As part of National Apprenticeship Week [ Monday 1 February to Friday 5 February 2010] The College will be offering free advice and guidance to employers about the many different aspects that Apprenticeship training can offer.
The week starts off with a Skills and Apprenticeships Day to be held at The College's Lansdowne campus in central Bournemouth, where anyone who wants more information can pop in for a coffee and a chat and find out more about how Apprentices can help your business.
A ground-breaking diving electronics company based in Dorset has called upon The Bournemouth and Poole College to help boost its workforce.
VR Technology has its main offices in Poole, as well as offices in the USA and the Far East. Producing world leading products for the diving industry, the company is made up of a rare mix of very experienced technical divers and professional engineers.
Investing now could pay dividends later... Book now for short courses designed to improve your individual knowledge in the workplace. Suitable for individual candidates or small businesses/owners.
Introduction to Sage Book Keeping - Friday 29 January
Assertiveness Training - Thursday 4 February
Telephone Techniques - Friday 12 February
Train the Trainer (2 days) - Thursday 18 & 25 February
Motivation and Team Building - Friday 26 February
A new forum for Dorset is being launched to help secure the future success of the engineering and manufacturing sector in the region. Aimed at employers from all sized companies, the forum is being introduced by The Bournemouth and Poole College's Business Enterprise unit.
ITQ is a new flexible IT qualification designed to give individuals and businesses IT skills to succeed. It is aimed at anyone who uses IT in their job, or who wishes to get to grips with their computing skills.
This course is best suited to organisations with a workforce that need current skills to create professional documents, effective spreadsheets, efficient databases, engaging presentations or eye-catching publications. Our trainers and assessors have experience in various versions of Microsoft Office from 2000 to 2007.
If you are interested in training at work and updating qualifications, you or your boss could be entitled to grants or subsidies in Spring 2010. Call us today on 01202 205500 to find out what is available.
Date for your diary… Thursday 11th March 2010, Lansdowne campus.
Come along and find out how taking on a work placement or sending your current employees onto Higher Education courses at The College could enhance your business success. In the current economic climate highly skilled staff with a wealth of transferable skills could give you the competitive edge, our current Foundation Degree students will be displaying examples of their work and college staff will be available to discuss opportunities for working together with you.