MK Skills Collaboration

A ‘collaboration across organisations’ delivered by MK College (local provider of education services), with the aim to understand what skills local organisations really need to make an impact to bridging the skills gaps in their employees.

Delivering a number of career focused forums, it provides MK businesses the opportunity to interact with local education and training providers. Putting businesses and educators side by side, the forums will contribute actively to developing and delivering new skills training. This understanding will support the needs of local business to increase their productivity and growth.

The forums will bring together businesses in vertical sectors to work collaboratively to complete their TNA. This is designed to expose local businesses’ needs and support local employers to employ local people.

About MK College and the MK Skills Collaboration Service

MK College is the local education provider for a broad variety of qualifications, as well as employability skills and community training.

The MK Skills Collaboration Service provides a unique opportunity to deliver employer forums and workshops which are designed to drive employer participation and engagement. Businesses will be asked how they would like to grow and what skills are needed to achieve this growth?

By identifying the local skills shortages, we can provide clear advice and support to all corners of local business.

Working alongside SCIOT, MK:U, Open University and Cranfield University.

What are the Local Business Forums?

The forums aim to explore the unique situation facing each local organisation – and understand the vital skills required in MK, now and in the future.

Involvement by the local business community allows them to contribute to a curriculum – so that training providers can deliver the skills and knowledge that are ‘fit for purpose’.

Through discussion the forums will move from understanding current skills needs of employers, through to informing the development of future training requirements.

This exciting new approach will aid business growth and productivity and provide free training in Management and Leadership skills across all sectors.

Support to recruit locally

Making it easy for employers to find the right people. The free MK Skills Collaboration service will allow employers to tap into local talent.

Help to grow your business

Through workshops tailored to specific business needs and free events based on current challenges and innovation requirements.

Improved student-business relations

Future talent will bring innovation and inventiveness to local businesses and facilitate improved skills and best practices in the workplace.

Register your business interest in SkillsHub:MK

By registering you will be opting in to join our current Networks that span Leadership and Management and Digital capabilities.

By engaging in the Networks and our assessment we’ll support you in discovering what areas of skill growth and learning opportunities would make the biggest difference for your business.

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