TRANSFORM Service
TRANSFORM Service
TRANSFORM is the county’s service supporting small and medium sized organisations (under 250 employees) who want help to fill skills gaps in their current and future workforce.
We provide information and impartial advice and guidance about apprenticeships and skills training options.
We are specialist in helping identify skills gaps and requirements, sourcing free and funded options to address them, specifically through apprenticeships and other government-funded training. We help your organisation understand what is available and how to access it. If you’re looking to recruit there are a range of funded programmes working with potential new hires; if you’re looking to upskill team members, there are more.
Skills East Sussex priority sectors
Skills East Sussex priority sectors are:
- Construction and Built Environment
- Creative, Cultural, Digital and Media
- Engineering and Manufacturing
- Health and Social Care
- Visitor Economy
- Land, Agriculture and Environmental
We also help wider local industry priorities of:
- Education
- Energy & Utilities
- Finance
- Professional, Scientific & Technical
Help with skills training and apprenticeships for your organisation
We provide support to:
- Identify skills gaps in your workforce and provide impartial advice on appropriate apprenticeship and skills training programmes
- Choose a provider and access government-funded short courses
- Apply for East Sussex County Council apprenticeship levy transfer to cover the full cost of apprenticeship training, if workers are over the age of 21
- Set up and manage the employer’s Apprenticeship Service account
- Wider advice and guidance about incentives, grants and business support
Recruitment support
If your organisation is looking to recruit, then working with our internal Apprenticeships Team we can also offer support to:
- Advertise your vacancies
- Source candidates for interview
- Support candidates with interview preparation
- Provide ongoing support to ensure a successful outcome for both employer and apprentice
Service Delivery
This service is delivered 1:1 for your organisation – and tailored to best meet your needs. Most meetings are conducted over Teams, but we can visit clients where preferred.
Priority sector organisations can book a meeting by emailing TRANSFORM@eastsussex.gov.uk
The TRANSFORM Toolkit
The TRANSFORM Toolkit has been developed to help employer organisations from all industry sectors in East Sussex, who are interested in exploring ways of investing in new and existing workers. Understanding the publicly funded opportunities available can be challenging for smaller businesses, so the Toolkit has been designed to help navigate the skills training and apprenticeship opportunities available to develop and/or grow their workforce.
