Vocational Skills
Vocational training is crucial to nurturing trade and industry skills that enable businesses to boost productivity and sharpen competitiveness. Local training provision focuses on practical experience with the aim of matching the commercial needs of employers with the ambitions of local people.
Wirral’s Open Learning Centre in engineering provides a base in which educational, employment training and entrepreneurial projects are developed and delivered. A partnership between Wirral Waterfront, the Laird Foundation and Liverpool Hope University, the state-of the-art facility is located at the Laird Foundation in Birkenhead, which includes a conference room, workshops, classrooms and IT facilities.
http://www.thelairdfoundation.com
The City Learning Centre at Ridgeway High School is used by the wider community for projects that increase opportunities for residents to develop the skills required to get jobs, or take part in further training.
The Centre is an impressive building based at Noctorum, near Birkenhead. Its extensive IT facilities are available for schools, members of the community, and businesses looking for a professional venue for meetings, conferences and training events.
