Business Start Up Advice
We can also offer you the opportunity and support to start your own business. This includes Information on opening your business bank account, dealing with accountants, public liability insurance, VAT, national insurance, tax etc and answer any questions you may have about becoming self employed.
The professional courses also include guidance on how to market your new business, advice on how and where to market, how to attract new customers and, lastly, how to quote and how to correctly price a job.
We encourage you to remember throughout your course that the personal skills you have gained whilst serving are ideal for starting out in business.
The self-discipline, the personal resilience, your pride in yourself; all these skills really make a difference when attracting customers and developing a business. Above all these are the qualities that will make you successful in the long term.
Resettlement and Level 3 courses available for ELC funding:
Property Development Courses – Click Here
Bespoke courses developed to cover any area you want to cover including plumbing, electrical, carpentry, painting & decorating, plastering and bricklaying.
Electrical Courses - Click Here
City & Guilds and EAL accredited courses allowing you to install and test your own electrical work plus courses allowing you to test, inspect and/or design electrical schemes
Plumbing Courses - Click Here
City & Guilds and EAL accredited courses that include everything from designing and installing a replacement bathroom through to NVQ 2 qualification in domestic plumbing
Bricklaying Courses - Click Here
Professional City & Guilds qualifications that include cavity wall construction, 100mm & 225mm walling.
Carpentry Courses - Click Here
City & Guilds qualifications in roofing, flooring, first & second fix, furniture construction.
Painting & Decorating Courses - Click Here
City & Guilds professional courses including paper hanging, painting and wood preparation.
Plastering Courses - Click Here
Professional City & Guilds qualifications that include skimming, rendering plus floors and ceilings.
Roofing Courses - Click Here
Professional joinery training including setting out trusses, slating and Velux window fitting.
Tiling Courses - Click Here
City & Guilds and BAL accredited courses for professional training in ceramic tiling.