Higher Performing Workplaces (HPW) offers training that is designed to help SMEs grow by developing internal talent. 40% funding towards the cost of training is available for *eligible businesses.

Sport and Activity Professionals are working with the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges to deliver funded training through the HPW project.

You can view relevant courses/programmes by viewing the WYCC HPW web page.

To be eligible:
• The business must be based in one of the following districts: Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield or York (Check your district on the Gov.Uk website)
• the business needs to be an SME: employ fewer than 250 full time equivalent staff and have an annual turnover not exceeding €50 million.

Higher Performing Workplaces is managed by the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges and funded by the European Social Fund (ESF).

Higher Performing Workplaces
The WYCC Higher Performing Workplaces contract (£1.5million) delivers packages of skills support to grow internal talent in SMEs. Higher Performing Workplaces (HPW) will address the skills and productivity issues of employees in in sectors presenting the greatest opportunities for economic growth in Leeds City Region.

Higher Performing Workplaces aims to:
· Improve staff motivation, leadership, communication and teamwork;
· Increase staff retention;
· Enhance employee involvement and commitment to the company; and
· Ensure higher levels of financial performance by SME employers enhance and enable business strategy and operational planning to achieve growth.
Higher Performing Workplaces is managed by the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges and funded by the European Social Fund (ESF).

If you would like to discuss the funding further or to see how Sports Professionals could help your organisation, please get in touch by contacting us.

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