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Overview

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.

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Horncastle Campus

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.

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£23,796 Entry Level Salary

£23,520 Average Salary

£36,260 Potential Salary

Daily Tasks

  • Examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities.
  • Authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price and credit terms.
  • Maintains financial and other shop records and controls security arrangements for the premises.
  • Ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and orders new stock as required.
  • Provides information about merchandise to staff and customers and ensures customer complaints are appropriately dealt with.
  • Oversees staff training, rotas and the allocation of work.
  • Determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term requirements.
  • Defines the market position for the business, decides what to sell, forecasts demand and develops the brand image of the business.

3 Annual Openings

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

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