Skills, Employment and Training in Broxtowe

Support is available to help residents access employment and to help businesses develop their workforce.
We work with local, regional and national partners to connect people and employers to the right skills, training and opportunities.

For Employers (Workforce Development)

If you are looking to recruit, upskill staff or address skills gaps, a range of support is available:

For more information about training and workforce support through the East Midlands Growth Hub please visit the East Midlands Growth Hub(Opens in a new window). 

For more information about national training and employment schemes please explore the Department for Education Skills for Life website(Opens in a new window).

Support includes:

• Apprenticeships and work-based learning
• Short courses and Skills Bootcamps
• Recruitment support and candidate matching
• Leadership and digital skills training

Employability Support

Inspire – Back2Work - Provides support with CV writing, job applications, interview preparation and access to training and work placements. Please visit the Inspire Culture website (Opens in a new window). 

Futures - Supports people into employment, education or training, including careers advice, skills development and specialist support. Please visit the Futures website (Opens in a new window). 

Hope Nottingham – Employment Pathway - Community-based support including job clubs, digital skills sessions and wellbeing activities to help people move towards employment. Please visit the Hope Nottingham website(Opens in a new window). 

Jobcentre Plus - Provides access to vacancies, employability support and benefits advice. Please visit the Jobcentre Plus website(Opens in a new window). 

Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Talking Therapies – For more information, please visit the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Talking Therapies website.(Opens in a new window).

Salvation Army – For more information, please visit the Salvation Army website.(Opens in a new window).

Training, Skills and Workforce Development

Access Training – offers apprenticeships, vocational training and skills development across a range of sectors including health and social care, childcare and education. Supports both individuals and employers to develop skills and build careers. For more information, please visit the  Access Training website.(Opens in a new window).

DBC Training – For more information, please visit the DBC Training website.(Opens in a new window).

Nottingham College – For more information, please visit the Nottingham College website.(Opens in a new window).

Nottingham Trent University – workforce development, talent and business support. For more information, please visit Nottingham Trent's business pages (Opens in a new window).

University of Derby – business funding, innovation support and collaboration opportunities, including programmes to support investment and growth. For more information, please visit the University of Derby Business Services page.(Opens in a new window).

University of Nottingham – research, innovation and collaboration opportunities. For more information, please visit the University's business pages (Opens in a new window).

West Nottinghamshire College – For more information, please visit the West Nottinghamshire College website.(Opens in a new window).