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Welcome to the #SkillsRevolution

We would like to thank you for choosing to partner with Skills for Growth - SME Support and the GM Skills Map. Not only does our partnership help improve access to workplace training prospects for SMEs in Greater Manchester, but your partnership with us will help provide data and information to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority that will inform future policy and funding allocation to adult education in the region.

We have developed this toolkit to help you communicate to both your employees and your clients about the value-added services that we can provide as an extension of your existing offer, and we hope that this proves useful to you and your team.

This pack includes

  • Internal Communications Suite - for your team
  • External Communications Suite - for your clients

 

Overview

What is Skills for Growth – SME Support?

Skills for Growth – SME Support is a fully funded skills consultation service tailored to help up-skill employees and improve productivity. They work at the client’s pace to help grow their business through re-shaping, developing talent and enhancing the team’s performance.

 

Value Adds

Skills for Growth – SME Support offers several significant value-added services to your learner’s businesses and individual employees, included but not limited to:

  • Health and Wellbeing Specialist Support
  • Apprenticeship Specialist and Levy Matchmaking Application Support
  • Top-level bespoke Business Diagnostic
  • Employee-level Skills Development Plans

Communicating with your team

These assets are available to help your employees and colleagues understand the value-added service that we offer to clients to enhance your existing offer.

Mailshots

Accompanying Images

 

Note: Copy and paste these mailshots to communicate with your internal stakeholders, employees and colleagues about our value-added service. You may wish to use the accompanying images to enhance the message.

Overview

Skills for Growth - SME Support programme overview

Our Value Added Services

 

Specialisms

Health and Wellbeing Specialist Flyer

Apprenticeship Specialist Flyer

 

Benefits

Understanding GM Skills Map

 

Note: You can distribute this collateral within your team to help them better understand the Skills for Growth - SME Support programme, how to access GM Skills Map and our referrals initiative.

Your Digital Stamp (colour)

Your Digital Stamp (WO)

 

Note: This digital stamp can be embedded into your website or email footer to demonstrate your partnership with Skills for Growth - SME Support.

Communicating with Clients

Use these assets to communicate the value-added service and benefits of the Skills for Growth - SME Support programme to your clients.

Newsletters for your clients

Accompanying images

 

Note: Copy and paste these mailshots to communicate with your external stakeholders and clients about our value-added service. You may wish to use the accompanying images to enhance the message.

Overview

Skills for Growth - SME Support programme

Support for Individuals

 

Specialisms

Health and Wellbeing Specialist

Apprenticeship Specialist

 

Note: You can distribute this collateral to your clients to help them better understand the Skills for Growth - SME Support programme and how to access our support.

Social Media Suite

 

Note: You can use this social media suite to advertise to your existing and potential clients about the value-added service that we can give them free of charge, as an extension of your existing offer.

Upload your courses

If you haven't already, click the button to visit GM Skills Map and upload your courses from your portal.

For assistance, contact GM Skills Map Officer Steven Green on Steven.Green@growthco.uk.

Listen to Skills for Growth the Podcast

Skills For Growth is the podcast for businesses in Greater Manchester.

In each episode, our host Andy Hall speaks to industry insiders and the people on the ground creating the opportunities of the future, to find out exactly how you can put yourself and your business in the best position to ensure growth, financial resilience and a happy and healthy workforce.

Start your Skills for Growth Journey Today

Apply for Skills for Growth - SME Support and start upskilling your team today