In 2008 we re-branded our business facing teams as 'Business Focus', which brought together twenty-five years of business advice, support and consultancy with expert training and education as one service, leading to a significant increase our business support activities.

Expanding our employer training
The number of Apprenticeship programmes we delivered grew – with many employees of local businesses studying at the College to achieve their apprenticeship qualifications. ‘Train to Gain’ activities also expanded substantially with a wide range of employers making use of this government sponsored training scheme. 

Skills for Employment
Business Focus successfully in bid for more than £1 million worth of redundancy support and business support programmes for the local area. These programmes are being delivered in conjunction with (or funded by) a range of partners including South London Business, Job Centre Plus, Business Link, the London Development Agency, and the European Regional Development Fund. 

Our commitment to employers
During a year with Britain and the world in economic crisis, our Business Focus team have had to face a set of new challenges.   Working with employers to improve skill levels and productivity and helping companies through threat of redundancy has brought a new range of services and products to their market.

• Biggin Hill Airport - a range of work placements, delivery of customer service qualifications and an initial study of the feasibility of an aviation training centre.
• Bromley EBP - shared work placements and developed an apprenticeship programme
• Bromley MyTime - our partner provider and member of the National Skills Academy for Sport, provided a range of work placements and placed hospitality staff on the Train to Gain scheme.
• NHS - staff from local trusts attended course reviews, validation events and taught on programmes in the school of Science