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Meet the Skills Team: Barry Tugwood

Barry Tugwood is a Business Skills Advisor working on the Workforce for the Future and Kickstart projects. He works with businesses and training providers across the South West to help businesses...
Posted on: 12.07.21
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Why should your business invest in marketing training?

Ahead of our marketing training events programme for chamber members, we look at why investing in marketing training is more important than ever.
Posted on: 01.07.21
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As business confidence and sales rebound South West businesses struggle to recruit enough skilled staff

The 400+ businesses who responded to Business West’s latest quarterly economic survey reported the first positive sentiment for the UK’s economy in at least four years and burgeoning confidence in...
Claire Ralph
Claire Ralph
Business West
Posted on: 21.06.21
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Which route to upskill your business' skills: apprenticeships, internships, T-Levels or work experience?

Business West is now delivering the Workforce for the Future programme which will help businesses upskill their workforce. Find out more about the support available in this blog and read our guides...
Posted on: 15.06.21
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Business West welcomes the government’s pledge for skills

As the government introduces its pledge for skills, we look at the benefits for businesses.
Posted on: 04.06.21
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Creative, construction & agriculture sectors – take part in the Flexi Job Apprenticeships Consultation before 1st June 2021

Calling all creative, agriculture and construction industries in the South West! Time is running out to make your views known on how the government should shape flexi-job apprenticeship schemes in...
Posted on: 26.05.21
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Meet the Skills Team: Claire Bedding

The Business West skills team will help your business identify and tackle skills gaps in your business. How exactly do they do this? We spoke to Business Skills Advisor Claire Bedding about her role...
Posted on: 21.05.21
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Bristol's Creative Youth Network helps young people develop skills for the future

What does it take to build a young person? Throughout our early lives, most of us build up a ‘toolkit’ of skills and attributes that we need to thrive as independent adults – but for young people...
Posted on: 20.05.21
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