Multiply for Employers
In-Person Opportunity
Paid opportunity
About this opportunity
Multiply for Employers is a government-funded program tailored for UK businesses. In Barnsley it is administered by Northern College for Adults, it aims to enhance employees’ numeracy skills, offering benefits such as: Elevated Workforce Competence: Improved numeracy skills lead to a more proficient workforce, boosting productivity and efficiency. Reduction in Numerical Errors: Strengthening numerical skills minimizes errors, ensuring smoother operations and heightened accuracy. Boosted Personal and Professional Confidence: Multiply not only reinforces confidence in professional tasks but empowers personal growth, fostering overall success. Motivated Workforce: Providing Multiply as a training opportunity motivates employees to pursue various workplace training, enhancing engagement. Internal Career Advancement: Facilitate professional growth, equipping employees with skills for advancement and new challenges within the organization. Employers in Barnsley can shape tailored numeracy programs for their workforce, fully funded and flexible. Eligibility criteria include employees (aged 19+), lacking a Level 2 maths qualification, and desiring numeracy skills for work or career progression. For businesses in Barnsley interested in supporting workforce development, contact: Sibrahim@northern.ac.uk.
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Meet the provider
Northern College
Northern College is the only residential adult further education college in the North of England, delivering life-changing learning, situated in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Teaching takes place in Wentworth Castle, a fabulous grade I listed house surrounded by 550 acres of National Trust grounds.
This is all available for our students to access throughout their studies. Staying as a resident allows students to ‘get away from it all’ and focus on learning and achieving, away from everyday home and work pressures and gives students access to extra support along with the “head-space” and time to focus on their studies, learn new things, and focus on themselves. The college is a vibrant place welcoming students aged 19 -99 onto a range of 2-day courses and longer residential courses from Entry Level 3 to Level 5. Courses include personal and social development, social justice themed courses, outdoor learning, functional skills, and skills for work.
Our students may gain formal qualifications they need to return to learning, or simply upskilling to help progression within work. Students benefit from studying with likeminded people. Our small college creates a community feel. and gain new and better jobs. Where we encourage everyone to reach their full potential. The courses are fully funded for people earning less than £21,255 a year or unemployed.
The college focus on the support on those who need it most, and our students are those that need a second chance.
- Low Income
- Long term unemployed
- Facing recovery from Illness or addiction.
- Victims of Domestic Violence or Human Trafficking
- Housing needs/Homelessness
- Mental/Physical Health
- Neurodiverse conditions
- Refugees
- Ex Army
- Ex Offenders
Locations:
Northern College has 2 locations. Click here to see them
