FIRMS across the Bradford district have been given the chance to improve productivity and offer career development opportunities for employees by enrolling staff on a new programme to develop maths and numeracy skills.

Multiply, which is a fully-funded scheme by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, is designed for businesses to help its employees build confidence when working with numbers in the workplace.

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has instructed Realise, one of the UK’s leading training providers, to deliver the Multiply programme with the aim of reaching at least 700 employees of businesses in the region over the next two years.

Catherine English, project lead for Multiply at WYCA, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for SMEs and the wider business community across the region.”

The scheme is open to any business – regardless of which sector it operates in – which has staff who live in West Yorkshire, are aged 19 and over and do not have a grade C or 4 in GCSE maths.

Depending on the requirements of each business, the training will be delivered for between two and 30 hours.

For more information, or to register an interest, go to https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/multiply/BUSINESSBRADFORD