Category: News

To support local businesses to get ready after Covid restrictions are lifted, Somerset West and Taunton Council, West Coast 360 and Skill Up West Somerset are pleased to offer FREE training to employers, their staff and anyone interested in working in the hospitality and leisure industry. These courses are for […]

The RNLI is looking for lifeguards to spend a season working on Berrow and Burnham-on-Sea beaches, as applications open for 2021. Recruitment for this season’s team of RNLI beach lifesavers has opened, ready for the summer. Beach lifeguards are at the forefront of the charity’s lifesaving work, proactively managing the […]

Step Up to Social Work with the Graduates Fast-track Programme. Graduates and career changers to child and family social work will be given hands-on training to become the next generation of social workers. This is part of the UK Government’s Plan for Jobs which is protecting, supporting and creating jobs […]

SWT’s Community Employment Hubs are now providing remote support to help job seekers in lockdown. Although an SWT initiative, the Community Employment Hubs are community-led and provide support to people both in and out of work, including long-term job seekers, employees at risk of redundancy or those seeking new skills […]

The Thatchers Young Talent Programme is all about training young people to become the next generation of workers for the future. It’s about finding amazing cider makers, operatives, engineers, accountants, marketeers, sales, and IT specialists. Apprenticeships are so important to Thatchers as it’s all about providing real life work experience […]

The Access to Employment and Learning Fund has been developed to help address barriers that prevent local residents from accessing employment and learning opportunities. The support is open to people living in the Somerset West and Taunton District and has been provided as part of the Department for Education’s Opportunity […]

Somerset employers are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week (February 8-14) after benefiting from an initiative that helps them to fund apprenticeship training. Somerset County Council, in partnership with Somerset Skills & Learning, has supported 15 Somerset employers by transferring more than £100,000 of apprenticeship levy funding in the last 12 months. […]

Care4Candidates is putting Job Seekers at the Heart of the Recruitment Process. Care4Candidates is the Professional Social Movement from OD Talent Solutions – a campaign focused on ensuring that all candidates receive the level of respect and care they deserve. OD Talent Solutions was established to create a real differential […]

The Ambassador Programme is an online training course which has been developed by West Coast 360 to assist those working within the hospitality and leisure industries to improve their local knowledge and customer service skills. It’s suitable as well for those who are interested in pursuing a career within the […]

Book your place today on the Mechanical Engineering Pre-Apprenticeship Bootcamp! The aim of the 12 week programme is to support those aged 19 and over to develop transferable skills and knowledge to gain employment in a construction and engineering environment. Candidates will progress from training into work experience with the […]