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Skills shop will help growth of retail industry
A skills shop – the first of its kind in Hampshire – has opened at Basingstoke College of Technology.
The Retail Links Hampshire Skills Shop – a training scheme that aims to provide high-quality training for management and employees – was launched at Blackwell Bookshop, at BCOT’s Worting Road campus last Friday. Find out more....
Retail Ambassador Programme
- Do you enjoy working in Retail?
- Do you get excited when talking to people about your job?
- Would you like to promote Retail as a positive Career choice?
Then the role of Retail Ambassador is for you!
The Retail Ambassador programme is a scheme developed by Skillsmart Retail (the Sector Skills Council for Retail) in partnership with employers. Find out more....
Seminars to Fight Recession
Helping managers to beat the resession is a key priority of a series of seminars that have been organised by Basingstoke College of Technology (BCOT) as part of the borough council's Skills Initiative. Find out more....
Hampshire boost for recession-hit retail
On the 29th April 09, Hampshire was named as one of the first areas in the country to take par tin a national scheme to revive the recession-hit retail sector. Find out more....
Young Apprenticeships at Basingstoke College of Technology
From the Student’s Perspective... here....
Case Study, Driving Goods Vehicle, NVQ Level 2
Grant Fraser, 35, from Richmond Transport in Waterlooville is a classic example of how with the right skills and training anyone can land their dream job. Grant first started work as a courier van driver with Richmond Transport in 2004... read the case study here...
‘Get Started in Retail’
A three-day course designed to get the long-term unemployed into retail jobs was held in Festival Place recently. Find out more...