£3,000 boost to train senior staff
Reporter: Martyn Torr
Date published: 16 June 2010
THE Safety Group Ltd — a North-West based health, safety, employment law and risk management consultancy — has secured Government funding to provide businesses in Oldham with up to £3,000 each to support leadership and development programmes for senior employees.
Available via the Learning and Skills Council and the North-West Development Agency, the grant has been introduced to support relevant and challenging learning and development activities for leaders, senior managers or key decision makers.
Oldham business leaders can benefit from The Safety Group’s practical risk management programme, designed to increase the awareness and knowledge of the legal obligations of senior personnel within business in relation to people management and risk reduction strategies.
The Safety Group’s programme provides managers with the necessary skills to reduce potential risk within companies in terms of health and safety, employment law, finance, fire, security, business continuity and accident management.
Stuart Beaumont, co-founder and director of The Safety Group, said: “We are delighted to be able to tap into Government funding to support the development of Oldham’s senior managers and directors.
“The recession saw many businesses slash training budgets, but with this grant companies can now access vital training where we can help them formulate risk-management strategies and actively reduce potential risk in the work place.”
A maximum support of up to £3,000 per company is available, for up to three managers in organisations employing between five and 249 people, and two leaders in organisations employing 250-999 people.
To secure the funding businesses are required to contribute approximately one third of the total training cost. For example, for a manager to receive the maximum £1,000 grant, a business must contribute £500 towards the total of the £1,500 training cost.
Contact The Safety Group on 0845-224 7013 or email solutions@thesafetygroup.co.uk for a free consultation or to find out more about funding.
