PTP Wins Training Contract for Carshalton College

Carshalton College in Sutton, Surrey has appointed PTP Training & Marketing which has a Leicester head office to provide training within the sales and customer service sector. Entitled the 'Professional Sales Programme 2004' it offers a multi-tied approach to addressing the training needs of individuals with different levels of experience from owner managers of local companies to unemployed people.

The programme is supported by money secured from the European Social Fund. The training throughout the summer consists of five one day seminars and is offered free of charge to all those attending regardless of their needs or experience. The attendees can also go on to gain externally recognised qualifications allowing them to pursue or advance a career in sales.

Marie Palmer, corporate contract manager for Carshalton College explains in more detail; "This course is a great opportunity to highlight the importance of training within the sales environment, particularly as we are able to support it with externally verified qualifications. We are delighted with the uptake of the programme which will benefit everyone regardless of their level of experience."

Marc Holland, managing director of PTP Training & Marketing which has more than 50 training venues across the UK says: "We are delighted to be working with Carshalton College which has a reputation for being forward thinking, innovative and dynamic. The college has made considerable investment in course provision to enable it to offer a flexibility choice of learning for everyone. This approach underlines the philosophy of PTP in offering cost effective programmes for all levels at accessible venues all over the UK and Southern Ireland."

For more information on the training programmes available at more that 76 UK venues contact PTP on freephone 0800 975 6787 or visit the web site at www.ptp.co.uk. -Ends-

16th August 2004