Skills & Careers Hub
Here at London Business Hub, we know the benefits a good team can bring to your business. That’s why we’ve handpicked a series of resources and support to help you build and make the most of your team.
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Resources and support for employers
The Mayor of London received £18.9m from the Department for Education in March 2022 to deliver the Government’s Wave 3 Skills Bootcamps programme in London in the 2022-23 financial year.
The Mayor of London’s Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks for adults aged 19 or over.
Skills Bootcamps not only benefit Londoners, but can also help businesses to develop a talented workforce, build up employee skills quickly, improve productivity and recruit motivated staff.
The sectors the GLA has been working to support in wave 3 have included:
- Digital
- Creative
- Green
- Rail
- Construction
- Heavy good vehicles
- Health and social care
- Insurance (professional services)
Please see more about how Skills Bootcamps can benefit your business here or you can also contact skills.bootcamps@education.gov.uk.
There are a number of Government programmes for employers who are considering hiring employees, offering work experience or upskilling existing staff. These include:
- Apprenticeships.
- T Levels and industry placements.
- Sector-based Work Academy Programme.
- Skills Bootcamps.
- Multiply numeracy initiative.
- Traineeships.
- Employing prisoners and prison leavers.
- Free courses and additional training for your employees.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) refers to learning activities undertaken by professionals. CPD can help your workforce to develop and progress their skills, refresh existing knowledge and keep up to date with developments in their industry, sector or profession. It also brings benefits for employers, such as boosting staff retention and meeting skills needs within your business.
A range of providers and organisations offer CPD programmes, such as training and events. These include online training providers, local universities and specialist CPD providers.
There are a number of programmes across London to support employers to recruit and upskill their staff, including:
- London Progression Collaboration
The London Progression Collaboration is a not-for-profit initiative supported by the Greater London Authority and J.P. Morgan, providing a free business support service to help London’s businesses to take on new apprentices. - JobCentre Plus
JobCentre Plus works with employers to help them recruit staff and reduce hiring costs. - New Futures Network
The New Futures Network is a specialist part of the prison service designed to help employers hire prisoners and ex-offenders on day release or once they are released from prison. - London Multiply Programme
The Mayor’s London Multiply Programme is a near £41 million investment to support thousands of Londoners with no or low numeracy qualifications to access essential numeracy skills training for free. - London Careers Hubs
A Careers Hub is a group of secondary schools, FE colleges, alternative provision and special schools in a dedicated area that work together to deliver high quality careers education for all students. - DIVERSO
DIVERSO from Talentino supports small and medium-sized employers in London to offer young people with learning disabilities in London colleges encounters with the world of work. - Inspire Lewisham
Inspire Lewisham works with businesses in the creative sector to help them enhance their workforce by training and building extra capacity. - FSB Skills Hub
Skills Hub brings together a series of resources, articles and webinars to help employers recruit and upskill their team.
