Working With Business
Our aim at CIPs is to make training and business
support available that really works for Business people. That is
why, although we have a huge range of Business courses available
for those who want to study at College, we also work really hard to
meet entrepreneurs, business owners and those responsible for
training and development, to develop support that works for each
unique situation.
Some of the services we offer:
- One-to-one support frome experienced business advisers
- Help with business development and change management
- Advice on securing finance and investment
- Business plan development
- Analysis of your IT and training needs
- Networking opportunities
- An employment service to help find suitable staff
- Specialised training for your staff
We have superb facilities that provide real working environments,
up to date equipment and technology for our learners and can train
individuals or groups at the College's various campuses and
learning centres.
Much of the training that is delivered to employers and the
self-employed through NCFE is provided in the business support
centres, specialist industry learning centres or in the business or
organisation's own premises and is often outside traditional
working hours to accommodate the needs of the business. For example
most of the School of Railway Engineering's work-based learning is
delivered in tandem with employee shift patterns.
A project within the NHS saw innovative Basic Skills support to
help around 900 learners in 33 London Hospitals to achieve their
essential work-based NVQ's, again delivered on site around shift
patterns, on a flexible one to one or group basis as
required.
Online learning forms part of many of our training courses to help
learners to fit their study in when it suits them, from work or
home. We have a Virtual Learning Centre offering online tutors and
Learndirect courses all available through the College. These
courses generally take between 1 and 15 hours to complete and can
be taken at any time, anywhere with a broadband internet
connection.