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Information for Employers on Higher Education in Hereford and Worcester

The range of Higher level training available for businesses just in Herefordshire and Worcestershire is vast and it can take precious time to find out what's on offer and if that is the right course for your needs. 

To make the choices on offer easier to navigate we've created the tables below to help you choose training that is relevant to your organisation. 

The table shows some standard business departments (or business activities if you like) across the top.  Underneath these are some of the typical problems encountered in each of these areas.

The last row details some of the possible training courses you may want to consider to help slove these issues. This is just some of the higher level training that local businesses, like yours, are sending their employees on every day.

 
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Business Functions / Departments:

Sales and Marketing

Operations, Purchasing, Design or Production

Management

Finance, HR and Accountancy

Typical organisational issues:

Finding new customers

Poor profitability

Low repeat business from existing customers

Prototyping new products

Improving business processes

Using new design techniques

Business Strategy

Management leadership

Effective management

Staff motivation

Improving Cash flow

Managing absenteeism

Employment law

Possible Training solutions:

Advertising, Marketing or Public Relations

Business Information Technology

Leadership and management

Accounting & Finance

 

Bespoke training programme

Supply Chain Management 

Strategy (e.g.MBA)

Change Management

 

Market Research

 

Project Management 

Mentoring

Human Resource Management

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Can you identify with one (or more) of the business issues above? 

Then Higher level skills training might help you find a solution!

The table below identifies which local training providers deliver which training that will help solve your businesses needs.  You can find full contact details in the table below that, if you would like to discuss details of what's included, delivery options and cost.  (Funding may be available on some courses)

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Management Matrix
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Key Contacts

University/HE College

Contact

Address

Email

Telephone/Fax

Hereford College of Art & Design

Brigitte Stockton

Folly Lane, Hereford
HR1 1LT

B.Stockton@hca.ac.uk

01432 845343

Hereford College of Technology

Craig Watson/Hayley Alderson

Folly Lane, Hereford
HR1 1LT

cwatson@hct.ac.uk

01432 365591

Kidderminster College

Paul Garnault

Market St, Kidderminster, DY10 1LX

pgarnault@kidderminster.ac.uk

01562 820811

New College

Colin Smith

Peakman Street, Redditch, B98 8DW

csmith@ne-worcs.ac.uk

01527 572614

South Worcestershire College

Derek Street

Malvern Campus, Albert Road North, Malvern

Worcestershire

WR14 2YH

dstreet@sworcs.ac.uk

01684 565351

University of Worcester

Howard Skerry

Henwick Grove, Worcester, WR2 6AJ

h.skerry@worc.ac.uk

07970882328

Warwickshire College

Ted Evershed

Warwick New Rd
Leamington Spa,

CV32 5JE

tevershed@warkscol.ac.uk

01926 318234

Worcester College of Technology

Steve Poole

Deansway, Worcester WR1 2JF

spoole@wortech.ac.uk

01905 743463

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Other solutions

The list above is just a few of the providers delivering qualifications in Hereford and Worcester. Click Here for a more comprehensive list.

If you would prefer something a little more specific to your particular needs there is a range of services available, including tailoring training to your exact requirements. Click Here for more information.

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