Hauliers in Devon and Somerset can apply for assistance, which
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could range from advice to financial help, from a variety of sources.
and Eirtn ;.e Council (TECs) focus on staff training and run the Investors in People Standard. Here, emphasis is put on staff development, including advice about, for example, staff training. TECs can also arrange
youth apprenticeships; in some cases subsidies are available.
offer different services. Instead of staff development they concentrate on the company itself. Business Links run seminars on how to enhance your business, and also offer advice on issues like Internet equipment.
Training grants are also available from the Social Fund; these can meet up to 45% of training costs. Haulage firms could also be eligible for grants from the
. Priority goes to job creation schemes in the manufacturing sector, but this scheme clearly benefits service companies in the region.
TEC and Business Link Services in Devon and Cornwall are combined under the firm Prosper which, in a nutshell, offers "business support and workforce development".
;111ACTS Prosper: 0800 252 713.
Somerset TEC: 01823 436500.
Somerset Business Link: 0845 721 1112. European Social Fund: 020 7273 5032. European Regional Development Fund: 020 7890 3795,