Commercial Training

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Commercial Training at Boston College offers professional development and bespoke training solutions for individuals and businesses across a wide range of sectors. Whether you're looking to upskill, retrain, or ensure your workforce stays compliant with the latest industry standards, our flexible courses are tailored to meet real business needs. Training is delivered by industry-experienced tutors in areas such as health and safety, first aid, electrical, construction, digital technologies, and more. Many courses lead to recognised qualifications and accreditations, helping to boost your CV or support career progression. With options for in-house training, online delivery, or on-campus sessions, we work closely with employers to design training that delivers real results. Boston College’s Commercial Training helps you stay competitive in a fast-changing world.

Boston College’s Horncastle Campus is based off Mareham Road in Horncastle and comprises of four classrooms and a digital innovation computer-based classroom, creating new learning opportunities in digital skills for individuals aged 19 and over.

Boston College’s Spalding Campus is based in the town centre of Spalding, and accommodates top of the range teaching in a relaxed and professional environment.

The campus also offers outstanding conferencing facilities and office spaces in the Red Lion Quarter, and provides real world experiences for the College’s Beauty Therapy and Hairdressing students in the student run salon, Style Academy Spalding.

If you need career inspiration, the College’s Career Coach platform is designed to help you discover careers related to the courses you’re interested in – enabling you to map out your educational journey!

Gives talks and distributes information on accident prevention and keeps up to date with the relevant legislation.
Counsels individuals on any personal or domestic problems affecting their work.
Maintains contact with those off work due to illness.
Compiles statistics on accidents and injuries, analyses their causes and makes recommendations to management accordingly.
Instructs workers in the proper use of protective clothing and safety devices and conducts routine tests on that equipment.
Helps to develop effective health and safety policies and procedures and carries out risk assessments.
Inspects workplace areas to ensure compliance with health and safety legislation.

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Prepares reports and recommendations on all inspections made and recommends legal action where necessary.
Undertakes other inspections including chemicals, drugs, flight operations, etc..
Visits premises where animals are kept, advises on animal care and investigates complaints.
Checks fishing licences and prevents illegal fishing.
Samples and tests river water, checks and advises on premises discharging effluent to prevent pollution.
Verifies the weight of commercial vehicles, checks driver’s licence and hours worked.
Investigates industrial accidents or any complaints made by the public.
Draws attention to any irregularities or infringements of regulations and advises on ways of rectifying them.
Visits sites during construction and inspects completed installations of electricity, gas or water supply.
Inspects factories and other work sites to ensure adequate cleanliness, temperature, lighting and ventilation, checks for fire hazards and inspects storage and handling arrangements of dangerous materials.
Inspects measuring and similar equipment in factories and visits street traders, shops, garages and other premises to check scales, weights and measuring equipment.
Inspects building structures, facilities and sites to determine suitability for habitation, compliance with regulations and for insurance purposes.
Examines building plans to ensure compliance with local, statutory and other requirements.

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

Initiates legal proceedings and gives evidence in court.
Gives talks at public enquiries and meetings, ensures compliance through education, advice and enforcement.
Ensures animal welfare for compliance with legislation, issues licences for premises such as pet shops, zoos and abattoirs.
Monitors radiation activity, levels of noise, air, land and water pollution and takes appropriate action when safety levels are exceeded.
Investigates outbreaks of food poisoning, infectious diseases or pests.
Follows up complaints of unsafe workplaces, investigating accidents.
Inspects businesses for compliance with legislation on health and safety, food hygiene and food standards and takes appropriate action in the event of non-compliance.

Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs.

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