HR and business strategy expert, Phil Collier Associates, has launched a new training and workforce development programme, aiming to close the skills gap and assist Cumbrian employers in their attempts to retain valuable employees, at a time when the county’s recruitment crisis is tangible.
With recruitment a major headache for Cumbrian employers in 2022, the Cumbrian HR and strategy specialists at Phil Collier Associates, are offering a variety of leadership and project management courses that directly address the needs of small and medium-sized businesses in Cumbria.
Rather than trying to attract new recruits and compete with the huge in-county employers, Phil Collier Associates is urging employers to develop their own talent, investing in their employees through on-point training that can equip them with the skills they need to move to the next level.
To this end, it has created courses aimed at employers and line managers seeking to motivate their teams, as well as employees who require new skills, in order to climb the ladder into a new role or leadership position.
Courses on offer include: Developing Teams and Individuals; Management versus Leadership; Business Improvement Techniques; Project Management; Managing Change; Managing Conflict and Resolution; Personal Effectiveness; Managing Data Through Pivot Tables and Excel Novice and Excel for Managers.
However, Phil Collier Associates (PCA) also wants the county to tell it what it needs, in terms of leadership, managerial and employee training, so the PCA team can develop bespoke courses to suit all current needs.
Believing that training is the way out of the county’s recruitment crisis, PCA is offering attractive discounts to those who book two or more courses, with the discount increasing as more courses are reserved.
Courses can be booked by both employers and individuals who want to invest in their own skills. Training will be driven by new PCA executive, Nicola Cassley, who is an expert in skills gaps, recruitment and talent retention. She will work with top trainers, to ensure courses deliver exceptional content and knowledge that can easily be transferred into the workplace, regardless of the size of company involved.
Nicola Cassley says: “Developing in-house talent and leadership skills is the way for Cumbrian SMEs to fight back and keep valuable employees motivated and engaged. Feeling valued at work is something most employees desire and investing in employees is a way to deliver that feeling and build loyalty. Being known as a workplace that invests in its staff is also a great way to attract new employees, with training and skills enrichment being the foundations of strong and vibrant company cultures.”
To discover more about the training available, please visit www.philcollierassociates.com Courses are affordably priced at between £75 and £180 per delegate, according to course.
