Train To Gain

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New College Nottingham
Developing People – Developing Business

To find out more about how we can help you to find the right solution for your business training needs contact us now on
0115 9 100 100 or email enquiries@ncn.ac.uk
and make people your greatest asset!

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New College Nottingham are proud to have received Learning and Skills Council (LSC) accreditation as a Train to Gain Provider across the East Midlands Region in partnership with Inspire UK, Pathway First and Safety Plus.

What is Train to Gain?

Train to Gain can improve your productivity and competitiveness by ensuring your staff have got the right skills to do the best job.

Train to Gain is a service to help businesses get the training they need to succeed. It offers you the services of a specialist advisor who will undertake an impartial diagnosis of your business needs. The advisor will research and prepare for you a proposal offering you a training solution to source funding and training provision, ensuring that the training is delivered to meet your needs or signpost you to wider business development activities.

You may be eligible for:

  • Fully funded learning for employees basic skills (English, Mathematics and English for Speakers of Other Languages) and their first full Level 2/Level 3 qualification.
  • An advisor to source suitable training provision.
  • Information and advice on higher level qualifications - Level 3, 4 and beyond.
  • The offer of a wage contribution (employers with less than 50 employees).

In addition, you may also be able to access:

  • A £1,000 grant for management and leadership training (businesses employing between 20 – 250 employees).
  • Support beyond Level 2, especially for regional priority sector organisations: Construction; Engineering; Health and Social Care; Retail; Logistics and Distribution; Tourism; Travel, Leisure and Hospitality; Manufacture of Food and Drink.
  • Support for Apprenticeships.
  • Training for Union Learning Representatives.
  • Support for Foundation Degrees/Higher National Diplomas.
  • Support for Investors in People.

To find out more about Train to Gain or how you can access the service, please call ncn at work, on 0115 9 100 100 or by email at