Extra Support for Gloucester Business More funding and more support – Gloucester Works is here to help your workforce keep developing for success. Helping your business through challenging times To help your business succeed in this time of economic challenge, it's vital that you invest in skills. Training increases productivity in the short-term and employers who don't train are 2.5 times more likely to fail than those who do. Gloucester Works, with its network of approved training providers assists Gloucester based organisations to increase the skills of their workforce and improve the performance of their business. We can help you: • use training to meet your short-term challenges • emerge stronger, ready to take advantage of new opportunities Benefit from a wide range of support Since August 2008 we have developed our service to give businesses in Gloucester a wider range of support and assist with the cost of training. Support for small and medium-sized businesses If you run a small or medium-sized private sector business in Gloucester, our unique package of support can help you prosper during tougher economic times. Support to meet your Sector Specific needs Gloucester Works has commissioned approved training providers and works with the Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) to identify the specific skills needs of each business sector. Our team of experts will have the knowledge to offer sector specific skills advice.

For more information on how Gloucester Works can help your business please contact the team on 0800 002 9838 or e-mail employers@gloucesterworks.co.uk

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