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Apprenticeships and sector-focused courses to develop the skills of your workforce
Whether you are a business looking to upskill your staff or to give back to the community while inspiring the next generation we are here to support you and your business needs.Contact usContact us now to find out how we can help your business succeed:Phone: 023 8048 4848Email: employers@southampton-city.ac.uk
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City College has a wealth of experience in providing training services for businesses, from apprenticeships to bespoke training solutions and from short courses to degrees and professionally recognised qualifications, across a range of industry sectors.
We work in partnership with you to develop and upskill your staff to best achieve your business objectives. We offer a 1-2-1 with our workforce skills team to identify your organisation’s skills gaps and training needs.
Cost-effective training for your workforce
We have access to funding which means courses may be subsidised or even FREE for your business.
Flexible delivery
Our courses are delivered in a variety of ways to suit your business and work patterns; this could be in the evening, in your workplace or through distance learning (meaning your employees don’t even need to come into college!)
Explore the information below to see how we can help you and your business.
To find out more about how apprenticeships can upskill your staff, help you hire a new workforce and support your business flourish please visit our apprenticeship pages here.
Contact usContact us now to find out how we can help your business succeed:Phone: 023 8048 4848Email: employers@southampton-city.ac.uk
Bespoke training solutions
We recognise that off-the-shelf training courses may not always be the best solution for your business needs, so we can also offer a bespoke training solutions package. By working closely with you to identify the issues and skills gaps you want to address, we can then design and develop appropriate training solutions.Our bespoke training courses are competitively priced and we may also be able to help you to access funding, which means courses may be subsidised or even FREE for your business.Examples of training solutions recently delivered:
Continual professional development (CPD)
Reach out to talk to us about our range of CPD courses and how we can meet your business needs.
English and maths
If you have staff that need to develop their reading, writing and/or numeracy skills, we can support with basic English and maths courses at no cost to you or your business.
Redundancy support
We can also support your business through any redundancy, company reorganisation and employability situations. We have funding available to support you and your workforcewith skills support.To find out more about this service please contact us:
Phone: 023 8048 4848Email: employers@southampton-city.ac.uk
City College’s mission is to enable our students to be ready for work and to help employers develop the skilled workforce they need to be successful. To achieve this we need to work closely with businesses and employers across the region to hear what your organisation needs.We also partner with businesses within course support which can include guest lectures and talks about your industry, practical demonstrations, workplace visits and much more. To find out how you can help, please read the information below and contact us directly by phoning 023 8048 4848 or emailing employers@southampton-city.ac.uk.
A work experience or industry placement can range from 37 hours (one week) to 315 hours (45-60 days) over a year. Through these programmes, students will gain work-related skills and a chance to apply what has been learnt in college to the industry.Our students may contact you directly to enquire, or we may get in touch as a college. Once a date has been agreed upon, we will provide you with the relevant information and their Work Experience pack.
Employers who can provide a placement will be risk assessed to ensure they provide a safe working environment and proactively promote equality and diversity.
Benefits to your business
Contact us
If you are interested in partnering with us for these placements please reach out to us on the followingPhone: 023 8048 4848Email: work.experience@Southampton-city.ac.uk
Curriculum developmentEmployer input to our curriculum is essential to ensure that our courses are current, relevant, and meeting employer needs.
You can also contribute to the following:
If you would like to be involved please get in touch with us by phoning 023 8048 4848 or emailing employers@southampton-city.ac.uk.