Workforce training is offered by the following organisations. Please see website links .
The Train to Gain Programme
The government-funded 'Train to Gain' programme is aimed at helping businesses get the training they need to succeed.
Tel: 08456 047047 (South West)
Email: traintogain@bldc.co.uk
Learning and Skills Council West of England
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC), West of England is responsible for all post-16 education and training in the area of the former county of Avon, excluding the university sector.
St Lawrence House
29-31 Broad Street
Bristol BS99 7HR
Tel: 0845 019 4168
Email: westofenglandinfo@lsc.gov.uk
Connexions West of England
The Connexions service provides the information, support and guidance that young people aged 13 to 19 years old need to develop their potential and to enable them to make a successful transition into adult life.
Connexions West of England serves young people in South Gloucestershire from its offices in Kingswood and Filton.
Email: enquiries@connexionswest.org.uk
Tel: 0117 961 2760
West of England Information, Advice and Guidance Network
West of England Information, Advice and Guidance Network offers free and impartial advice to adults on learning, training, courses, working and career advice under the Nextstep West of England programme.
Next Step
The Next Step information and advice service can help you get on the road to improving your career prospects by learning new skills, retaining or gaining new qualifications. Next Step offers free information on learning and work to anyone aged 20 and over.
Filton College
Filton College offers a wide range of standard and bespoke courses for businesses including courses in management, marketing, procurement, computer studies as well as information and communication technology. Training can be done at Filton College, in-house or at a venue to suit clients.
Filton College has been awarded the status of a centre for vocational excellence in both gas engineering and aeronautical engineering.
Filton College
Filton Avenue
Filton
South Gloucestershire
BS34 7AT
Tel: 0117 931 2121
Email: info@filton.ac.uk
City of Bristol College
The City of Bristol College has built flexible, successful partnerships with many of the area's leading businesses. As well as offering accredited training on behalf of all the major awarding bodies the college offers specially tailored, flexible programmes of study for companies and individuals.
Tel: 0117 312 5000
Email: enquiries@cityofbristol.ac.uk
University of the West of England, Bristol
The university enjoys a strong relationship with the business community and engages in a lot of applied research and technology transfer projects both internationally and locally.
Specialist teams offer information and expertise on contracts and intellectual property rights, consultancy, knowledge transfer partnerships, 'Business Incubator', student placements, graduate recruitment, research enterprise as well as technology transfer.
Centre for Research, Business and Innovation
University of the West of England
Frenchay Campus
Coldharbour Lane
South Gloucestershire
BS16 1QY.
Tel: 0117 328 2039 (Centre for Research, Business and Innovation)
Tel: 0117 965 6261 (University Switchboard)