Useful Links

New Legislation – Time to Train
Did you know that from 6th April 2010, new Government regulations will be introduced giving employees a legal right to ask you to give them time away from their normal duties to undertake training that they believe will improve their performance and that of your business.
For more details: www.bis.gov.uk/time-to-train

Health & Safety
Did you know that there are some free guides that you can download from the Health and Safety Executive website?

Essentials of Health and Safety at Work
A useful publication for all businesses is Essentials of Health and Safety at Work. www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/essentials.htm

Updated Health and Safety information for the Motor Vehicle Industry
For employers who work within the motor vehicle industry, the Health and Safety Executive has recently launched some brand new guidelines. The book costs £12.95, but you can download the same information free from www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg261.htm

Protecting children and vulnerable adults
We seek to work in partnership with employers, who offer work experience or apprenticeship opportunities, to fulfil these responsibilities and play our part in the integrated national approach to safeguarding.

More information about the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) can be found below:

Independent Safeguarding Authority www.isa-gov.org.uk
Criminal Records Bureau www.crb.homeoffice.gov.uk
Health and Safety Executive www.hse.gov.uk
Business Link www.businesslink.gov.uk
What to do if you think a child is being abused
www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/resources-and-practice/IG00182/

Apprenticeships
For more details about taking on an Apprentice, visit
http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/

Train-to-Gain
For more details about government funding through Train-to-Gain, visit
http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/

Running Your Own Businesses
If you run a business or are thinking of setting one up, Business Link can provide a range of information: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/

Norton Radstock College

For more information on the College, its facilities and the courses we offer visit our website at:
http://www.nortcoll.ac.uk