The Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) Programme is celebrating a major milestone in the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding region, having provided free skills training to a total of 500 businesses and 1,611 employees since it...
The Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) Programme is celebrating a major milestone in the Tees Valley region, having provided free skills training to a total of 1,285 businesses and 4,516 employees since it began in April 2019. In...
Struggling with staff retention rates and wondering how to take a business forward in terms of growing revenue are tricky challenges to navigate as an SME. However, these are challenges that skills training can help to address. Lee...
The challenge As a result of the pandemic, businesses across the nation had to furlough many employees, which naturally put a halt on staff skill development. This ran true for Maval, a Middlesbrough-based business specialising in...
Increasingly, businesses are wanting to become more sustainable for a variety of reasons, from wanting to make a positive impact on society to helping to secure the future of the planet. However, for many business owners, it can...
The challenge Many businesses, particularly those within the construction and manufacturing sectors, have found themselves struggling to retain staff due to the disruption caused to the industry by the pandemic, as well as the...
The challenge Metcalfe Developments, based in Stockton-on-Tees, provides specialist waterproofing services for a range of well-known national and international attractions, including Yorkshire Wildlife Park, The Shard in London and the...
There are a lot of misconceptions about online training, especially from those who are used to receiving their training in-person. However, what the pandemic has shown us is that online training can be effective across a range of...
The Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) Programme is celebrating having upskilled a total of 838 businesses and 2,961 employees across Tees Valley, including in Middlesbrough and Stockton, since it began in April 2019. The programme...
The Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) Programme is celebrating having upskilled a total of 392 businesses and 1,225 employees across York, North Yorkshire and East Riding since it began in April 2019. The programme has been...
If you’re a hospitality business based in a thriving city centre, it’s only natural that you’re going to come up against a lot of competition. Not only this, but with hospitality being a very busy and faced-paced environment to work...
Nationally, almost one quarter of all businesses temporarily closed or paused trading due to the pandemic in April 2020. This caused the economy in York, North Yorkshire and East Riding to drop by 7.6%,[1] with the Tees Valley region’s...
At Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW), we’ve seen and heard first-hand the struggles that the pandemic has caused small businesses across the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding, and the Tees Valley regions. Some businesses have...
The challenge For small businesses trying to stand out from larger competitors in a crowded marketplace, reputation is key. This rings true for Middlesbrough-based R C Ayres, a construction business that provides building and roofing...
The challenge Having certifications that help you stand out from the crowd is vital for any business looking to keep and attract clients. However, achieving and maintaining these certifications can come at a big cost and can also be...
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