• Need to recruit, but not sure whether an apprentice is the right solution?
• Promoted new managers, but they’re struggling to lead people effectively?
• Want to use AI safely and productively, but don’t know where to start?
• Need a workforce plan, but don’t have an HR team to create one?
• Pay the Growth & Skills Levy, but aren’t sure how to spend it well — or at all?

These are real issues we hear from Buckinghamshire businesses every day. Our role is simple: We help you work out what is worth doing — and we reduce the hassle. That means we focus on your business needs first, not on selling courses or pushing programmes.

In practice, we support you by:

• Identifying the right route for your business, whether that’s recruitment, an apprenticeship, upskilling or something else entirely
• Helping you understand funding, eligibility and levy options, including realistic ways to use (or not use) the Growth & Skills Levy
• Brokering focused conversations with the right training providers when needed
• Helping you avoid wasting time and money on the wrong course, qualification or standard.

Whether you are an SME juggling day‑to‑day pressures, or a larger employer carrying unspent levy funds, our role is to act as a clear, practical link between your workforce challenges and the solutions that genuinely make sense for your organisation.

Unlock the full potential of your team with the BBF People Plan — a tailored, strategic workforce planning session designed for Buckinghamshire businesses. Sit down with a Learning & Development specialist to assess your current workforce, identify skills gaps, and build a practical roadmap for recruitment, retention, and upskilling. Whether you're scaling, adapting to new technologies, or future-proofing your business, the People Plan helps you align your people with your goals.

Simple. Strategic. Actionable.

Let’s build your future workforce, together.

We can help you refresh your recruitment and retention strategies and direct you to external organisations that can also help you.

To learn more about this support, contact our Workforce Skills Team at [email protected] or 01494 927130.

Are you able to offer young people work experience?

Providing work experience placements is good for business – and it can help a generation of young people who face a huge gap in their learning and career development due to the pandemic.

We can help you offer work experience to young people.

Are you looking for individual advice regarding training and skills, if so visit Bucks Skills Hub.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development identifies seven elements of an effective employee wellbeing programme.

There is no single solution for every business.

We can help you ensure you have a wellbeing programme based on your individual business needs that delivers contented, motivated and productive employees.

To get started, contact our Workforce Skills Team at [email protected], 01494 927130 or book a chat with our team at the foot of the page.

You can also visit our Workplace Wellbeing homepage which collates lots of information and resources for employers and employees.

Purpose

The aim of the Buckinghamshire Sector Employer Groups is to advise BBF on issues which affect economic growth in the sector and, in particular, to advise on issues affecting recruitment and skills. The group will also support and guide the development of the Local Skills Improvement Plan, monitor its implementation and contribute in any way possible to its success. It will do this by identifying skills needs for employers in Buckinghamshire and working with post-16 technical education and skills providers to develop solutions. 

Objectives

1. To support the work of BBF in identifying skills and recruitment issues which may represent barriers to business growth within Buckinghamshire 
2. To provide a valuable ‘think tank’ capability to allow BBF to canvass industry views and needs on a range of wider issues relating to economic growth
3. To provide networking opportunities for attendees.

Fill out the quick form below and a member of the team will be in touch to see how we can help. Or call and speak with our team on 01494 927130, or email [email protected].

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