Blueberry Marketing Solutions | Bridging The Gap Between Government Targets And Employer Expectations

Faresh Maisuria 18th March 2019

Bridging The Gap Between Government Targets And Employer Expectations

We're pleased to announce that we've published a piece on FE News in collaboration with Calderdale College regarding our joint marketing campaign to promote the Rise programme.

We partnered with Calderdale College to support the introduction of a new gateway service, Rise. Talking exclusively with FE News, we shared our tips on how to bridge the gap between government targets and employer expectations.

Take a look at the article in FE News by following this link.

Rise focuses on enhancing business productivity by addressing an organisations skills challenges through access to training, funded opportunities and specialist impartial advice on skills support.

In the case study, we share our approach to engaging businesses with the support available using the Rise programme to initiate conversations and ignite relationships which are sustainable and long-lasting.

For more information on the Rise programme, please click here.

Written By Faresh Maisuria

Founding the business over fifteen years ago, Faresh has been at the forefront of it's growth and was proudly selected to be a part of the Goldman Sachs 10k Small Businesses programme. Faresh works on campaigns across all sectors, with a focus on ensuring that the data strategy, call approach and wider marketing all align with the objectives of the campaign.

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