Training Provider Contacts
You can use this section of the website to find contact details for some of the training providers in the Peninsula area and find out who offers training in the subjects that interest you. There are many more training providers and courses available than the ones listed here so, for more information, visit:
Devon and Cornwall:
www.connexions-cd.org.uk
www.options4me.com
www.trainingprovider.com
Somerset:
www.connexions-somerset.org.uk/moving_on
www.somersetcolleges.ac.uk
Train to Gain
www.traintogain.gov.uk
traintogain@bldc.co.uk
08456 047047
Train to Gain is a new service from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) to help businesses get the training they need to succeed by offering skills advice and matching business needs with further education and training providers. Train to Gain Skills Brokers provide a free, independent and impartial assessment to identify what skills your business
needs now and in the future. They can help you arrange training and provide information about possible sources of funding. If you are an employer, find out more about Train to Gain and Skills Brokers in your area by using the above contact details. If you are in work and think you would benefit from Train to Gain then encourage your employer to contact a Skills Broker.
To the best of our knowledge, the information provided is correct at the time of adding to the website and where possible, the listed training providers have been contacted to verify accuracy. Use this information as a guide only and contact the training providers directly for more information.
Contact details
Here are a selection of work-based learning training providers based in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. They can provide work-based learning opportunities like NVQs and Apprenticeships. Some of the colleges can also provide other vocational FE courses like BTECs. We have listed them by their location however they will usually be able to provide training opportunities throughout the South West.
Cornwall | Devon | Somerset and surrounding areas | National | Specialist training
Cornwall
Devon
Somerset and surrounding areas
National
Specialist training
Claro Training
www.claro-training.co.uk
contactus@clarotraining.com
0800 8766901
If you are deaf or hard of hearing,
you can use Typetalk to call us.
Dial 18002 followed by our telephone
number. Claro provides training for
the use of assistive technology
helping students with special
needs to use their computer and
software.
St Loye’s Foundation
www.stloyesfoundation.org.uk
training@stloyes.ac.uk
01392 255428
St Loye’s helps unemployed adults
with disabilities, particularly those
at risk of exclusion from the job
market, to secure employment,
through guidance, structured work
experience, vocational training
and approved qualifications.
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Pluss Organisation
www.pluss.org.uk
0800 9177792
Textphone users contact us via BT
TextDirect on 18001 01392 221046.
Pluss provides employment, development and training opportunities for people with disabilities within Devon, Torbay, Plymouth and Somerset.
WTCS
www.wtcsltd.co.uk
0800 028 3037
Textphone: 0800 389 7590
WTCS specialises in helping disadvantaged people into employment and signpost those who need jobspecific skills to relevant training providers.
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If you are a WBL training provider in Devon, Cornwall or Somerset and would like to be included in the 2008/09 Vocational Pathways booklet and on this website please contact Xeni Nikakis at x.a.nikakis@exeter.ac.uk
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