Price Waterhouse Cooper
Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC)Â is the appointed Sheffield City Region Skills Bank Operator. The key components of this are the procurement of training providers, employer engagement and marketing, the operation of triage and brokerage services, supporting the development of Skills Deals and overall contractual, performance and financial management of the fund. In turn, Acudemy is proud to be the specific Payroll Training Provider for PwC in conjunction with this project.
Acudemy ‘Managing Director’ Yousouf Neetoo states ‘We are absolutely thrilled to be involved in a project like this. The team are looking forward to helping both individuals and companies improve skills and efficiency on this subject. In turn, this also reinforces Acudemy as a specialist trainer in the key subject of Payroll’.
What is the Skills Bank?
The Skills Bank is an exciting new service which invests in skills and expertise to drive business growth.
The Skills Bank will bring about a new culture in the skills system by empowering employers to choose and invest in the skills that they need. It is a £17 million fund, comprising of funding from the European Social Fund and Growth Funding.
Key features of the Skills Bank include:
- Specialist support via a dedicated helpline
- A bespoke economic impact model to assess the growth potential of Skills Deals and determine employer contribution and matched funding up to two thirds the cost of training
- A network of brokers and a skills assessment tool to support employers in defining their skills needs
- An approved list of providers that guarantees quality and value for money
- An online community with relevant feedback to explore the best training in an area
The Sheffield City Region comprises of nine local authority areas: Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Doncaster, North East Derbyshire, Rotherham and Sheffield.
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