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East Sussex Business Guide & Directory
Many businesses do not realise
how important staff training is.
Continuously improving and
updating the skills of the work-
force benefits the business and
its staff as well as improving
recruitment and retention.
Having a training strategy shows
how serious a business is about
its future. Benefits include:
ability to plan for future change
and growth, ability to implement
specific goals, improving
productivity and increasing the
range of skills within the existing
workforce. Training across the
entire workforce improves
competiveness, staff morale and
loyalty, customer satisfaction,
company reputation and
importantly profitability. Small
and micro businesses may think
they don’t need training but even
sole traders can improve their
business performance with the
right support and coaching.
Finding the right training can be
difficult; however, East Sussex is
fortunate to have access to some
of the UK’s finest universities,
further education facilities and
over 150 training providers that
are able to deliver Government
funded vocational learning
programmes, help with
apprenticeships, accredited
and non- accredited training,
up-skilling and Continuing
Professional Development.
The University of Brighton
has increased the number of
commercial and science courses
and has direct links with local
businesses to support both the
graduates and the local economy
at its new campus in the centre
of
Hastings
. The university
specialises in support for small
and medium sized enterprises
offering training for employees
which can be delivered within the
company or on campus and can
be individually tailored to meet
the needs of the business. It also
offers subsidised programmes of
business support and gives
opportunities to meet experts
in a variety of fields.
University of Brighton
The University of Sussex
, on the
western boundary of the county,
has a long standing relationship
with business development (such
as the Sussex Innovation Centre)
and has a great deal to offer in
terms of connections and
expertise. It focuses on
combining resources and
developing higher staff skill
levels through training. The
Knowledge Transfer Scheme is
a successful programme that
supports businesses, graduates
and the university to combine
resources and learn what
individual aspects of the
business can be improved,
Unlocking Talent in Business
Staff training –
your best investment
Continuously
improving and
updating the
skills of the
workforce
benefits the
business and
its staff as well
as improving
recruitment
and retention.
