Develop your team

Helping people and companies grow

Access to workforce development schemes, training and education opportunities means businesses in Surrey can upskill their workforce to help people and companies grow.

Investing in workforce development not only helps businesses improve productivity but also helps them recruit, retain, and develop talent.

Business Surrey can help with workforce development by providing Surrey businesses with access to opportunities to upskill their workforce.

We offer support via various initiatives, such as Skills Bootcamps, to help you develop your team with skills for the 21st Century.

Why skills matter

Surrey has a strong economy and vibrant business scene. However, businesses can be constrained by difficulties finding workers with the skills they need, leading to slower growth.

The Surrey Skills Plan was put in place to address this and other skills gap needs. The plan forms the strategic basis for delivering skills priorities in Surrey. It was designed to encompass all of Surrey’s businesses, skills providers and people.

The plan envisions a dynamic, demand-led skills system that fine-tunes Surrey’s Leading Edge, recognises the needs of all businesses, and maximises inclusion whilst powering economic growth across the UK.

One of the plan’s key objectives is to help businesses prosper by making our skills system more responsive to immediate, medium, and long-term needs.

To find out more, download the Surrey Skills Plan.

Working with the education sector is a great way for businesses to connect with the next generation and support future growth.

The Surrey Careers Hub nurtures this, building links between education and local employers to deliver consistent, high-quality careers programmes for Surrey’s next-generation workforce.

Get in touch to find out how you can get involved.