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Skills training - events and workshops

Training your staff and upskilling your employees can help your business to grow, find efficiencies, and improve business processes. It can also create a more loyal workforce as your employees will know that you are willing to invest in them and their careers, by allowing them to gain the knowledge and skills to do their job well.

Enterprising Ashfield Project

The Enterprising Ashfield Project is open to individuals in or out of work and living or working within eligible postcodes in Kirkby in Ashfield or Sutton in Ashfield. You can check your postcode using the eligibility checker.

  • website: Enterprising Ashfield eligibility checker
  • website: Bespoke courses - Enterprising Ashfield

Nottinghamshire County Council Skills Portal

Nottingham County Council has brought together details of employment and skills support schemes and grant funding in one place, making it easier for people to search for suitable support. This free portal offers help to both businesses and individuals.

  • website: Nottinghamshire County Council employment and skills portal

Women in Business Coaching Support

Barclays Bank offer free specialist coaching sessions that could help you with business planning, cash flow forecasts, digital support, accessing finance and more. You can also request a female coach, if you prefer.

To apply, you’ll need a business account with Barclays, at least one female founder and a UK business with an annual turnover between £50,000 and £6.5 million.

website: Sign Up for free coaching - Barclays

website: Access mentoring support - Barclays

Other useful sources of information

Links

  • website: Free courses in England platform
  • website: Free NatWest business builder workshops
  • website: Free NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator
  • website: Find training and employment schemes for your business - GOV.UK
  • website: Van Elle Training and Assessment Centre – Construction
  • website: CITB Grants for Construction Training
  • website: Find events and workshops - D2N2 Growth Hub

Contact details

  • Business support
  • business.support@ashfield.gov.uk
  • 01623 450000 and ask for Business support
  • Ashfield District Council
    Council Offices
    Urban Road
    Kirkby in Ashfield
    Nottinghamshire
    NG17 8DA

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  • Free training in Ashfield

Page last updated 08 September 2025

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