The South Ribble Skills Factory is a dedicated skills hub providing free skills and recruitment support.

Support for businesses

The Skills Factory offers businesses a platform to raise local awareness of job vacancies, contract work opportunities and apprenticeships. The Skills Factory support offer includes matching businesses with local residents and tradespeople e.g. plasterers, bricklayers, joiners etc. who are registered with the Skills Factory and are actively seeking work opportunities.

The South Ribble Skills Matching Service is for businesses which:

  • have apprenticeship or a job vacancies available
  • are looking for training support
  • would like to find local contractors or suppliers.

Complete a Skills Matching vacancy form to register your businesses vacancies.

Support for residents

The Skills Factory offers residents the opportunity to register to receive news of job vacancies, contract work opportunities and apprenticeships. The Skills Factory support offer includes connecting job seekers to businesses who are recruiting and connecting tradespeople e.g. plasterers, bricklayers, joiners etc. to work opportunities in the borough.

The South Ribble Skills Matching Service is for anyone who is

  • seeking an apprenticeship or a job
  • looking for training
  • interested in finding local contract and sub-contracting opportunities.

Complete a Skills Matching job seeker form to register your interest in opportunities.