A leading Lancashire training provider has been selected to help local employees to upskill across the county.

PHX Training, which has centres in Blackpool, Preston and Morecambe, is working with Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership to deliver 1,500 in work qualifications over the next two years.

The programme, which is funded by the Department for Work and Pensions alongside the European Social Fund, is aimed to help businesses become more productive and plug skills gaps across the county.

To meet the contract, family firm PHX Training will hire 14 new training coaches, delivering three-to-six-month courses such as team leading, business administration, adult social care and customer service, in addition to functional skills such as maths and English.

Briony Fawcett, managing director at PHX Training, said: “The next two years promise to be an exciting time for Lancashire, as we aim to build back stronger.

“Working with the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership to provide courses to upskill members of staff will help companies to identify skills gaps in their organisation and train up their members of staff so that they can become more productive and more profitable.”

Dr Michele Lawty-Jones, Director of the Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub said: “The reskilling and upskilling of the existing workforce continues to be an important priority for the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership.

“Industrial digitisation, ambitions regarding net zero and the economic recovery are all contributing to the need for businesses to ensure that they have a workforce that is skilled to adapt to current and future challenges, to boost sustainability and productivity.  The project will provide subsidised training to meet the needs of Lancashire businesses.”

PHX Training delivers government-backed initiatives including adult skills – Maths, English and vocational courses, NEET (not in education, employment or training), employability contracts and apprenticeships.

To enquire about current skills training or about starting training to become a work coach, contact PHX Training, call 01228 810 960.