hull business training centre limited
HBTC (Hull Business Training Centre) was founded by Judith Dolman-Williams and
Margaret Wingfield in 1994. At this time the world was a very different place.
The use of mobile phones was extremely rare. The internet had been created but
not many people had heard of it. A small band called Oasis released their debut
album. The TV show ‘Friends’ first aired and Forrest Gump was the top grossing
film of the year. Initially HBTC was based out of small office on Coelus Street,
Hull. We carried out training for employers on our premises, across Hull and the
East Riding. Within just a couple of months, the office on Coelus Street proved
to be too small, as the business grew rapidly. So we relocated to an office
block within Chamberlain Business Centre on Chamberlain Road, Hull. Initially we
rented just a couple of rooms in this large block. But HBTC went from strength
to strength, and added further rooms to our lease, as other businesses moved
out. By the late 1990s, HBTC proudly occupied the full block. We secured our
first apprenticeship training contract in 1996. Which has become the main focus
of the business. The main areas were, and still remain, business, IT and
teaching. In late 2001, an exciting opportunity arose to expand our already
successful Job Centre Plus contract. This saw HBTC move our unemployed provision
to the city centre. We decided to move all of our operations to one location on
Spyvee Street at the end of 2004. In more recent years we have expanded our
provision to the south of the Humber. Opening our Grimsby office in 2011 and our
Scunthorpe office in 2013. Enabling us to cover Hull and East Yorkshire,
Northern Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. In 2015 we moved to the city
centre at Charlotte Street Mews. Where we are still currently located. Not far
from the New Theatre and Queens Gardens. In the old Citizens Advice building. We
have moved with the times as the business landscape has evolved due to the
impact of technological and digital advancements. But the core emphasis on what
we offer has remained the same. The offer now includes apprenticeships, online
courses and work-based learning opportunities across a range of sectors,
including team leading, digital and customer service. HBTC are an Ofsted rated
‘Good’ training provider. Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education,
Children’s Services and Skills. They inspect services providing education and
skills for learners of all ages. HBTC also hold the Matrix Standard, which is
the international quality standard for organisations that deliver information,
advice and/or guidance (IAG). At lot has changed since 1994, but our original
HBTC Mission Statement still remains. “Committed to providing the opportunity
for everyone to develop, in a caring and nurturing learning environment, through
a highly trained and motivated workforce.”
