The focus of the Somerset Group is to access local, cost effective training to meet the needs of its Members by:

 

Encouraging members to plan their company training and development requirements for the future thus enabling the Group to source both individual and collective training for their workforce.

 

Producing an annual local training programme to meet the requirements of the members.

 

Providing a means of distributing up-to-date information on current training issues and to provide a forum for discussing these.

 

Continually seeking to maintain and increase membership numbers to ensure the growth and credibility of the group with longstanding and new ideas.

 

Encouraging and facilitate links between Federations, Colleges, Training Providers, Career Organisations and citb to share knowledge, develop opportunities to work in partnership.