training providers
Our Job Support Programme provides useful links and guidance.
This page contains information about training providers.
Norfolk Adult Learning
Adult Learning offer a variety of creative and employment focused courses, including apprenticeships and GCSEs. They also offer a careers advice service.
https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/education-and-learning/adult-learning
Community Connections North through TCHC
This programme offers careers advise, education, information advice and guidance that can support people who have been made redundant.
www.tchc.net/individual/get-into-work
Contact: Nicola March: [email protected] 07850 951904
Eastern Region Training
Specialise in delivering industry recognised and sector specific training to support people who are unemployed back into long term sustainable employment.
Includes apprenticeships in roofing, warehouse and storage and general construction, as well as a range of on-line courses as well as vocational training.
www.easternregiontraining.co.uk/about-eastern-region-training/
Contact: 01473 830255, [email protected]
Learning Curve Group
Offer a wide range of courses to help you get back into employment or start your own business.www.learningcurvegroup.co.uk/courses/learners
Contact: [email protected] 01388 777129
Opportunities Suffolk through TCHC
This programme offers careers advice, education, information and guidance that can support people who have been made redundant
www.tchc.net/individual/get-into-work
Contact: Jane Sullivan: [email protected] 07701 311524
Skills bootcamps
Skills Bootcamps are intensive skills development programs that create employable talent and develop technical skills rapidly in a short period of time. Skills Bootcamp is structured in a comprehensive way, lasting from 8 to 11 weeks, depending on the pathway.
City College Norwich
City College Norwich offers a range of courses from Entry Level 1 to Level 7. Take your first steps in retraining, ‘going to the next level’ or changing careers.
Contact: 01603 773311, [email protected]
College of West Anglia
College of West Anglia offers a range of courses from Entry Level 1 to Level 6. Take your first steps in retraining or ‘going to the next level’ or changing your career.
Contact: 01553 761144, [email protected]
East Coast College
East Coast College offers a range of courses from Level 2 to Level 6. Take your first steps in retraining, going to the next level or changing your career.
East Coast College | Start Your Journey
Contact: 0800 854 695, [email protected]
Open University – Open Learn
Offers nearly 1000 courses across eight different subject all for free: Health, sport & psychology; Education & Development; History and The Arts; Languages; Money and Business; Nature & Environment; science, maths and Technology; Society, Politics & Law
Norwich University of the Arts
NUA’s mission is to be the best specialist university for arts, design, architecture and media study in Europe, producing graduates of the highest quality and inspiring students and staff to achieve excellence in the creative and cultural spheres.
Suffolk New College
Offers a variety of apprenticeship opportunities and training courses so that all students and apprentices can achieve their potential.
The offer for adults is designed to promote the skills needed to access employment, Higher Education or develop their career paths. This includes a range of English programmes for speakers of other languages.
Contact: 01473 382200
West Suffolk College
West Suffolk College offers a range of courses from level 2 to Level 6. Take your first steps to retraining, going to the next level or changing your career.
Contact: 01284 701301
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is an internationally renowned university based in a campus that provides top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to over 17,000 students across a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses.
Contact: [email protected], 01603 456161
University of Suffolk
The University offers you the opportunity to study at its site in Ipswich or at one of three local Further Education colleges which it works in partnership with. They offer higher education qualifications, including Honours and Foundation Degrees plus Higher Apprenticeships.
Contact: 01473 338000
Norfolk Community College
The college can access specialist support to help overcome barriers to employment e.g. housing, debt and mental health.
www.norfolkcommunitycollege.co.uk/
Contact: [email protected], 01493 419255
IBTC International Boat Building Training College
IBTC offers a variety of boatbuilding/maintenance and woodworking courses suitable for both those looking for a career in the industry as well as individuals wanting to develop existing interests and skills or develop new ones.
Contact: [email protected] 01502 569663
Key Training
Offers an apprenticeship recruitment service as well as short courses.
Short courses offered include: awareness of mental Hhalth problems, behaviours that challenge, counselling, customer service, data protection plus others
Contact:[email protected] 0800 101 7101
Norfolk Construction Training Group
NCTG offer a range of short courses for those working in the construction sector
Traineeships
Traineeships: A traineeship is a Personal Development Programme that aims to provide you with Maths and English qualifications, career development and valuable work experience to help you with those final steps into the world of work. The Traineeship Programme is unpaid work experience but you will have travel expenses and lunch allowance for the duration of the programme which can be anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months depending on you and the employer you’re training with.
www.learningcurvegroup.co.uk/learners/traineeships
Contact: [email protected] 01388 777129
Poultec
Poultec is an independent training provider offering apprenticeships, traineeships and short courses in Health and Safety, Food safety, Management, Butchery, Poultry & First Aid.
Contact: [email protected] 01362 850983
Ship Safe Training Group
Offers a recruitment and training service for over 30 shipping companies operating a wide variety of different ship types and the opportunity for pursuing a wide range of careers at sea
Contact: [email protected] 01634 820820
SkillsEdge Training
Independent Training Provider offering apprenticeships in the financial and insurance sector as well as leadership and management.
