Business Skills

Higher Level Skills for Business

Since Spring 2007 the Higher Skills Intermediary Service has been successfully working with regional employers to provide university-level skills training. 11 Intermediaries across the South West are working with employers to develop business focused higher level skills training.

The Intermediary service is aimed at those businesses who recognise the rapid pace of change in industry and respond by investing in the development of their workforce. Intermediaries can source cost effective and viable higher-level training solutions from the region’s universities and colleges that focus on bottom-line impacts.

How it works

The Intermediary carries out a free review with the company of its business goals and objectives, organisational structure and existing training plans, any known skills gaps and what types of provision and delivery best aligns with business priorities and expectations of training.

Having translated these into higher level training needs the Intermediary liaises and negotiates with appropriate HE providers to source provision that addresses company requirements and current business issues.

Proposals are presented to the company for consideration and further action.

Contact

An appointment with an Intermediary can be arranged by contacting your local Intermediary, Jennifer Lane:

Telephone: 01752 305786
E-mail: jennifer.lane@plymouth.ac.uk

or the Project Office on

Telephone: 01392 454106
E-mail: higherskills@expertsouthwest.com

More information on the project can be found on Plymouth University website.