The UK's largest Chamber of Commerce, supporting Greater Manchester's Commerce, Culture and Community
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Upskilling and re-skilling your team can be a great way to improve staff retention and productivity in your business. In this section, you will find providers who offer courses ranging from leadership and management, 'business' writing and tendering skills, to Executive Assistant and Director training, personal development and business strategy.
At Oxford Professional Education we provide a comprehensive suite of qualifications and practical short courses designed to suit all experience levels – from foundation to practitioner – aimed at growing your team’s expertise. Select from professional qualifications including CIM, CIPS, APM, PRINCE2, and CIPD or from short courses designed to upskill in specific areas such as paid search and AI.
We tailor our training to suit your organisational learning and development requirements, offering complete flexibility to accommodate your team’s preferences. Whether you require in-person training, online through self-learning or live Zoom sessions, our personalised approach enables our content to be aligned to your industry and learning needs.
Offering a wide range of courses to suit all needs including Forklift Truck training, First Aid and Manual Handling for the warehouse staff. Courses are also available for professional drivers who need to have their Driver CPC as well as those who have Transport Management responsibilities.
Our expertise in Dangerous Goods training covers road, sea and air transport for all classes of Dangerous Goods for drivers, office staff and management.
Our professional development programmes span in-person short business courses; senior leader apprenticeship programmes, and customised programmes which are built with clients to address specific business issues.
Our programmes will equip you with actionable strategies and solutions to take back to your organisation through our hands-on teaching approach, providing you with a practical toolkit to drive tangible results.
Whether you’re looking to strengthen your skills to make a difference in your workplace, develop the knowledge and behaviours of a leader by utilising the apprenticeship levy, or create an entirely bespoke customised programme to tackle your organisation’s unique challenges, AMBS can help supercharge your professional development journey.
The Job Gym GM is a unique network of specialist training providers offering the businesses of Greater Manchester a comprehensive range of industry specific programmes to support their staff recruitment and progression, as well as life improvement programmes to support your employees' well-being.
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Courses include:
We help business leaders progress their businesses from plateau to peak.
Whether your business is starting to scale, ready to grow or reaching your peak, we can help you with the following courses:
Business Strategy and Planning
Culture Evolution and People Alignment
Marketing & Branding
Campaign Creation and Execution
Community Peer to Peer Problem Solving
Greater Manchester Chamber offers both public and bespoke international trade training. Topics covered range from Introduction to Exporting and Importing to the more complex Customs Procedures and Documentation.
Our Introduction to Exporting course is CPD accredited and any delegates who attend six of our courses accredited by the British Chambers of Commerce will receive a Certificate in International Trade.
We offer CPD accredited eLearning courses in the following areas:
Leadership and management
Personal development
Policy & compliance
Health & safety
Customer service
Human resources
Equality, diversity & inclusion
GDPR and cyber security
Marketing
Sales
Safeguarding
Health & wellbeing
We also offer communication and team development courses using the Insights Discovery© personality profiling model.
More details and our full downloadable brochure can be found on our website pages:
Digital Learning | CPD Certified Online Courses | P3 People Management
Insights Discovery | Personal Development & Team Performance | P3 People Management
Driving senior leaders and businesses into an stress-free position to 100x revenue and productivity. Bringing a deep level of peace and clarity to business life - enhancing personal life along the way, through two of the world's best coaching systems:
Positive Intelligence PQ© - for the psychology of business and wellbeing.
FocalPoint Coaching© - to elegantly simplify and grow your business​​​.
Empowering new and accidental managers with the clarity, confidence, and capability to lead.
We deliver HR that gets results through:
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Software that reduces admin stress
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Standards that support accountability and consistency
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Skills that equip managers to lead their teams effectively
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Our training is ideal for organisations who want to develop internal talent, reduce people-related risk, and create stronger, more confident teams from the ground up.
We offer a practical 5-week programme helping first-line managers master the essentials — from performance conversations and wellbeing support to coaching, feedback, and leadership mindset.
Salford Professional Development is the wholly owned commercial arm of Salford University. Known for providing high quality executive training, delivered over shorter cohorts to have a minimal impact on the organisation. At SPD, we pride ourselves on high impact learning and delivering the best strategic learning outcomes for the organisations we work with. We do this by giving delegates maximum exposure to our experienced tutors. Our courses are accredited, non-sector specific and mostly leading to a post course qualification. They range from Executive Assistant and Director training, to Leadership & Management and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training.
Contact:
0800 298 2460
The Apprentice Academy is a multi-award-winning training provider of Accountancy, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Procurement, Project, and Property Management Apprenticeships, with some of the highest success rates in the UK.
