About West London Retail Skills Hub
A brand-new initiative launched by Westfield, Spark! and West London College.

About

Retail is an exhilarating world… every storefront is a gateway to possibility and every customer interaction holds the potential for excitement. From bustling malls, the traditional high street, and supermarkets to 24-7 online retail, the retail industry offers a dynamic array of career opportunities.

Now is the perfect time to explore the diverse range of career paths available. Whether you’re drawn to the thrill of sales and marketing, the creativity of merchandising and design, or the strategic challenges of operations and management, there’s a role waiting for you to thrive in.

West London Retail Skills Hub, a brand-new venture launched by Westfield, Spark! and West London College has been established to help you join the ranks of retail professionals across the region who are shaping the future of commerce and unlocking new possibilities every day. Located in Westfield London, next to John Lewis & Partners, we provide world-class training – including employment support, business solutions and specialist retail programmes – to our community.

Westfield London is home to more than 350 shops, boutiques, restaurants, cafes, entertainment venues and things to do.

Part of the Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield group, there are 38 Westfield shopping centres across the world.

Spark! work to enhance young people’s employability skills, knowledge and experience so that they are better prepared for and able to effectively transition into the workplace.

They facilitate inspiring careers and employability events, and work experience for students based in London and further afield.

West London College is one of the largest providers of further education and training in the area, with three colleges in Hammersmith, Ealing and Southall.

Each year, WLC supports over 10,000 students to achieve their career goals, giving them the skills and experience to become who they want to be.

Ethos Farm is a customer experience consultancy that helps other organisations create and grow the right company ethos through their workforces, whether front-line customer-facing staff, management or business leaders.

They offer customer and employee experience consultancy, learning & development, innovations and staffing solutions to their clients.

Inspire ATA is the UK’s leading flexi-job apprenticeship agency, offering short-term apprenticeship placements through a unique recruit, employ, train and deploy model.

They bridge talent and opportunities through flexible recruitment solutions, empowering candidates to shape their careers, and connecting them with forward-thinking organisations to build thriving teams.

West London Business ensures the area is a successful, inclusive, environment for responsible business. They are a business-led leadership forum, with 15,000+ supporters, convening 30+ events per annum, including the West London Business Awards.

Through their work, they inform and influence the work of local, regional, and national government policymakers and promote inward investment.

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