Contact: 03333 583559
Steadfast Training Ltd
Deliver first class skills, employability and training solutions to create better futures for individuals, families, businesses and communities. They deliver quality vocational training including Apprenticeships and Diplomas.
Contact: Carl Leonard – [email protected]
W S Training
An independent Training Provider offering a variety of apprenticeships and commercial courses.
Contact: 01284 788005
YMCA Training
An independent Training Provider offering a variety of apprenticeships and commercial courses.
Contact: 01502 539559
JTL
JTL offers apprenticeship courses that are designed to help young people and adults establish a career in the building services engineering sector.
Contact: [email protected], 0800 085 2308
All Star Training
Approved CITB centre offering a variety of courses on-line, through virtual classrooms and in person. Offering health and safety, 1st Aid, Mental health, Fire Marshal, COSHH, risk Assessment, NEBOSH, IOSH, Asbestos Awareness.
Contact: [email protected] 01473 603344
Anglia Heating Training Group Ltd
Provider of training courses for prospective engineering in the UK. Offers training in all aspects of heating and servicing appliances domestic and commercial. Based in Wymondham.
www.angliaheatingtraining.co.uk/
Contact: [email protected]
Group Hunter
Training provider offering a range of courses for those individuals who need specific training to drive as part of their job. Offering training for drivers of buses, coaches, lorries as well as transport managers and operator CPC training, driver ADR training, 1st aid, driver assessment and risk management.
Contact: [email protected] 01394 775432, 07500 899651
Harwood Access & Training Solutions
Training provider specialising in PASMA and scaffold towers for confined spaces. Offering short courses for those interested in working or need to work at height using scaffolding.
www.harwoodaccesstraining.co.uk/
Contact: [email protected], 07833 385536
Induct Training East Anglia
Specialist in construction and commercial industries providing training over multiple sites throughout East Anglia. HQ Norwich Industrial Airport.
Offers Courses in: CPCS/NPORS/Inhouse plant training and testing. Site safety plus training & testing. Plant machinery assessing/1st Aid/Health & safety/Mental Health/Fork lift Truck training/Driver training/carpentry training.
Contact: [email protected] 01603 488898
Jarrold Training
Offering accredited courses through on-line learning and classroom based.
Courses in : Leadership and Management, IT training, digital Marketing, business development, project management, information security, health and safety, food hygiene. Accredited courses include: Prince2, NEBOSH, APM. Apprenticeships in Leadership and Management level 3 & 5.
Contact: [email protected] 01603 677107
Needham Logistics Training Ltd
Training provider offering a variety of courses for the logistics sector. Offering courses in: LGV training, drivers CPC, ADR dangerous goods, forklift training order picker, mobile elevator working platform, overhead crane, plant & machinery training, 1st Aid, fire safety, shunter/banksman/slinger.
Contact: 01449 722400
Pitman Training
A national Training provider with a training centre in Ipswich. They offer a variety of courses: Web developer, Sage, accounting & book keeping, IT, marketing and business & management.
Contact: 01937 865709
Vision2Learn
Online free training courses in Health & Social Care, Customer Care, Digital, Business Manager and Equality.
Contact: 0191 215 4100
YMCA
YMCA Training Courses | Central YMCA
Virtual College
Learn anytime, anywhere with our online food hygiene training courses. Accredited by City and Guilds and designed to builds skills, knowledge and confidence and ensure regulatory compliance.
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The support below is aimed specifically at under 24s. Make sure you look at the information on the rest of the dropdown menus on this page for further advice and guidance.
Futures for You
Offer free, straightforward, and practical advice and support to get back into employment or start your own business.
Contact: [email protected]
Nova Training
Offer a wide range of 16-18 study programmes, traineeships and apprenticeships. and apprenticeships for adults. They offer maths, English and ICT training as part of our courses and also deliver vocational training in the following; Bricklaying, Carpentry, Painting and Decorating, Plumbing, Plastering, Warehousing, Retail, Sales, Hospitality, Customer Service, Business Administration, Hairdressing, Beauty Therapy and Motor Vehicle.
www.novatraining.co.uk/about-us
Contact: [email protected] 01493 650647
On Track
On Track Provides a one to one coaching service to support young people into education training and employment. They deliver a range of positive activities and short training courses. They arrange and support work experience and volunteering.
www.ontracknorfolk.org/young-people/
Contact: [email protected]
Traineeships
A traineeship is a Personal Development Programme that aims to provide you with Maths and English qualifications, career development and valuable work experience to help you with those final steps into the world of work. The Traineeship Programme is unpaid work experience but you will have travel expenses and lunch allowance for the duration of the programme which can be anywhere from 6 weeks to 6 months depending on you and the employer you’re training with.
https://www.learningcurvegroup.co.uk/learners/traineeships
Contact
01388 777129
