Hampshire County Council's Apprenticeship Support

The Skills & Employment team offers support, guidance, and advice on all aspects of apprenticeships and skills training options.  It is a free, impartial resource for organisations in Hampshire.

The team can offer guidance tailored to your organisational needs with expert advisers who can support you in your pursuit of workforce development.  They can work with you to create a strategic approach towards adopting apprenticeships and skills into your organisation by identifying skills gaps, establishing the most relevant apprenticeship or skills training courses, utilising available funding and building a vision for the future of skills development in your workforce. 

The team can also offer support to organisations who don’t pay the apprenticeship levy to access levy transfers from HCC Apprenticeship surplus levy funds.

Your local Advisor is Carol Greaves carol.greaves@hants.gov.uk

Green Skills for Business

Havant Borough Council are working in partnership with Portsmouth City Council, City of Portsmouth College and SERT Training to unlock valuable green skills training for local Electricians and Gas Engineers through FREE and subsidised courses.
Some of the courses on offer include: Electrical energy storage systems, Solar PV Installation and Air Source Heat Pump training.

To find out more information, use the link below. 

Business T Level Placements Needed

Could your business offer a HSDC student T-Level placement? 

Business Studies T Level students are currently seeking placements in organisations in the local area.

Students complete a minimum of 315 hours or 45 days over a period of two academic years in set blocks. Whilst on placement, students should be enabled to access employability skills including self management, team work and communication and technical skills.

If your business can offer a T Level placement, or would like to find out more information, please email economic_development@havant.gov.uk or follow the link below. 

Free Cultural CPD for Havant Businesses and Individuals

Artswork Professional Development is currently offering a suite of courses under our 'Priority Places' initiative, fully funded by Arts Council England via their status as a National Portfolio Organisation, for individuals living or working in Priority Places. This offers an exclusive chance to access high-quality professional development in the arts, culture, and heritage sectors.

Priority Places Courses:

• Addressing Imposter Syndrome
• Understanding Unconscious Bias
• Understanding Equality and Diversity
• Understanding How to Create Surveys
• Using Personas to Support Your Activities

These courses are tailored to enhance skills and knowledge for those working in creative fields.

In addition, we also have our 'Golden Threads' suite of courses, designed for teachers and anyone interested in incorporating creativity into teaching practices. This suite covers a range of topics from creating a more creative educational setting to exploring the intersections of creativity and wellbeing. These courses are free to anyone living or working in our Priority Place areas. 

Golden Threads Courses:

• An Introduction to Arts, Culture and Creative Teaching
• How to Move Towards a Creative Educational Setting
• Pedagogical Approaches to Creative Learning
• Creativity and Wellbeing
• Sharing the Impacts of Creative Learning

If you want to find our more information contact training@artswork.org.uk

or visit the link below. 

Havant Food Partnership

Havant Borough Council are looking to connect with food producing or distributing businesses across the Borough. 

The Havant Food Partnership is in early stages and would like to connect with organisations to scope out the next phases in supporting both community and business. Please join the Havant Food Partnership Facebook page (linked below). 

For more information on getting involved with the Havant Food Partnership, please contact carole.samuda@havant.gov.uk