Supporting skills,
developing talent
and taking business
forward
Free Skills training for Learners and Businesses

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FWD Partners
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Get Future Ready

Take your business or career forward with our free, next generation skills, training, research and innovation programme

FWD is a deliberately different way of learning. Designed to help learners, employees, those who are returning to work and businesses to be future ready. Giving you the skills and capabilities required for today’s and 
tomorrow’s workplace. Co-created with business leaders looking for problem solvers, systems thinkers and talent prepared for the modern working world.

FWD connects residents directly with local employers, innovation and research activity, and events. Creating collisions between upskilling or reskilling learners, employees, scaling businesses and researchers, leading to personal, professional and economic growth across the region.

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FWD pathway 

options

For Learners

Take your career forward with our free, innovative training programme designed for life-long learning.
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For Businesses

Take your business forward with our free, next-generation support programme designed with you in mind.
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FWD (Forward) Partners

We have combined the learning expertise and experience of Bath’s Further Education College and both Higher Education Universities together with the insights and reach of Bath & North East Somerset Council to deliver support across the West of England. 

 

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Hear what our FWD
members are saying

Dhundi Bhusal

“Very pleased with the Start Your Own Business module. Nick was absolutely brilliant and very knowledgeable. Big thanks to everyone from Bath Spa University and Bath College for their brilliant skills and delivering this fantastic module.”

Alfonso Buono

“I personally enjoyed every aspect of the course sharing experience meet new people and learning new skills.”“I personally enjoyed every aspect of the course sharing experience meet new people and learning new skills.”

Alice Appleton, Clera Healthcare Ltd

“Fantastic course, really valuable and well timed – good length etc.”