In order to ensure to ensure that social enterprises can take advantage of its ‘mainstream’ services the Confederation also offers a range of training and development opportunities including:
- Sector-specific training to help social enterprises develop the skills base needed to win more public sector contracts.
- A mentoring programme to help third sector staff acquire the skills and experience needed to tender for contracts and subsequently deliver them.
- The publication of ‘toolkits’ focusing on key aspects of dealing with the public sector.
- Creating a forum for the exchange of best practice.
- Supporting the development of consortia to tender for contracts.
- Developing model arrangements that can be franchised across the sector.
- Keeping the third sector informed about changes in government policy