Let's talk!
Scroll down to meet one of our of Business Development Consultants 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:
Other general contact details
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- Call: 01895 853622 (Apprenticeships) | 01895 853780 (Employers)
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Meet the Team
Apprenticeships Team
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Harpal Lehal: Head of Apprenticeships and Skills
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.
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Anna Dobbin: Business Development Executive for Apprenticeship and Skills
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Telephone: 020 8607 8025
Linkedin profile: Anna Dobbin
Areas I look after:
I predominantly work with employers wanting to take on Engineering, Electrical, Construction (including Carpentry and Joinery/Property Maintenance Operatives) and IT apprentices.
Services I offer:
I support employers with an end-to-end service around apprenticeships, workforce development packages, bespoke training, tailored specifically to their business needs for existing members of staff or new employees.
Employability Team
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Giles Strachan: Employability and Projects Manager
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Telephone: 01895 853653
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.
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Vida Paittoo: Employability Co-ordinator
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.
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Sharon Decouto-Brown: Employability Administrator
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Telephone: 02086078191
Area I look after:
Employability Skills, part of the Apprenticeship and Skills Team.
Services I offer:
I help unemployed adults back into work, supporting them with advice and information they would need to gain employment. I visit job centres and speak to claimants face to face and also by phone, promoting our SWAPS courses to them and online courses. I advise them which courses and SWAPs would be the right fit for them.
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Adam Masters: Employability Administrator
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Telephone: 01895 471044 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.
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Zuzanna Rusiecka: Online Courses Administrator
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Telephone: 01895 853759
Area I look after:
Online Courses, part of the Apprenticeship and Skills Team.
Services I offer:
I primarily work with learners who are completing our online courses. These are completed at home and in your own time so are a great alternative for somebody who may have prior commitments but is ready to venture into a new career path or gain a qualification. I work closely with each learner and support them throughout the completion of their course and until they reach their desired career.