Useful Organisations – Employment and Training
ConstructionSkills
The Sector Skills Council for construction. They represent every part of the construction industry, from architects to bricklayers, in every part of the UK and cover every part of the skills agenda - from grants to college places.
http://www.constructionskills.net/
http://www.citb-constructionskills.co.uk/index.asp
http://www.citb-constructionskills.co.uk/traininglearning/
http://www.cskills.org/supportingyou/supportingyourbusiness/businessperformance/traininganddevelopmentplans/
Investors in People
Investors in People provide straightforward, proven frameworks for delivering business improvement through people
http://www.investorsinpeople.co.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council exists to make England better skilled and more competitive. They have a single goal: to improve the skills of England’s young people and adults to ensure we have a workforce of world-class standard.
http://www.lsc.gov.uk/
http://www.lsc.gov.uk/regions/NorthWest
Train to Gain
A service designed to help businesses get the training they need to succeed.
http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/
http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/Region/NorthWest/