Dumfries and Galloway College
Dumfries and Galloway College are the biggest provider of education and training in the South of Scotland with campuses in Dumfries and Stranraer.
They are committed to helping you grow your business in a way that suits you best and pride themselves on finding the right training solutions to help each individual and business.
Dumfries and Galloway College provide a range of courses, qualifications and funding to equip our community with the skills, knowledge and practical experience needed to not only keep up with demands of industries today but to thrive.
Training solutions that are flexible to fit around the needs of your business include:
- bespoke courses
- courses in sought-after training and subject areas
- recognised qualifications
- funding for your training
- apprenticeships
- open learning
- commercial training options
Website: Your Training Hub: Unlocking Opportunities - Dumfries and Galloway College
Telephone: 01387 734197
Email: [email protected]
Lifelong Learning
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Lifelong Learning Service is inclusive, supportive and centred around the unique needs of individuals.
Lifelong Learning is a universal service, targeted at those who need it most and which supports independence, self-confidence and essential skills for life and work. By working with a wide range of third sector and public partners, the service can offer your employees access to accredited and non-accredited learning opportunities in person or online including:
- core life skills
- literacy
- numeracy
- basic computing, digital and IT
- communication
- confidence
- English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
- family learning
- coach education for sports coaches
Signposting the help that sits behind this service might be essential to supporting your employee’s mental health, wellbeing, financial stability, in-work progression and motivation.
A member of the Lifelong Learning team can work with you to develop free, tailor made, work-based programmes to suit the needs of you and your employees.
Email: [email protected]
Scotland’s Rural University College (SRUC)
Training and skills development are vital to the success of any business, especially one that hopes to attract and keep skilled workers. Scotland’s Rural College has the expertise and experience to keep you, and your workforce, ahead of the field.
SRUC's training service offers a wide range of training and skills development courses to meet the needs of the land-based workforce across Dumfries and Galloway, this includes:
- bespoke courses in forestry, clearing, agriculture, veterinary, horticulture, landscaping and sustainability
- apprenticeships
- commercial training options
- animal transportation assessment
Website: Study at SRUC - short courses and professional development
Telephone: 01387403685
Email: [email protected]
Modern apprenticeships
We are committed to developing and growing a world-class and inclusive work-based learning system in Scotland. Apprenticeships demonstrate and promote the benefits work-based learning brings to businesses, individuals and the Scottish economy.
Skills Development Scotland administers Scottish Apprenticeships on behalf of Scottish Government, which incorporates Foundation Apprenticeships (FAs), Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) and Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs).
For employers, modern apprenticeships help you develop your workforce by training new staff, and upskilling existing employees.
Benefits
You:
- get and retain the skills your business needs
- meet the demands of a modern market
- receive funding to help with training costs
- raise the profile of your business
- reduce recruitment costs by advertising free on Apprenticeships.scot
How to become an employer who provides apprenticeships
Discover the different types, or frameworks, of apprenticeships available in Scotland.
Find out how the apprenticeship is funded, how long it takes and the qualifications the apprentices will gain on the apprenticeships Scotland website.
If you need advice on employing apprentices, or you have any questions contact:
Telephone: 08007836000