Recruitment and training

Well trained employees with the right skills are a key component for any business in providing a competitive advantage.

The Economic Growth Team can help you reach your potential and support you with your recruitment and training needs, including:

Direct Recruitment – a range of tailored initiatives that can assist you to expand your workforce.
Skills Training - fully funded courses* for skills development such as Forklift Truck driving and class 2 HGV training with HGVC. Case Study: HGV skills bootcamp 'Skills training drives career success'.
Apprenticeship Recruitment – advice and support with recruiting an apprentice into your business.
Graduate Recruitment – whether for a short-term dedicated project or recruiting a newly qualified graduate to support new work practices within your organisation.
Training your Existing Workforce – programmes to support you to up-skill your existing workforce to help plug skills gaps and promote business growth.
Jobs and Apprenticeships Fair – free events throughout the year to support employers with their recruitment needs and our residents to secure work opportunities.
Employment and training support - we're working with Futures to support economically inactive Gedling residents with a 1-1 tailored needs assessment for the Transform Your Future* programme.

* These initiatives are supported by funding from the UK Government's Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

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