SLOUGH ASPIRE
Slough Aspire is an innovative private-public sector led
social enterprise designed to help the local community
develop the right employability skills to meet the needs of
Slough companies now and in the future and to work with
employers to develop the skills of their existing workforce.
The initiative brings together key organisations that are
responsible for the education, training and development
of the Slough community to work in a more collaborative
and co-ordinated way with local businesses to enhance
the provision of support.
Slough Aspire invites local organisations to get involved
through the Slough Aspire Supporters’ Network Forum,
chaired by Mars with representatives from local companies
including SEGRO, O2, UCB, Lonza, Polycom, the
Federation of Small Businesses, Slough Business
Community Partnership, East Berkshire College,
Learning to Work and Slough Borough Council.
Slough Aspire consists of three main delivery strands:
Aspire for Schools led by Learning to Work, Aspire for You
led by Slough Borough Council and Aspire for Business led
by East Berkshire College. Through working with business
and the Aspire strand leads, Slough Aspire aims to:
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Engage with local businesses committed to supporting
the vision and goals of Slough Aspire
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Enhance training and development for unemployed
residents to improve employment outcomes
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Support local residents to access job opportunities in
Slough
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Enable young people to engage directly with local
businesses
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Support enterprise and new company start-ups
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Improve the provision of learning and development for
local worker learners
The Aspire Centre is based at 350 Edinburgh Avenue,
Slough Trading Estate, SL1 4TU, an inspirational training
and events space at the heart of Slough Trading Estate.
Fully air-conditioned throughout with excellent IT and AV
facilities, the Slough Aspire Centre is available to hire for
meetings, events, training and more. For further information
on Slough Aspire, how to get involved, and booking the
Slough Aspire Centre, please visit
or call
01753 530146
EAST BERKSHIRE COLLEGE
The college provides a number of high quality and
accredited training programmes and courses for business
and their employees. Focus is on areas and skills-gaps such
as ICT, Team Leader & Management, Business
Management and Customer Service. The college also
manages many apprenticeship programmes working
closely with local employers to provide many apprenticeship
placements, covering a number of levels, across a wide
area of business sectors. It has a proven track record
in helping businesses improve current performance and
prepare for the future.
Tel:
0845 373 2500
Web:
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