Rebuild, survive and thrive by upskilling your workforce

Taking the right proactive strategic approach to the training and development of your workforce will enable you to identify the skills you’ll need to unlock opportunities and overcome potential barriers, and ensure your employees are supported to have the skills your business needs to thrive.

By staying ahead of the game with effective training and developing a culture of learning, you’ll enable your business to move onwards and upwards. Your business’s ability to evolve and adapt in the face of change is critical to its resilience and growth. But to keep ahead of the competition, your employees will need to be equipped with new skills, knowledge and experience to enable your business to flourish.

“Developing your employees’ skills and unlocking talent will increase satisfaction and motivation and ensure your business has the right knowledge and expertise to stay ahead of the game.” Says Phil Smith, Managing Director of Business West.

The West of England Combined Authority’s business support service the Growth Hub is here to equip your employees with new skills and knowledge so your business can evolve and thrive in the future. It supports businesses with their workforce development and the mental health of their employees, helping them position themselves for future success.

Training the future leaders of your business by upskilling and developing your employees will help you to fill skills gaps and ultimately fulfil business goals. Having the confidence to invest in up-skilling your workforce will demonstrate your commitment to your people, too.

The Growth Hub provides businesses support for workforce development, skills and training; supporting them to increase digital skills, innovate and adopt best practice; and connecting them to peer learning and mentoring to overcome business challenges. It supports mental health in the workplace and gives SMEs access to advice, funding and expert support to help businesses thrive in the future.

WECA’s Growth Hub is committed to equipping our workforce with the digital expertise to transform multiple industries, from digital engineering to AI and robotics, and finding new ways of doing things that are more efficient, more sustainable and more productive. Emma Mamo, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at Mind, says “We know issues like stress, anxiety and depression are common in workplaces, even before the pandemic. Coronavirus has presented even more mental health challenges to the workforce. Whether you’re a key worker, on furlough, facing redundancy, working from a different location, juggling work and parenting, or managing a team remotely – a number of things are affecting staff wellbeing, so it’s vital employers take action to tackle poor mental health at work.”

With bespoke support from the West of England Growth Hub, your business can find new opportunities.

Visit wearegrowth.co.uk to find out more.