Council credits cream of the crop
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) honoured the region’s businesses on 25/07/2006, at Greater Merseyside’s first ever SkillWorks awards.
The Skills at Work conference was organised to award businesses that have been helped by the LSC Greater Merseyside’s EU co-financed SkillWorks scheme and to launch the national Train to Gain programme to the region.
More than 100 delegates attended the event at Liverpool’s Town Hall to hear how the new Train to Gain programme will operate in Greater Merseyside and offer their congratulations to the SkillWorks award winners.
Businesses to receive awards included, Ellen Kerr from Women In Business (Micro Business of the Year), Jim and Sue Moran from the Liverpool Society for the Blind (Small Enterprise) and Julie Darby from Trimar Care (Medium-sized enterprise). A special award was also given to Pauline O’Neill from Robertson Sandie Home for her individual contribution to training.
The awards were presented by The LSC’s North West Regional Skills Director, Paul Holme.
Paul said: “SkillWorks has been one of our most successful programmes to date, with more than 5,000 small to medium-sized businesses benefiting across Greater Merseyside. It seemed only fitting to award those who have really achieved something at the same time as launching the Train to Gain programme, which will run alongside SkillWorks.”
Phil Hope MP, the Minister for Skills, who is backing the new training initiative, offered his congratulations to all the winners.
“I am very encouraged by the success of the LSC Greater Merseyside’s EU co-financed SkillWorks programme. The launch next month of the LSC’s Train to Gain service in Greater Merseyside will provide additional impetus.”
“Together they are the best recommendation to other Greater Merseyside businesses that building workforce skills helps to meet the challenge of the future,” he added.
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