College first in the North to gain gold status in forces-friendly scheme

College first in the North to gain gold status in forces-friendly scheme

The award recognises employers that go the extra mile to support employees who are ex-forces or part of the wider military family, such as spouses or cadets.  It also acknowledges the college’s work as a training provider to defence personnel leaving the services and the work that the college does to raise awareness among its community, as an advocate for armed forces families.  Mike Welsh,...

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Bosses in first visit to £4.5m training centre

Bosses in first visit to £4.5m training centre

Engineering firms from across the Yorkshire and Humber region took a step towards future-proofing their businesses with a look behind the scenes at a new £4.5 million apprentice training centre. Maintenance team leaders from Reckitt Benckiser (RB) travelled only yards from their Hull site to see how their new recruits were progressing at the new home of Humberside Engineering Training Centre...

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Careers project brings back memories as boss goes back to old school

Careers project brings back memories as boss goes back to old school

Girls at Beverley High School are learning from the career of Helen Gibson, managing director of Agencia Consulting, as part of a move to help students plan their futures and to assist the school itself with developing its careers strategy. Sarah Brownell, assistant head at the school, said: “We have nearly 900 students and this is about helping them to find a passion which can guide them with...

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HCUK and Goldings join forces to cut costs

HCUK and Goldings join forces to cut costs

HCUK Training has recruited the help of a specialist training provider to deliver courses to help Humber businesses save money and safeguard their finances. Golding Computer Services is offering fully funded accounts and payroll courses with HCUK Training to eligible SMEs through the Humber LEP’s investment of European Social Fund, co-financed through the Education and Skills Funding Agency....

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From hot yoga to hand grenades, how expanding businesses are putting finance first

From hot yoga to hand grenades, how expanding businesses are putting finance first

Michelle Shenton and David Cartwright of Hot Yoga have signed up to sharpen their finance skills as they build revenues and recruitment at the business they launched last year. Siblings at Braun & Co are taking the computerised accounts for business course with the aim of taking on more responsibility from their father in the family company which over the years has diversified from model trains...

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