Respond to business demands
Public sector funding has decreased and private sector companies are reluctant to invest in three year courses to up-skill staff. The economic downturn has necessitated a change in the way employers operate. Similarly, universities and colleges must innovate and develop new courses to meet new employer demands. Despite the downturn, 72% of employers plan to maintain or increase spending on training and only 28% plan to cut training budgets.
The Centre for Work and Learning
To help meet industry demand, the Centre for Work and Learning was created as a product of the Sussex Learning Network. We continue to work with our academic partners but in a new direction. Employers want flexible, bite-sized vocational qualifications in preference to traditional learning methods and qualifications. CWL aims to address this through higher level vocational learning to close the skills gap in the Sussex region.
In this section...
Responsive curriculum
Advice and guidance on how
to adapt your courses or
create curriculum which
suits the needs of
employers.
Innovative curriculum
New ideas and new technology
for creating and delivering
curriculum are coming thick and fast.
Check out some ideas.
What our partners are offering
Find out about what higher education
responses to business demand
universities and colleges in
Sussex are already making available.
Additional student numbers
As part of our funding, CWL has access to
co-funded Additional Student Numbers
from HEFCE.
Do you have a market which could use them?
Next step
Contact us if you are developing an employer CPD course that is eligible for co-funded ASNs.
Download our information sheet explaining what we're doing and whom to contact.
Download our guide for apprentices
This free eight page guide for advanced apprentices wanting to go to higher education is available here.