New College Nottingham Participates in the UK’s Biggest Business Breakfast as part of Colleges Week

New College Nottingham (ncn) is holding a special Business Breakfast on Thursday 13 November, as part of the first national Colleges Week - a celebration of colleges taking place 10-16 November.

The ‘Helping Businesses to Succeed’ event, which takes place at ncn’s City Campus, Nottingham, is one of over 30 business breakfasts taking place throughout the country during November as part of Colleges Week.

Aimed at businesses and employers throughout Nottinghamshire, it will provide an insight into what ncn can offer businesses and the benefits that training can provide to support employers, along with the opportunity for networking.

Paul Glossop, ncn Head of School for Business comments:

“Colleges can play a vital role in helping businesses to identify their training needs, help them to become more productive, and enhance the skills of their employees.

“The Business Breakfast is a great way of showcasing how we can help employers meet the challenge of supporting staff to improve their skills.”

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Notes to editors

About Colleges Week

• Colleges Week is a celebration of the role colleges play across the country in unlocking talent in communities and transforming the lives of learners. The first ever Colleges Week will run from 10-16 November and focus on five themes demonstrating the impact colleges have on: developing skills; delivering excellence; building strong communities; helping businesses to succeed and transforming lives.
• Colleges Week is being co-ordinated and organised by the Association of Colleges (AoC), the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills (DIUS) and the Learning & Skills Council (LSC).
For more information go to: www.collegesweek.org

About Association of Colleges

• The Association of Colleges was created in 1996 as the single voice to promote the interests of further education colleges in England and Wales. The Association provides a broad range of services to its subscribers. It represents their interests locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. The management, split into various directorates, provides a pool of expertise on which the sector draws. AoC exists as the essential, influencing voice of colleges in order to:
- Develop and promote an environment in which colleges can flourish
- Ensure that colleges are recognised as major contributors to the economic and social prosperity of the nation
- Champion and promote colleges as key to the development of people, skills and knowledge for the nation. http://www.aoc.co.uk/

For more information:
Contact: Nicola Grimshaw, ncn, 1 The Broadway, The Lace Market, Nottingham NG1 1PR
Day Tel: 0115 911 3691 / Email: nicola.grimshaw@ncn.ac.uk