Schools as well as further and higher education are important to the local area but are covered elsewhere.  This page summarises how Dorset employers can train and develop their staff, including the potential benefits.

With the correct assessment of needs and suitable support, most employees can be assisted to become more productive for their employer.  Training and development should be seen as an investment as opposed to a cost, and there is a wide range available:

• Basic skills (eg. literacy)
• Job related training (eg. food hygiene)
• Computer skills (eg. spreadsheets)
• Interpersonal skills (eg. giving presentations)
• Management training (eg. project management)
• Language skills (esp. preparation for 2012 Games)
• Apprenticeships / graduate training schemes
• Professional accreditations (eg. Chartered Engineer)
• Graduate / postgraduate qualifications (eg. MBA)

Dorset employers have access to a number of options for training and development, for example:

• In-house training
• Part-time / evening courses
• Specialist training providers
• Learndirect
• Open University
• Apprenticeships
• Graduate training programmes (eg. linking with Bournemouth University)

• Senior Economic Development Officer
  Name: Helen Heanes
  Email: h.e.heanes@dorsetcc.gov.uk
  Tel: 01305 224677
  Full details for Helen Heanes