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For Employers

For Employers

We offer a range of support services for employers at Myerscough College.

These include apprenticeships, skills training and other ad-hoc services to support your business. We can link you with projects which provide organisational needs analysis for your business which can explore the training needs of existing staff or new staff.  Our Business Development Officers can provide more information about apprenticeships, short course provision, and other training initiatives available.

We want to help you to:

  • Retain existing staff to build loyalty.
  • Improve the productively of your people.
  • Develop your workforce.

Our Employer Services Team can give you expert advice and guidance on apprenticeships, and the funding sources that may be available including how to set up your Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) account. We can also offer a FREE assisted recruitment service for apprenticeship vacances, where we are the chosen training provider. 

If you are an employer interested in offering work placements to our learners please contact us and one of out team will be in touch: Get in touch | Myerscough College

Meet the Teams

Lee Gibson
Head of Business Development & Projects
The Rural Business Centre @ Myerscough College, Bilsborrow, Preston PR3 0RY
Email: lgibson@myerscough.ac.uk
T: 01995 642222 EXT: 2591

 

Michael Heaton
Upskilling Lancashire Project Compliance
The Rural Business Centre @ Myerscough College, Bilsborrow, Preston PR3 0RY
Email: mheaton@myerscough.ac.uk
T: 01995 642222 EXT: 2165
Lee Price
Employer Services Manager
The Rural Business Centre @ Myerscough College, Bilsborrow, Preston PR3 0RY
Email: employerenquiries@myerscouigh.ac.uk
T: 01995 642255 and ask for Employer Services
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