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Scroll down to meet one of our of Business Development Consultatns and the Employability Skills Team or click on one of the forms to get in contact. We want to work with you to find out what your needs are to take the next step. 

Apprentices

Please use the following form to get in contact: 

Employers

Please use the following form to get in contact:

Jobseekers and Career Development 

If you are an adult job seeker or looking for career development please use the following form to get in contact:

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  • Call: 01895 853622 (Apprenticeships) | 01895 853780 (Employers) 
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Meet the Team

Apprenticeships Team

  • Harpal Lehal: Head of Apprenticeships and Skills

    Harpal Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Telephone: 01895 853605

    Linkedin profile: Harpal Lehal

    Areas I look after: 

    As Head of Apprenticeships & Skills I oversee apprenticeship provision across the group. This involves business planning, recruitment, monitoring quality and achievement.

    Services I offer: 

    Identifying business needs, supporting employers with recruitment of new staff and identifying development needs of existing staff by matching with suitable courses either funded via apprenticeships funds or commercial.

Employability Team

  • Giles Strachan: Employability and Projects Manager

    Giles Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Telephone: 01895 853653 | 07956 358630

    Linkedin profile: Giles Strachan

    Areas I look after: 

    I manage the adult employability skills team across all three colleges which provides training to support our local economy and community. Some of this training is on campus and some is online.

    Services I offer: 

    My team deliver free intensive 6-7 day courses on campus in Employability Skills, Customer Service and Business Administration. We also offer a range of fully online distance-learning courses, which can be completed at any time. We work with a range of employers who have job vacancies and can arrange for people who attend our training programmes to get a guaranteed job interview with one or more employer, which greatly increases someone’s prospects of securing sustainable employment.

    We work closely with employers of all sizes and across all sectors to meet their recruitment and training needs. We can provide free recruitment support to employers through our pool of job-ready candidates.

  • Vida Paittoo: Employability Co-ordinator

    Vida Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

    Telephone: 020 8909 6360 | 07824 321350

    Area I look after: 

    The Employability Skills team within the Apprenticeship & Skills Department.

    Services I offer: 

    To build on individual's employability skills and boost their confidence as well as their chances of gaining employment, whether they are out of work or looking to improve their career prospects.

     

  • Adam Masters: Employability Administrator

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    Adam Telephone: 01895 471044 | 07960 162737

    My role: 

    I give administrative support for our programmes and training courses to help clients who wish to return to the job market.

    I offer support in helping individuals find the right programme to up-skill and boost their confidence to prepare them for work.

    I also support learners in employment to gain useful skills for their career progression.

    No matter how complex your needs may be we will aim to find the right path for you and support you with your training requirements.