Second phase of fully funded bite-sized courses

By Black Country Skills Factory
schedule6th Apr 17
Due to the success of the initial phase of bite-sized courses, the Black Country Skills Factory are pleased to announce the next phase of fully funded courses for your employees Running from April, we're covering new topics on Welding, Pneumatics, Hydraulics and Quality Control along with the established courses in topics such as Autocad, Microsoft Excel and the application of LEAN. Further courses will be announced in the coming weeks so make sure you bookmark our website and follow us on Twitter for the latest news. These courses will be delivered by our 'best practice' local providers and are aimed at upskilling your employees to meet your specific skills needs. These bite sized courses of 2-3 hours, are fully funded by the European Social Fund at no charge to you or your business. ________________________________________ Courses available from April including new Welding courses! Half day courses in Welding Upskill your welding process in MIG, TIG and MMA. Also includes positional welding techniques and Aluminium welding Pneumatics and Hydraulics Courses designed to understand the safety, pressure and flow of hydraulic systems. Also build, test and maintenance techniques for basic hydraulic systems Half day Autocad courses including the user interface, style commands, transformation command and using solid modelling Half day courses in Microsoft Excel including filtering and sorting, the power of lookup and pivot tables Automotive vehicle maintenance courses covering electrical wiring, diagrams and testing Application of LEAN courses including dealing with 8 wastes, Kaizen and visual management Building technology and technical construction courses Understanding BIM and what it does, legionella awareness, electrical installations - regulation and control and more Quality Control Standard operating procedures, Six sigma methodology, Failure mode effect analysis and more Benefits to you • Fully funded at no cost to you • Minimal time away from your business • Focussed bite-sized courses • Suitable for any business size • You select the training you require ________________________________________ To be eligible you simply have to be based in the Black Country and be in one of our five transformational sectors • Advanced Manufacturing (HVM) including food and drink • Transport technologies, including aerospace • Construction including building and technologies • Environmental technologies • Business services ________________________________________ To book onto any of these courses or to find out more, please visit www.blackcountryskillsfactory.co.uk and click on 'bite sized courses'. Alternatively, you can email [email protected] If you can't find a course suitable for you then please get in touch to register your interest as this course schedule will be updated on a regular basis. Click here to register for updates.