Launched by the regional skills and enterprise programme, Go>Grow in partnership with 30 local training providers and managed by Gateshead College, who invested in the programme following £15 million funding through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), it will also support people looking to get back into work or who are at risk of redundancy.
Rolling out across the region, Go>Grow will offer:
- A choice of business booster and personal improvement courses in hospitality (until July 2018)
- Training development that meets the individual needs of businesses, or offers those who have never embarked on training programmes the opportunity to access bespoke packages
- Tailormade programmes from any of the Go>Grow training provider sites
- For those looking to return to work or who are at risk of redundancy, a series of ‘brushing up your skills’
Ivan Jepson, director of business development at Gateshead College, said: "Go>Grow provides a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs and companies to gain some really beneficial new skills through a fully funded training programme.
"They also offer the chance for someone who has been looking for work, or facing possible redundancy, to gain skills that will help them back on their feet or face the future with confidence.
"Partners will be working together and with other local organisations as part of an initiative that will secure the futures of our businesses and entrepreneurs, generate new employment opportunities and boost SME growth. This is all crucial to the economic prosperity of the North East."