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The past, present and future

Critical Skills (UK) Ltd is a progressive and responsive, hi-tech, professional CIT training company. Inaugurated in 1997, Critical Skills has a wealth of experience in the delivery of Knowledge Transfer Technology within CIT related subjects where people and their development have always come first. As a proactive company Critical Skills continually reinvests surplus funds to improve systems and resources to the benefit of local people, businesses and organisations.

Critical Skills is committed to the training, development and encouragement of local people to enable them to develop their full potential. We are a customer-centred and focussed organisation committed to researching, designing and delivering quality learning programmes along with pathways to higher levels of achievements.

We strive to maintain a welcoming and stimulating learning environment working closely with colleges and other training institutions to maximise opportunities for local people providing programmes that reflect the individual's needs. It is our primary objective to contribute to the economic prosperity and regeneration of the community through increasing the life chances and skill of members of the local community.

Critical Skills has a wealth of professionally qualified Communication, Information and Business Technology Tutor / Trainers and is particularly proud of the EIGHT awards presented to the company and / or its employees. These include:

  • End User Project of the Year - National Award Finalist 1995
  • Trainer of the Year - National Award Finalist 1996
  • Student of the Year - Regional Award Outright Winner for an NVQ Student 1997
  • New Training Company of the Year 1997 - National Award Finalist 1997
  • New Training Company of the Year 1998 - National Award Finalist 1998
  • Training Excellence for Young People 1999 - Regional Award Outright Winner
  • Peak 107/Business Link North Derbyshire - Business Start Up Award 1999 - Regional Award Outright Winner
  • Natwest Bank - Highly Commended, Small Business of the Year 2000

In addition to the above we have recently been put forward for the East Midlands Beacon Company Initiative 2000 / 2001 for our areas of good practice as a company / employer.

All of this demonstrates the company's commitment to quality and excellence, offering a wide variety of teaching styles and techniques in order to accommodate all individual's learning needs with workshops being held on a regular basis (weekly) providing today's IT users with the valuable skills needed to achieve significant business benefits. We firmly believe there is no substitute for good training.

Critical Skills (UK) LTD
Tapton Park Innovation Centre
Brimington Road
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 0TZ
Tel : +44 (0) 1246 557 873
Fax : +44 (0) 1246 230 055
information@critical-skills.co.uk