
The Business Development Unit has been established for over 12 years. It delivers workforce development training and consultancy services for individuals as well as the private, public and voluntary sector organisations.
However, the focus of our activities is providing the training and skills development support to local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). We offer high quality, customised and flexible training services to our clients, by applying industry knowledge and up-to-date business information to assist businesses and individuals at all levels.
All our SME training programmes are offered on a one-to-one and on-site basis to meet the specific needs of the SMEs. The BDU seeks to engage the appropriate trainers/assessors for each SME client and ensures that the individuals engaged are appropriate both in terms of active industry experience and business skills, and have empathy for, as well as an understanding of the SME sector. We are continuously seeking Government funding to subsidise training and customised business services for the employers and employees of local SMEs.

More than 90% of our local businesses are micro or small enterprises. We work in partnerships with these employers in identifying their training and development needs and providing appropriate and effective training and business support. Support provided for these businesses ranges from general business advice, training needs analysis and training. We also offer a range of short training programmes, examples include:
Business Planning
Project Management
Strategic Marketing
Performance Management
Effective Leadership
Customer Services
Health and Safety at Wor
Food Hygiene etc.