recognising your own skills, or knowing which job will suit you? Skills 4 Jobs can offer you free help and advice.
- Get Back Into Work - Training Course (MS Word, 1.9 Mb)
The Get into Work programme being run by Leicestershire Adult Learning Service (LALS) at Roundhill College, Syston starting this month for 15 weeks. It's free and a creche is available.
- Interested in Courses to Improve Your Skills?
Follow this link for details of courses (some free) to improve your skills
- Course search
- Learner information and detailed course information
- English for Employment Purposes (PDF, 4.5 Mb)
This project provides higher level English for people whose careers are held back as a result of their lack of English at the right level. Note that this may or may not be native English speakers.
- Health and Safety at Work
- Skills & training for Directors and Owners
Outlines training available to help business owners and directors gain the new skills required as their businesses grow
- Know Your Rights
Includes information on equalities legislation
- Pensions
Information for both employers, employees and self employed
Redundancy
Redundancy can be a sudden and traumatic event but help is available. The following booklet is excellent and was produced by Invest Leicestershire. It also gives lots of general advice on job seeking, writing CVs, interviews, what to do if you cannot find a job and how to cope with the pressures, etc.
It is useful to both those being made redundant and those employers who are being forced to make redundancies.
- Redundancy Information Booklet (MS Word, 891 Kb)
- Redundancy Help Web Site
An independent web site covering help on redundancy, discrimination, bullying, etc
Skills Needs
- Skills Needs
Information on present and future skills needs and those working to address skills shortages
Specialist Skills & Expertise
Charnwood is especially well placed to take advantage of the specialist skill and expertise in our universities. Not only is there Loughborough University but there are five other universities within half an hour's travel time. Between them they offer of wide spectrum of specialised knowledge that is available to local companies. This can be directly through consultancy but also through schemes that bring graduates into your workplace but still have input from the university. This can be a very cost effective way to bring in new technology and methods.
- Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) provide government funding to stimulate innovation through collaborative projects between businesses and universities. A KTP will enable you to work on a specific project, bringing new knowledge and expertise into your business.
Each partnership employs one or more recently qualified people to work in a company on a project of strategic importance to the business. In this way the academic partner is also provided with relevant and improved understanding of business requirements and operations.
KTP is funded by 11 Government organisations led by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Each Partnership is part funded by Government with the balance of the costs coming from the company partner.
KTP aims to:
Facilitate the transfer of knowledge through projects undertaken by high calibre, recently qualified people under joint supervision from a company and an academic institution
Provide company-based training for recently qualified people to enhance their business and specialist skills
Stimulate and enhance business-relevant training and research undertaken by the academic institutions
Increase the interaction between businesses and academic institutions, and awareness of the contribution academia can make to business development and growthThere are currently 882 Partnerships across the UK.
To Find Out More About Local KTP Opportunities
At Loughborough University please ring the KTP Manager on 01509 228493
At DeMontfort University please ring the KTP Manager on 0116250 6211
Training Provision
- Training
Training schemes and apprenticeships. In-the-workplace and college-based training. Who can provide it? Local training courses and venues.
- Free e-Training Modules in Human Resources Topics from ACAS
ACAS have developed a number of E Learning Resources covering the following topics:
* Informing and Consulting
* Discipline and Grievance
* Managing Absence
* Contracts and Written Statements
* Handling Redundancy
* Working Parents
* Bullying and Harassment
* Sexual orientation
* Religion or belief
*Age discriminationThey are all free to use and access but you will need to set-up a username and password
Leicestershire CC Highway Training Courses
- Leicestershire CC Training Courses (PDF, 210 Kb)
Details of the Highway Training Courses available to you through Leicestershire CC
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Business Directory
Business of the Month
Nook Corner is an excellent example of how to use this web site, especially if you don't have a dedicated site. Nook Corner is a combined Gift, Gallery and Coffee Shop located in the centre of Anstey in one of the oldest buildings in the village. But it is much more than just a coffee shop; it also a very well stocked gift shop, offering a large and constantly changing range of gifts to suit most occasions.
Forthcoming Events
Wed, 19 Nov 2008
See link for course content
Leicester; 9.30 - 4.30pm
To book a place please call 0116 2492972
or email.
Wed, 19 Nov 2008
A2P - Public Procurement Seminar
The Access to Public Procurement Project would like to offer you the opportunity to take part in their next seminar looking at how strong Leadership and Management skills can help you become a better supplier to the Public Sector.
You will be able to hear from someone with public sector experience on how you can advance your company.
Also, due to numerous requests we will cover the Pre Qualification Questionnaire again, looking at basic criteria needed to win public sector contracts and business.
Voluntary Action Leicester, 2pm
As spaces are limited at this event we would be grateful if you could let us know of your attendance by Wednesday 12th November. Please contact the team on 0116 252 8442 or email a2p@leicester.gov.uk