The Skills Service is part of Opportunity Peterborough’s economic development portfolio, now funded by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority. Responding to local business needs to fill skills gaps and develop employability skills in young people, we co-ordinate activities between businesses and schools, and other organisations with access to young people. Young people need inspiration as well as information and guidance, which is best achieved through effective engagement with employers.
We also work with businesses to help with staff training plans, connecting businesses with skills experts locally and providing workshops on the benefits of a highly skilled team and alternative recruitment methods such as apprenticeships.
Local training provider Steadfast Vocational Training currently have three courses coming up with places avaialable to join starting in June. 8th June to 19th June Employability Level 1 8th June to 19th June Employability with Customer Service Level 1 15th June to 26th June Warehousing and Storage Level 2 Details can be found below or through their […]
University Open Days Benchmark 7 Traditionally the summer holiday has been a time when young people would visit universities to find out more about institutions they were interested in and what life in higher education will be like. Coronavirus has brought a halt to many of these activities but young people still need to undertake […]
Our ‘Inspire Your City’ Challenge has gone online. So far, we have held 5 events in Peterborough schools and we have seen some excellent ideas about how we can use full fibre broadband across our city. Now, any young person aged 7-18, living in Peterborough or Cambridge, can take part. Click the link below to […]