Introduction
Developing and valuing your employees is essential for any growing business. Ensuring that teams can work together and that everybody has the right skills to be effective, from operational to leadership level, is an important and ongoing task for businesses.  Getting it right will help you retain staff, reducing employee turnover as well as making your business attractive to new talent.
Further information
Investing in the training and development of your workforce can bring a wealth of business benefits, including:
- Increased staff motivation, loyalty and retention
- Improved customer service
- Safer working practices
- Increased productivity
- Employees with increased skills sets can make a wider contribution to your business.
There are many training providers delivering in the Heart of the South West area as well as some specific business support schemes providing skills advice to businesses and funded training to upskill the workforce.
Useful Links
- Gov.UK | Hiring and Training Staff – https://www.gov.uk/growing-your-business/hire-and-train-staff
- Gov.UK | Apprenticeships, traineeships and internships –
- https://www.gov.uk/education/apprenticeships-traineeships-and-internships
- CIPD | The professional body for HR and people development – https://www.cipd.co.uk/
- FutureLearn | Learn new skills online with top educators – https://www.futurelearn.com/
- Digital Course Finder | Search Digital Skills courses across the South West – https://digitalcoursefinder.org.uk/
- Train4Tomorrow Skills Bootcamps (Devon, Plymouth, Torbay) – free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks for adults aged 19 or over. See Skills Bootcamps (train4tomorrow.org.uk)
- Skills Bootcamps (Somerset) – free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks for adults aged 19 or over. See Skills Bootcamps – DSTPN
