We have the expertise to give your employees the skills and knowledge they need to improve your business, increase profitability and improve efficiency. Our training services can be tailored to the needs of your organisation and be flexibly delivered at your organisation’s premises or in College – the choice is entirely yours!

Why Choose Us?

  • We are an Outstanding College (as graded by Ofsted in November 2010)
  • We work in partnership with your organisation to design a training solution to suit your business needs and to improve business performance.
  • We deliver training where and when you need it, this includes working flexibly at times and using premises which suit you. We provide a mix of advisory sessions, professional qualifications, short courses and bespoke courses
  • We offer training which is suitable for everyone from an Apprentice to a senior level manager

Our Service to Your Business

Barnsley College is an innovative one-stop shop covering all aspects of training. We remove all of the hassle of recruiting new employees - from initial advice and guidance to the selection of the most appropriate candidates (to actual placements) that will meet your needs.

Our service includes:

  • A consultation with your company to undertake a full training analysis
  • The creation of a training plan
  • Working with you to create a job description
  • Advertising of vacancies
  • Recruitment and selection of the candidates to suit you
  • Carrying out an initial assessment
  • Delivery of flexible training programmes through a wide range of methods, all built with employers in mind
  • Carrying out of regular progress reviews on your employee

Our Flexible Approach

Whether you are a sole trader or an international company, all businesses experience peaks and troughs. Barnsley College fully understands this and we have endeavored to make our service as flexible as possible to ensure that it works for you and your business.

Our flexible approach includes:

  • Providing a full bespoke recruitment service. We will conduct as little or as much of the process as you require.
  • Our Apprenticeship Training Association (ATA) allows you the flexibility of having an apprentice for a minimum of four months instead of twelve months.
  • If your business circumstances change, or the apprentice does not meet your expectations, you have the flexibility to return the apprentice to us and we will find you a replacement if required.
  • If your company is under consultation, has individuals at risk of redundancy, or is downsizing or closing down, we can offer support to develop your workforce with the skills your business needs to succeed through our Skills for Jobs provision.

If you would like to find out how we can help your business, contact the Employer Responsiveness Unit on 01226 216 166 or email employer@barnsley.ac.uk