Test Valley Borough Council has secured £0.5m to improve skills in Andover as part of the planning agreement for Andover Business Park. The Council is using this sum to encourage Andover businesses employing up to 100 persons to offer skills training to Andover residents who live within the SP10 postcode area also including Augusta Park, Picket Piece Locksbridge Park & Picket Twenty. Please see Map attachment for clear definition. It is hoped that these businesses will develop to offer more jobs. Some applications have been received which describe the purpose of the training as “to upgrade skills.” Such ambiguity could allow unlimited future applications for the same training and therefore is incapable of monitoring. Therefore applications for unaccredited training should define the pre-training benchmark and post training capability to ensure that any subsequent applications result in a definable improvement. The eligibility criteria should guide applications to meet the spirit of the Fund but ultimately all applications will be at the Council’s discretion.
Areas Covered: Andover
Telephone number: 01264 368000
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