Blaenau Gwent
Training Centre
B
laenau Gwent Training Centre has provided vocational learning opportunities since 1983. Over this period it has established itself
as one of the largest authority-owned and administered providers in Wales. The aim of the Training Centre is
to create ‘a sustainable and vibrant community’. This will ensure that a highly-skilled workforce is developed, with access to well paid employment and social mobility. The Training Centre provides vocational
learning opportunities. It has been continually supported by the council in recognition of the social inclusion agenda and the need for vocational learning in response to labour market needs/demands. Many of the Training Centre clients
lack any formal qualifications. Without the intervention of the centre to improve employability, centre-users are at risk of sliding further into disaffection and becoming not in employment, education or training (NEET). The centre was successful in getting a
Above: Abertillery Blues Festival. Below: Enjoying a coffee in the county borough
new work-based learning contract in August 2011. It became a key partner within a unique consortium of private, public and third/voluntary sectors. ACT Cardiff - the biggest private sector organisation in Wales - will be the ‘lead provider’. The Centre plays a major role in attracting inward investment and providing training services to employers to aid workforce development and indigenous growth. The work at the Centre is pivotal in
the support of the Welfare Agenda within Blaenau Gwent and the reduction and engagement of NEETs. The Training Centre has superb on-site facilities and resources. The Training Centre is an integral part of the inward investment process, providing bespoke training and development to current and future employers who may locate within Blaenau Gwent. Key partners include employers,
Careers Wales, Jobcentre Plus, National Training Federation Wales, training providers, Development Trusts, Communities First, schools, HOV City Strategies, Education departments and other local authorities.
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