A highly skilled and productive workforce that can work efficiently and effectively is critical for competing and making a success of your marine business.  Many businesses struggle with untrained employees that can significantly impact on current and future profit.

CMN recognises that training is key to improving your business performance.  We are able to assess your training needs, research and book courses, arrange events and venues, and provide grant support. 

A programme of training schemes have been developed specifically for the Cornish Marine sector, including: 

• Apprenticeships
• Support for young people
• Short courses
• Training Grants
• National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs)

We are helping the industry by increasing skills in line with future industry needs, identifying specific training needs, and ensuring that training products are developed to meet your needs at an affordable cost.

 

Summary Datasheets:

Grants for training [pdf]

Gaining National Vocational Qualifications [pdf]

Train 2 Gain [pdf]

English for Speakers of Other Languages [pdf]

Skills for Life (Literacy & Numeracy) [pdf]

 

1. Apprenticeships

No matter how large or small your company, apprenticeships give you the chance to develop the skilled staff you need for your business. Apprentices help you stay competitive by developing the kind of people your business needs for the future.

 

If you are thinking of taking on an apprentice, please contact Julie Fellows on 01326 211382 or email: julie.fellows@cornwallmarine.net. CMN are working closely with the National Apprenticeship Scheme - for more information please go to : http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk .

2. Support for Young People

The marine sector offers exciting and rewarding career opportunities and we're working with young people in order to ensure a steady supply of new, young talent into the sector.

We are currently running various projects working with young people.

 

For 14 to 16 year olds we offer the chance to gain experience and qualifications that otherwise might not be achieved through school.

 

For unemployed young people between the ages of 16 and 19 we offer to help them get back on track by engaging them in training and encouraging them to gain qualifications in order that they achieve success and employment in the Cornish marine sector. 

 

Also, during 18 week programmes a range of additional support is offered such as CV writing, applying for jobs and interview skills, all helping build confidence and to help the Learner into employment.

For more information, please contact Julie Fellows on 01326 211382 or email julie.fellows@cornwallmarine.net

3. Short Courses

Short courses can be used as a way of quickly gaining skills and knowledge in a particular field, without long periods away from your business.

You learn what you need to know in as short a time as possible, and this has less impact on the day-to-day running of your business.

Short courses are defined as any short training event (half-day, one or two days) that is essential to helping you manage and run your business.

We can arrange events at locations and times to suit your business needs.

For more information, please contact  Alex Roebuck on 01326 211382 or email on alex.roebuck@cornwallmarine.net.

4. Other training and training grants

CMN realises that your business is unique and that sometimes you'll need specialised courses.

We have access to funding that allows us to help fund any courses that you are completing.

In order for us to assess if we can help with a grant we need to know the following:

• Course title & level (where known)
• Attendee(s) name(s)
• Cost
• Duration of course (in days)
• Date you intend to start (or if already undertaken the start date)
• Date completed (if already undertaken)

Once we receive this information we will be able to confirm how much CMN will provide via a grant.

Please note that we can sometimes, at CMN discretion, help towards travelling costs when the cost of a course/event is free of charge.

 

5. National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) for Marine Sector Employees

Cornwall Marine Network are able to support your employees gaining their Nationalal Vocational Qualifications. NVQs:

• Recognise what a person is able to do at work,
• Are based on industry standards, which must be met to be competent in a particular task
• Are very flexible, a candidate doesn’t have to start at Level 1 but at the level appropriate to his/her job and abilities - Qualifications are made up of a number of nationally recognised units
• Are gained when all the assessment routes have been achieved
• There is no need to go to college or to sit exams; assessment can be done in the workplace using CMN’s team of assessors.

If you would like to discuss gaining an NVQ for yourself or an employee, please contact Alex Roebuck at Cornwall Marine Network on 01326 211382 or email: alex.roebuck@cornwallmarine.net.

 

6. CMN Assessor Team

National Vocational Qualifications are assessed in the workplace. We're always on the lookout for individuals experienced and qualified so that they can become an assessor and be paid to assess others at work, helping them gain their NVQs. If you are interested in becoming an assesor please contact Jayne Jenking on 01326 211382 or email: jayne.jenking@cornwallmarine.net

To discuss any aspect of your training requirements please contact Anne-Marie or Julie on 01326 211382.  Alternatively please email:

Anne-Marie Carroll, anne-marie.carroll@cornwallmarine.net

Julie Fellows, julie.fellows@cornwallmarine.net

Jayne Jenking, jayne.jenking@cornwallmarine.net