Connexions Cumbria’s Executive Directors and Company Secretary have completed the nationally recognised Institute of Directors Leadership and Management Diploma. Two of its Directors have been awarded the Institute of Director’s prestigious Chartered Status. The Company’s management team has successfully completed training in Value Management.

We have seven years successful experience in strategic and operational management. This includes substantial experience in change management. We are able to offer support to small and medium sized enterprises and third sector organisations, as follows:

• Best Value support
• Corporate Planning and Strategic Visioning
• Review of Mission Statements and Strategic Objectives
• Policy Analysis and Development
• Facilitation of Board and Senior Management "Away Days"
• Activity Based Costing
• Business Process Mapping and Improvement Planning
• IT Systems Review
• IT systems Procurement support
• IT Project Management
• Performance Improvement Planning
• Procedure development and documentation
• Preparation for Investors In People
• Personal Development Planning for Senior Staff
• Board Development Planning
• Workforce Development and Training

·        Multi agency training programmes

·        Diploma in career education

·        Assessment and internal verification

·        Consultancy, including the development of individual

          portfolios based on personal skills and knowledge

·        Risk assessments/health and safety assessments re young people.

Services for Business

·        Support for staff being made redundant, including individual information, advice and guidance on job and learning search

·        On line vacancy placing service, including on line ‘CV Market Place’ for employers

 Services for Young People

·        key stage 2/3 careers education and guidance

·       Employability skills for key stage 4 and post 16 young people

·       Entrepreneurial skills for key stage 4 and post 16 young people

·        On line vacancy placing service -matching young people to employer needs

 Services for Adults

·        Information, Advice and Guidance

·        CV Building

·        Local Labour Market Intelligence

·        Placing service