About Training for Employment (Yorkshire) C.I.C.
Training for Employment is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise established in 2011 as a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). It currently operates as a Community Interest Company (CIC) to cater for the needs of individuals in Selby, York and North Yorkshire who are seeking to start up their own businesses or become self-employed.
Training for Employment tutors have experience in business training and support, Social Media/I.T. training, and running small enterprises.
Working closely with Job Centre and local community organisations, TfE has the vision to assist anyone in the region to achieve their goals and improve their lives, via fully-funded grant funded courses.
About the Director
The Director of TfE, John McGaughran, is a Fellow of the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) and holds a Level 7 Award in Business Improvement and Contract Management. Mr McGaughran is a qualified tutor in the lifelong learning sector, holding a Level 3 Award in Education & Training. He also holds a Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health First Aid in Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace.
John has previously run other businesses as a sole trader and as a Member in a Partnership.
Over the last 15 years, Mr McGaughran has worked closely with Job Centre Plus on DWP Enterprise and Self-Employment schemes such as New Deal and New Enterprise Allowance, and has run an adult Community Learning workshop programme on a pilot project for North Yorkshire County Council.
Currently, John is working as an Intervention Partner on the Rise 2 Thrive and the Step Up programmes, funded by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, administered through Better Connect Limited.al foundations of self