Skills and Employment Hub

There are several education and training options which businesses can access. Click the link below for simplified information and guidance on training routes for your business.

A range of government programmes, including some with financial incentives, are available for employers to use in hiring employees, offering work experience or upskilling existing staff.

The Mayor of London has introduced a number of programmes delivering skills and training, which businesses can take advantage of to train and upskill their workforce.

Basic digital skills have become prerequisites for the workplace, with advanced digital skills also necessary for many businesses in light of the constantly evolving technological advancement. View skills training programmes and courses at various levels, which you can utilise for upskilling within your business:

Whether you’re growing your business, changing your career or just starting out, it all starts with skills. Get the skills you need for the job you want with free training courses and qualifications.

The National Careers Service provide careers information, advice and guidance. Learn about the free courses available to help you learn new skills or change jobs. Including general skills that apply to all sectors and more specialised skills.

The GLA toolkit sets out steps you can take to make your workplaces more equal, and present hospitality as a rewarding and sustainable career option.

The Government’s Help to Grow provides access to management training and software at reduced cost and the London Growth Hub provides support for businesses based in London.

• Apprenticeships are an exciting option for both apprentice and employer and deliver great benefits, from improved staff retention and motivation to increased productivity
• An apprenticeship is a paid job with structured formal training
• Apprentices spend most of their time learning in the workplace by doing their job, with 20% of their time spent on ‘off-the-job’ training
• Apprenticeships are available across a wide range of sectors and occupations, from digital and tech to care and construction
• Apprentices can be any age, from 16 upwards
• Apprenticeships can be used for new entrants to the workplace and to upskill existing members of staff
• Paid as a regular employee with the same benefits, we recommend London Living Wage
• Apprenticeships are available from level 2 (GCSE level) through to level 7 (masters level)

• Give new recruits to your business the skills they need to perform now and to grow with you
• Upskill your existing workforce to build the new skills you need
• Attract a more diverse group of staff to your business, and build a talent pipeline to match your ambitions
• Improve retention, motivation and performance
• Increase productivity for your business
• As an employer, you can get funding from the government to help pay for apprenticeship training

• Early Connect is a unique pilot running until March 2025 and is being delivered in partnership between the Department for Education, UCAS and the Greater London Authority, aiming to support more young people onto apprenticeships, and to make it easier for employers to find apprentices.
• Employers can advertise their apprenticeship vacancies to the UCAS website, encouraging students who are exploring post-18 options to apply for apprenticeships alongside other options (including undergraduate courses), widening your audience.
• Featuring Apprenticeships on the UCAS website gives them parity alongside degree options for those looking at their next steps following A Levels and other level 3 qualifications.
• This is an excellent opportunity for you to attract talented young people who might not have considered a vocational route.

Capital City College Group (CCCG) is London’s largest further education and training provider, with around 35,000 students and an annual income of £120m. The Group comprises three further education colleges: City and Islington College, The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London, and Westminster Kingsway College, as well as a specialist training arm, Capital City College Training (CCCT), and joint ventures 01 Founders and Visionnaires, focused on coding and entrepreneurship respectively. CCCG has 10 college sites across central and north London for 16-18 year-olds, adult learners, apprentices and businesses. It has nationally-recognised specialisms in areas such as construction, digital technology, healthcare, hospitality, rail engineering and science.

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