Knowing how to help your staff develop is a key component of running a business. The modern workplace is constantly changing and constantly evolving. It is the duty of any responsible business to make sure your team is ready and prepared for anything that comes to them. A business that invests in its staff is one that is attractive to new candidates as well.

Hundreds of businesses in Liverpool city centre have access to online training courses, thanks to a new partnership between Liverpool BID Company and SEEDL. Working together, the two have developed an innovative learning hub, which is free for all BID levy payers. Liverpool BID’s learning solution is amongst the first of its kind around the UK. 

There are a range of courses covering Communications, Customer Service, Leadership and Wellbeing. The courses are designed to help improve the skills and experience of staff members and are developed to suit their needs. The training courses cover counter terrorism training, to pool plant operators, counter fraud investigation and how to make a business as sustainable as possible. As well as competency and skills based training, there are also courses around health and wellbeing including suicide prevention and awareness, mental health resiliency and how to create happier and healthier employees.

Each of the courses is available via live, interactive webinars, which allows both businesses and their staff to train flexibly and organise it around their working day and commitments.

At Liverpool BID, we hear a great deal from our levy payers about the importance of accessible and flexible training for staff. The city centre is home to a wide range of sectors, from hospitality to professional services. When we were working with SEEDL to develop the model for these courses, it had to be a solution that would support a range of businesses and be available for free.

Learning is a key part of candidate attractions and retention. It is a vital way of businesses giving themselves a competitive edge, while developing a more production, happier and skilled workforce. That, in turn, goes to benefit Liverpool as it ensures that workers here have access to some of the most innovative training and learning available.

The Liverpool BID Company learning hub is available to access at liverpoolbidcompany.com/training-hub and is free for all levy payers.