Extra Mile Training & Consulting, a tenant at Wayland House, has just been awarded accreditation as training providers by the City & Guilds, the leading provider of specific and comprehensive solutions to for staff training and development needs. We would like to congratulate Chris and Geoff on this achievement which has been the result of much hard work and time. This follows on the heels of Extra Mile also being awarded accreditation as providers of the training portfolio of management and leadership education by the Institute of Leadership & Management in late 2007. ILM is the first choice for leadership and management training.
This means that Wayland House is now an accredited City & Guilds and an Institute of Leadership & Management Training Centre, This double accreditation makes Wayland House almost exclusive in the region and means that the Wayland community will no longer have to travel to gain qualifications. In time, a list of the vocational qualifications available will be published. If you would like more information now, call Chris or Geoff on 01953 880208 or call in at Wayland House in Watton High Street.
Business Training & Support
We are pleased to announce that from early in 2008, Business Link for the East will be running a series of training workshops which are targeted towards new business start ups. They offer a wide range of briefings and workshops to help you start, build and develop a business. Whatever stage you are at in the development of your business and people, they have workshops especially designed to meet your specific needs. Whether they are breakfast briefings or one-day workshops, they are packed with new ideas, tools and techniques to help your company.
Topics covered include:
• Starting a business
• Sales and Marketing
• Money and Finance
• Developing People
• Legislation
• Using IT and the Web
All of the workshops are free or subsidised and will take place at Wayland House. More information will be made available as soon as the workshop details are finalized. In the meantime call Iain on 01953 880204 or mail to iain@wayland.org.uk.
Business Link in the East of England
Business Link is a government-funded service designed to promote enterprise. Whether you are already running, growing a business or just starting out, Business Link will be the place to go. The Business Link service is coordinated nationally, while local delivery is driven by the nine Regional Development Agencies in England. In our region, Business Link East will deliver the Business Link service with funding provided by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA).
More Business Support
Considering setting up your own business? Would you like to talk with someone about your idea? NWES is a non-profit making organisation working in partnership with other agencies and businesses to provide business support, boost self-employment and encourage entrepreneurial skills throughout the East of England.
They are currently offering free and impartial business advice in the Wayland area at Wayland House, so whether you wish to talk about a concept or develop a detailed business plan, they can help. Working together with the Wayland Partnership, Breckland Council & Business Link, NWES provides a gateway to services including business loans, free advice for start-up & existing businesses and business skills training
To book an advice session in Watton, please call your local NWES Business Advisor, Jo Garden, on 07787 526719 or her support team on 01553 666200. Alternatively, to find out more about the services they offer, visit www.nwes.org.uk
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Community Support Services
• If you need advice on council tax, how to get
a bus pass or find out the cost of a senior rail card, Breckland Council’s
Presence Officer is available at Wayland House between the hours of 9.00am
and 4.00pm every Wednesday and Friday. No appointment is needed – just
call in at Main Reception. More information is available on Breckland’s
web site – see our Links page.
• Norfolk County Council’s Watton Register office
is based at Wayland House during the hours of 1.00 to 4.00pm every Thursday
for the registration of births, deaths and general advice. Appointments should
be made through the Registrars office as usual. For Marriages and Civil Partnerships
telephone 01842 766848, for Births and Deaths telephone 01842 754115 or
mail registration.thetford@norfolk.gov.uk.
More information is available on the County Council web site – see our Links page.
The Wayland Community Bank
Do you want to save for:
• Holidays
• Back to School
• Household Bills
• Repay Credit Cards
• Car
• Computer
• Special Occasions
Then you might be interested in joining the Wayland Community Bank.
It's a simple idea. An ethical, non profit making saving and loan organisation
where people save together and have access to affordable credit. The
Bank can offer savings accounts to meet your needs; you can save as
much or as little as you like in a number of ways including payroll
deduction. Dividends can be paid annually and these vary depending
on the annual surplus of the Bank.
Now you can change the way you borrow. Whether you need a loan to get
through a difficult period or to help you afford a treat for you or
your family. The Bank offers loans for all types of purposes. Call
in to Wayland House for more information.
Volunteer for the Wayland Community Bank
Why volunteer?
Not only will credit union volunteering benefit your community, it
can also benefit you as an individual. Credit union volunteers have the opportunity
to:
• Use existing skills and learn new ones
• Receive full training
• Make new friends
• Help local people access secure savings and low
cost loans
What I can do
Credit unions offer a range of opportunities and experience is not always necessary
as full training is provided. Areas of work include:
• Customer service
• Book keeping
• Marketing/event organisation
• Administration
• Committee involvement
Giving your time
Credit unions understand that volunteers have many demands on their
time. Let us know how much time you can spare and what skills or interests you
have and we will do our best to offer you a suitable and enjoyable role.
Join us
Over 110 million people world wide benefit from credit union membership
- this is only possible thanks to the thousands of volunteers that regularly
donate their time. Whatever your skills and background, the Wayland Community
Bank would love to hear from you. Help us make a difference to our community.
How to sign up
Call in at Wayland House, call Iain on 01953 880204 or mail to iain@wayland.org.uk