Workforce Hub receives funding
Howard Lake | 12 July 2005 | News
The Workforce Hub, one of six national hubs of expertise that form part of the Government’s ChangeUp programme, has received funding to carry out its business plan and work to develop the skills and good employment practice of the voluntary and community sector.
The Hub, which will build on the work of the former Voluntary Sector National Training Organisation (VSNTO), will begin recruiting additional staff this week.
The Hub’s objectives will be to:
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- help voluntary and community organisations to have easy access to information and resources
- support a culture of learning and development
- promote good management, leadership and employment practice throughout the sector
- raise the profile of the sector as a place to work
The Home Office’s Active Communities Directorate has offered a grant to fund the Hub’s activities for two years.
Mark Freeman, Workforce Development Manager for COVER – The Community and Voluntary Forum Eastern Region said: “The Workforce Hub represents a fantastic opportunity for the voluntary and community sector to develop all the issues around skills, employment and recruitment that are vital for its continued growth and improvement. Its ability to link the work being carried out regionally and locally will help to spread good practice, and enable us to gather much needed intelligence to highlight the sectors needs and quantify its impact on the economy and the communities in which it works.”
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He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.