
Employers & Commercial
Training on your terms, tailored to your business
As a prominent learning partner to employers in the region, we provide many tailored and established professional short courses, either individually or to groups of employees at one our campuses or at your premises.
In addition to training at your request, we offer open training opportunities throughout the year. You can enrol any number of staff to scheduled courses.
The core training we offer employers encompasses a wide range of industries and roles found in the region:
- Business Skills, such as Customer Service, Purchasing, HR, IT and Accountancy
- Leadership and Management, we are a fully accredited ILM Centre delivering Level 2 to Level 7 qualifications
- Legislative courses, such as First Aid, Food Hygiene and Health and Safety
- Electrical, PAT Testing, Wiring Regs, Inspection and Testing, Basic Electric Updates
- Teacher Training/Assessing, we offer a wide range including coaching and mentoring
- Health and Care, Care Certificate, Safeguarding, Infection Control
- Driver Training, Driver CPC update training
- Engineering, PEO units, Welding, CAD training
If you are looking for help with a short course outside the core range above, we would be happy to discuss developing a programme that fits precisely with your needs.
Training the East
We take a personalised approach to upskilling and training solutions that will meet your organisation’s needs.
Apprenticeships
As one of the country’s leading providers of Apprenticeships, West Suffolk College currently supports over 900 employers in the Eastern region, with over 2,000 apprentices in training.
Work placements
Providing a work or industry placement offers invaluable support to our students and gives you access to a talent pipeline for the future. It can help you fill skills gaps and enable your employees to develop supervisory and mentoring skills.
XR Lab
The XR Lab revolutionises education by developing immersive content to create transformative learning experiences. We specialise in personalised learning, immersive content that brings education to life and is accessible to all.

Energy Readiness Programme
The Energy Readiness Programme has been designed to ensure the local business community are prepared to be able to engage and capture opportunities which exist throughout the energy sector in the Eastern Region and beyond.
Venue hire
Eastern Education Group offers a selection of versatile, high-quality spaces for hire across our campuses in Suffolk. Whether you’re planning a business meeting, conference, workshop, or community event, our state-of-the-art facilities provide the perfect setting.
Freeport Skills Escalator
Eastern Education group are delighted to be a partner of the Freeport East Skills Escalator programme. Delivery is created to meet the specific skills needs of Freeport East area.
Partnerships
Working with employers not only across the East of England but across the UK, from apprenticeships to helping organisations with the latest training for workers, partnering with Eastern Education Group for training will help you stay ahead.