We deliver a range of online apprenticeships and additional services to support employers and learners with their talent planning, succession, and skill development needs. We have a reputation for delivering high quality programmes that deliver results and make a difference, with many apprentices achieving distinction grades.
At Trafford & Stockport College Group we believe a talented workforce is the key to success. We have an employer partnerships team who can work with you to develop existing staff, recruit new staff for your organisation and work with you to engage with future talent, making a positive impact on your organisation, young people, our society, and economy. Our suite of employer opportunities is designed to help meet your skills needs, for now and the future. Click the links below to find out more:
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Employer opportunities
Adult courses: skills, careers and hobbies
Convenzis Training is pleased to offer GM Chamber members an exclusive 25% discount on our ILM and CMI accredited training programmes, with additional savings available for multiple delegate bookings. Our programmes are designed to support professional growth in the healthcare sector, including:
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ILM Level 7 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring Skills for the Future of Healthcare
ILM Level 5 Certificate in Coaching and Mentoring for the Healthcare Sector
CMI Level 7 Award in Strategic Approaches to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in Healthcare
CMI Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership in Healthcare
Take advantage of this opportunity to enhance your leadership and mentoring skills!
We offer import and export courses for beginners to experienced professionals who may require an update or refresher. The courses we deliver include Incoterms, Tariff Codes, Customs Procedures and Documentation to more commercially based courses such as International Sales and Marketing. Our courses are designed to meet a company’s specific requirements and can be delivered online or on-site.
Boo Coaching and Consulting is an organisation built on values. A small (yet mighty) team who are powered by the belief that life is too short to be unhappy at work! Boo Coaching & Consulting is a world-class organisation providing internationally-recognised executive coaching and learning solutions.
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With a wealth of expertise, Boo provides challenging, enjoyable and transformational development for learners on subjects including leadership development, workplace wellbeing and coaching.
Learn how to craft winning bids and boost your tendering success rate with Tenders Direct - your complete tendering solution.
The UK public sector spends over £300bn a year purchasing goods and services from suppliers, creating countless business opportunities across every industry.
Our training will help you find and win work in this market.
Expert led training:
Our CPD-accredited training courses, delivered by bid writing experts, equip you with the skills and knowledge to not only find tenders, but also craft compelling proposals that stand out from the competition.
Courses for all experience levels:
Whether you are new to bid writing or looking to refine your skills, we have a course for you. We can help you to better understand the market, write persuasive proposals, and take on more bid management responsibility.
View courses: https://www.tendersdirect.co.uk/training/
View our reviews: https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.tendersdirect.co.uk
BTA specialises in training and coaching for Office Professionals of all levels. Courses are CPD Certified and endorsed by the Institute of Administrative Management. We offer PA, EA and Admin workshops and courses in Minute Taking, Business Writing, Proofreading and BakerWrite™ Speedwriting.
Training is relaxed and informal, and discussion based to ensure relevance to each individual. Attendees can join open courses or sessions can be arranged for in-house. Training is also offered online and on-demand.
The S&A Academy offer specialist training in Scientific, Digital and Leadership subjects delivering both apprenticeships and bespoke private training to businesses.
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The Leadership Academy offers new manager training for team leaders, all the way through to operational management and senior/exec leadership training at masters level.
Empower Training Group was born out of a passion for teaching and a desire to inspire the next generation. Time and time again we have been on training that is death by PowerPoint and dull. We decided to create our own training company with the mission to give excellent training, that is informative and interactive with the hope this inspires the next generation. Our courses include: Anti Bribery Training, Conflict Management,
Introduction to Customer Service Skills, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion,
Intro to Leadership and Management and Safer Recruitment Training.
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​HTF Skills Academy are providers of accredited Lorry Loader and Slinger Signaller training for the transport industry, We also cater for Warehouse and Construction industries with our MHE training, Manual Handling, First Aid and Vehicle Marshall training.
Kick off 2025 by mastering essential HR skills with our January workshops! Learn how to confidently handle sensitive discussions, effectively address workplace challenges, and transform toxic environments. Practical, engaging, and tailored for real-world impact, these workshops provide the tools and techniques you need to lead and manage with confidence. Perfect for HR professionals and leaders ready to tackle workplace challenges head-on.
Alliance Learning is an independent training provider based in Horwich, Bolton delivering Apprenticeships and training courses throughout the Northwest. We deliver a wide range of Apprenticeships including Business Administration, Customer Service, Engineering and Leadership & Management. We also offer a vast array of training courses and NVQ's in sectors such as Health & Safety, Specialised Plant, Mental Health, First Aid, Engineering and much more.
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0161 393 4321