We appreciate that it is a difficult time for businesses and we are working hard behind the scenes to move our free CMI-accredited courses online.
If you are interested in undertaking a course in project management or marketing and would like to be notified when these become available, please email hiddentalent@plymouth.ac.uk.
Are you a business with under 250 employees? Do you want to better motivate your team and increase employee retention? Are you looking to boost your staff capabilities? We offer FREE support to help with skills and training needs.
In partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses, we are offering a series of short taster courses which are FREE to eligible businesses in Devon.
Courses are open to business owners/directors and their staff and cover areas such as:
Locations include Plymouth, Exeter and Torbay.
Want to build your best team yet? Our skills analysis' are available to all SMEs in Devon and are completely free of charge.
With our industry-led approach, we can help you identify skills needs within your business and learn about our bespoke training solutions, enabling you to:
Find out more about free workplace needs assessments
Call +44(0)1752 583620 or email: hiddentalent@plymouth.ac.uk.
“A very well put together course that was informative and entertaining! It provided me with a good understanding of marketing and this will really help me within my business."
Lisa Manning, Managing Partner, East Devon LPA Service attended the ‘Mastering Marketing’ taster course
“A very well presented course by the tutor who has a great ability to apply the accounting concepts to the individual businesses in the room.”
Edward Sowerby, Finance Officer, Wincanton Community Venture attended the ‘Management for Non-Accountants’ taster course
For more information about taster courses and workplace needs assessments, contact hiddentalent@plymouth.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1752 583620.
Hidden Talent in Devon is a county-wide project which provides opportunities to unlock unrealised potential through improving access to higher education for individuals and businesses.
Supported by the European Social Fund, the project brings together educational partners across the county to deliver outreach, engagement and skills development activities to promote and encourage participation in higher-level skills, regardless of ability or education level.
Running in tandem with the Strategic Employer Engagement project, Hidden Talent is open to all adult learners across Devon who want to develop their employable skills, including employees of organisations in the private, public and voluntary sector.
As a partner in the Hidden Talent project, the University of Plymouth is delivering a variety of activities through which individuals and businesses can engage with higher skills.
Key areas of focus include:
Helping employers develop, harness and focus the skills of emerging talent within their organisation whilst offering employees opportunity to pursue undergraduate degree qualifications alongside real-life work experience.
Industry-led, higher and degree apprenticeships to support business growth
Higher and degree apprenticeships with the University of Plymouth
The University of Plymouth is proud to be supported by the European Social Fund.
As one stream of funding under the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme 2014–2020, the ESF focuses on improving access to employment, promoting social inclusion, and investing in skills to help people fulfil their potential.
More projects supported by ESIF with the University of Plymouth
