Digital training discount for micro businesses
SMALL businesses and social enterprises in Yorkshire and Humber are being given a boost by the European Union through a series of digital and creative training courses delivered by Leeds Metropolitan University.
Leeds Met’s New Technology Institute (NTi Leeds) has received nearly £200,000 of EU funding from the Skills Enhancement Fund, administered by Calderdale College.
This will be used to deliver the training courses, specifically aimed at creative and digital businesses or any social enterprises in the Yorkshire and Humber region, with ten employees or fewer.
The funding has allowed NTi to provide a 90% discount on a selection of courses from now until December, covering social media, Android programming, analytics, iOS development and iPhone and iPad app development for both experienced and non-experienced developers.
Simon Baldwin, senior business development manager at Leeds Metropolitan, said: “The development of skills and training is critical to keep SMEs competitive and at the forefront of innovation in the digital and creative sector.
“NTi Leeds has been providing high quality training keeping businesses and their employees up to date with the latest digital and creative technologies for the last ten years. These skills ensure our region’s digital and creative SMEs remain competitive providing leading products and services in this rapidly changing environment.”
The courses have been designed to help small businesses, including social enterprises and charities, to keep the cost developing new skills within the company low, rather than employing external agencies, allowing them to work more efficiently and to move into new markets seeking new opportunities.
