Training and development

Contacts for training and development
Company	Training type	Address	Telephone
Global Knowledge - formerly Azlan Ltd	IT training company.	Azlan House, Mulberry Business Park, Fishponds Road Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 2GY.	0118 977 7766
Bracknell and Wokingham College	Further education.	Church Road, Bracknell, Berks, RG12 1DJ. Centres at Montague House Wokingham, Woodley Hill House and Waingels Copse Centre in Woodley.	Principal - Howard O'Keeffe. General enquiries 0845 330 3343 Business training - contact Bernie Winters - 01344 460256
Connexions Berkshire	Advisory service for young people aged 13-19.	Wokingham Connexions Centre, Anvil Court, 52 Denmark Street, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 2BB.	0845 408 5014 Contact Tracey Livanis or Charmian Shute.
Central Berkshire Education Business Partnership	Education and business working together to help young people to acquire skills and knowledge of work.	2-4 Darwin Close, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 0TB.	0118 901 5999/8 Contact Mark Thatcher.
Henley Management College	Management training.	Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames, Oxon, RG9 3AU.	01491 571 454 Principal - David Birchall.
Learning and Skills Council Thames Valley	Funding and planning education and training for over 16s in England. The LSE, the organisation that exists to make England better skilled and more competitive.	Pacific House, Imperial Way, Reading RG2 0TF.	0845 019 4147 Kathryn Cook - Acting Chairman, David Ansell - Area Director. Fax: 0118 908 2109
Learn Direct - University for Industry		Local drop-in centre -Wokingham Library, Denmark Street, Wokingham RG40 2BB.	0118 978 8069 General Helpline - 0800 101 901.
Reading College of Arts and Technology		Crescent Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5RQ.	0118 958 3501. Contact Fred McCrindle
Business Training - Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group		467 Malton Avenue, Slough Trading Estate, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4QU.	01753 870 600
Wokingham Borough Council Learning and Development	Learning and development for: our Children's Services - non schools, our Community Care Services, Private, Voluntary and Independent care sector, Health, Police, Probation, Carers, Direct payments and personal assistants.	PO Box 150 Shute End, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1BN.	0118 9746780 or 0118 9746079
Wokingham Local Learning Partnership	Brings together people and organisations in Wokingham with an interest in learning and training	PO Box 156 Shute End, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 1WN.	0118 974 6164
University of Reading	Higher education TCS Business Development, Student Jobshop.	Whiteknights, PO Box 217 Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 2AH.	0118 931 8301 or 0118 931 6160 Contacts: Kate Darby and Ann Johnstone.

National training organisations for industry sectors

National training organisations
Company	Sector	Telephone
E-skills NTO - National Training Organisation	For IT industry and IT skills in other sectors	01252 899 900
Skillset	Broadcast, film, video and interactive media	020 7534 5320
EMTA - Engineering and Marine Training Authority	Engineering Trade Manufacturers	01923 238 441
Construction Skills	Construction industry	023 8062 0505
Lantra	The sector skills council for the environment and land-based sector	024 7669 6996