ENGAGING SMEs

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ENGAGING SMEs
LEE WEATHERLY CEO
MIDLAND GROUP TRAINING SERVICES LTD
Leadership Management Partnership with NWH
College Warwickshire College
Multi-skilled Management Of Industrial Electrical
Systems
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A Short History

• Established in 1966 40,000 sqft facility,
  Located in Coventry
• Registered educational charity not for profit
  organisation
• Employer Led, Membership based organisation 100
  members
• Employ 40 employees
• Turnover 06/07 3.5m
• Training Quality Standard January 2008
• Ofsted Grade 1 March 2008

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The Key to Engagement

• No quick fix
• Key elements of success
• Relationship continuity
• Complementary structures
• Product alignment

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MGTS A GTA

• Government recognition
• There will be support for more employer
  ownership of Apprenticeships. More
  employer-led organisations such as Group
  Training Associations and others will deliver
  Apprenticeships and there will be more support
  for those organisations that already exist
• World Class Apprenticeships Unlocking Talent,
  Building Skills for All 2008

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MGTS A GTA

• GTA Characteristics
• 100 member companies
• Registered Educational Charity
• Led by 8 trustees
• Sales led with market segmentation
• Flexible and mobile
• Match products to SME needs
• Complementary financial and delivery
  infrastructure

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Audit of Potential

• Relationship continuity
• Product alignment
• Complementary structures

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• QUESTIONS