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Upskill your workforce

Tips and tools to help upskill your workforce

Having access to the right talent is often one of the biggest challenges that businesses face when growing. One way to overcome that is to upskill your existing workforce.

Learning and development for everyone

Upskilling your team in key areas is crucial to helping you meet customer needs and adapt to new requirements within your industry.

Have a look at our article on the growth mindset you can adopt to help get your learning and development right.

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Small business owners and managers are often experts at what they do, but may lack the experience and skills to lead at the next level.

Mentor can provide online and face to face training to support you on your business journey.

Empower your people and build your business through accredited training in employment law and HR, management and leadership, health & safety, environmental management and wellbeing.

Your people are your greatest asset. Mentor can provide you with up to date, relevant and timely learning for you and your employees

Contact us on 0800 970 9814 (Relay UK: 18001 0800 970 9814) for more information. Mentor’s services incur a cost.

Digital learning tools

There are a wide range of online courses that provide training for businesses, to get the right digital skills for their teams.

Many courses are free and can bring useful new skills including digital marketing techniques, using social media effectively and promoting your business on the web. Courses are available for all levels and can be a great way to motivate your team as well as bringing valuable new expertise to your business.

Carrying out a web search for digital online training will offer plenty of options to review.

Apprenticeships

You can now employ apprentices at all levels, from school leavers to people that want to further their careers or change career direction.  Hiring an apprentice could be a productive and effective way to grow talent and develop a motivated, skilled and qualified workforce.

If you’re in England, you may be able to get government funding to cover some of the cost of training and assessing an apprentice.

The government has recently launched a new website about how businesses can make the most of apprenticeships.

You can find out:

  • how much it may cost
  • the right apprenticeship for your business
  • how to choose a training provider
  • how to hire an apprentice
  • how to prepare for an apprenticeship and track progress
  • details on assessment and certification
 
Find out more on the Apprenticeships Employer website.

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