Swindon College has helped the farming, equestrian and rural supplies business Countrywide PLC develop its managerial and supervisory staff without them even setting foot in the college. They studied with e-mail and telephone mentoring whenever it suited them - saving time, inconvenience and unnecessary road journeys.
Cirencester College helped security firm boss Amanda Roe take on a school-leaver with no experience to be her Administrative Assistant - a role she'd previously only considered graduates for. Thanks to training, young Lucy Seager now has an NVQ and has become the Office Manager!