Council services
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 |
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. | |
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. |
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 Human Resource Development Team | 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 |
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 | |
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
| 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 |
