This staff engagement presentation from Melina Brothers at Brockenhurst College outlines the training opportunities available to local employers. The college has provided training to over 400 small businesses, offering qualifications from apprenticeships to short courses. They work with various local partners and deliver training either in the workplace or on campus using experienced tutors. Courses cover topics like business skills, management, hospitality, and environmental principles. The presentation emphasizes how training can benefit businesses through reduced costs, new ideas, productivity, and staff retention. Employers are encouraged to contact the college to discuss doing a training needs analysis and using apprenticeships and short courses to help fill skills gaps.

1. Staff Engagement Presentation
Training available for staff
By Melina Brothers
Accounts Executive

2. Campus

3. Not just any College - `Outstanding`
What do we do?
We have provided quality training for over 400 local
employers, mostly small businesses.
We respond to local training needs providing the right skills
for today’s workforce from Apprenticeships to bite sized
short courses to fill the skills gaps.
We are working in partnership with: New Forest Business
Partnership, NFDC, Local Authorities, Chambers of
Commerce, Business Link and Job Centre Plus.
Our experienced tutors deliver training in the workplace or
at Brockenhurst College.

4. Environmental issues impact on every organisation. The rising
costs of energy and raw materials, growing awareness of
stakeholders and increasing environmental legislation are forcing
organisations to address their own environmental performance.
Many organisations have identified that tackling environmental
issues can bring benefits to their business including reduced
waste and utility costs, reduced liabilities and access to new
markets and investors.
So how can we help with training ?

5. Wide range of short and NVQ/Diploma courses
Nationally recognised qualifications including
Apprenticeships/Advanced Apprenticeships
Tailored training around your needs
Fabulous New Forest location -near the train
station for those green miles
Business calibre industry experienced people
Grow your own talent

6. Training Qualifications- What benefits?
Work Based Learning – on job training
Tailored to your employee job role and business
objectives
One to one, workshops and observational
evidence gathering
No age limit –inclusive to all
Recognition for your employees performance,
personal development
Job confidence – watch your staff grow

7. Courses
Hospitality (includes
Cookery, Food and Drink
Service and
Housekeeping)
Retail
Customer Service
Business and
Administration
Team Leading
Construction
Management & Business
Skills including short
courses
Warehousing and Storage
Cleaning and Support
Services
Health and Social Care
Environmental Principles
First Aid, Food Safety,
Health and Safety

8. Training Local People = Growth
Less waste
New ideas and talent
Productivity
Staff retention

9. Changing Behaviours
We can change behaviours and attitudes
Training staff reinforces best practice and good
behaviours and attitudes
Lead by example
Listen to staff ideas and involve them
Praise good behaviours and attitudes
Provide progression and thank your staff when they
show initiative or contribute ideas

10. CIEH Level 2 In Environmental Principles and Best Practice
This course is for staff who have a significant impact on the
environment, or supervisors / managers approaching
environmental issues for the first time.
• Environmental impacts and
sustainability
• Understanding environmental aspects
• Principles of environmental law • Energy use and carbon management
• Resource efficiency and waste
minimisation
• Water management
• Pollution prevention and emergency
planning
• Environmental management systems

11. Skills gaps we can fill
Organisational Development:
 Leadership Styles
 Commercial Awareness
 Managing Change
 Introduction to Senior Management
 Talent Management – Developing Talent
 Project Management – Introduction
 Project Management - Advanced
 Equality and Diversity
Management Development:
 New to Team Leading
 People Management – New to Management
 Performance Management
 Coaching Skills for Managers
 Delivering Effective Appraisals
 Managing Absenteeism
 Conflict Resolution
 Effective Delegation
 Interviewing Skills
 Stress Management
 Motivating the Team
Personal Development:
 Assertiveness Skills
 Delivering Excellence in Customer Service
 Emotional Intelligence
 Negotiation Skills
 Neuro Linguistic Programming
 Presentation Skills
 Problem Solving
 Report Writing
 Telephone Skills
 Time Management
 Facilitation Skills
 Train the Trainer
 Finance for Non Financial Managers
 Sales Skill
 Confidence Building
 Planning your Personal Development

12. How?
Apprenticeships FREE to all , if you enrol before end of November
with Business Services Team.
FREE training needs analysis.
Identify your staff skill gaps and watch them and your business grow
with our training and development support .
See how Herb UK have grown through using training initiatives.

14. Contact Us at Business Services
Melina Brothers 01590 625561
Claire Boot (Apprenticeships) 01590 625313
Jan Turner (Short Courses) 01590 625589
Email: mbrothers@brock.ac.uk
Brockenhurst College, Business Excellence Centre,
Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42
7ZE

15. Thank you for listening
Please feel free to ask any questions, take information
or email me if you need to know more.