About Us

Beyond 2010 is managed by Essex County Council and funded by the European Social Fund and the East of England Development Agency. The programme operates in all six counties of the East of England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk).

Beyond 2010 offers small and medium sized businesses in the East of England funding and support for higher level training opportunities that focus on improving business performance. 

Training can provide a way for businesses to push into a new area of work, improve employee skills or make current activity more effective. It can be used to address a wide range of business needs from management skills to computer design techniques to give that all important competitive edge. Beyond 2010 support is available across the following sectors in the East of England region.

Please click below to email the relevant sector advisor. Further contact details are available by clicking on the 'Contact Info' tab:

Automotive & High-tech Manufacture
Creative
Financial Services
Food and Drink Processing
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Low Carbon and Sustainable Technologies
Social Enterprise
Sustainable Communities and the Built Environment
Tourism and Olympics 2012
Transport Gateways

Plan your training
Beyond 2010 sector specialists will work with you to select a training programme that can best address the challenges facing your business.

Halve the cost and reap the benefits
Beyond 2010 can provide up to 70% of the cost of training to make your business run better.

To apply
Click the relevant sector link above to contact one of our independent sector specialists to discuss your needs and decide on the right training programme for your business.

If you are unsure as to the sector which best reflects your business please contact:

Tom Bendy,
Beyond 2010 Programme Administrator
Tel 01245 433075
Email tom.bendy@essex.gov.uk

Response to Redundancy
Beyond 2010 includes the Response to Redundancy programme which provides information, advice and re-training opportunities to individuals facing redundancy. This programme is managed by The Consultancy Home Counties (TCHC) on behalf of ECC.

To Apply to Response to Redundancy
Email r2r@tchc.net
Tel 01923 698 457