When you contact Train to Gain you’ll meet an independent Adviser at Business Link who will work with you to identify the right training and other skills solutions to drive your business forward. Part of your business broker’s role is to provide you with advice on funding your training. They will be able to help you identify and apply for any available sources of funding, from both Train to Gain and a range of other sources.

Train to Gain offers broad-ranging skills advice. Your independent business broker at Business Link may well recommend that some of your employees undergo training courses. The business broker will consider all available courses, from a range of training providers including public colleges and private training companies.

If no suitable course is available, your business broker may put you in touch with a training provider who can create a course tailored to your specific needs.

Funding for some courses is available through Train to Gain. For an overview, see Who is eligible 

From January 2009 we'll also be offering funding for a range of smaller, focussed training programmes for small and medium sized private sector businesses. Find out more about the extra support for your business.

The Train to Gain Service offers expert, tailored skills advice to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors.

Once you get involved with the Service through a business broker at Business Link or if you have 5,000 or more employees, the National Employer Service, you will be supported as you give your employees the skills to drive your business forward. While the training may require a financial investment from you, the services of the business broker and the National Employer Service, come at no cost to your business.

For more information about the Service and how your business broker at Business Link or the NES can help your business, see How it works

There are a number of ways to contact a business broker at Business Link:

• Fill in our online business broker contact form – an independent business broker at Business Link will contact you.
• Call 0845 600 9 006 and arrange for a business broker to contact you
  

Train to Gain offers broad-ranging skills advice. Your business broker at Business Link may well recommend that some of your employees train for recognised qualifications. They will consider all available relevant qualifications, as well as any other solutions to your skills needs.

The recommendations will be tailored to the needs of your business, and may range from Skills for Life to degree-level training and beyond.

Your business broker  at Business Link will recommend suitable training providers who can assess your employees individually and provide the training to help them achieve the qualifications. For more information, see Working with a training provider

For more information on the funding available from Train to Gain, see Who is eligible

When you get involved with Train to Gain you’ll start working with an independent business broker at Business Link. Your business broker will be able to tell you about the funding available from Train to Gain, as well as other sources of funding that you may be eligible for.

For an overview of the funding available from Train to Gain, see Who is eligible