Background & History
Where we came from
Train 2000 is an award winning women's economic development agency established in 1996 in response to an identified need for accessible and quality economic development programmes for women on Merseyside.
The agency operates as a non profit distributing social enterprise delivering a range of bespoke enterprise, education, employment, consultancy and research services on behalf of a variety of public, private and third sector clients.
Since its inception, Train 2000 has secured and successfully delivered a number of large UK and European public sector contracts and is now recognised as a leading developer and deliverer of innovative and effective enterprise support interventions.
The organisation has an international reputation in delivery of social enterprise and women's economic development services working with public, private and third sector partners across Europe, South Africa, USA and in Japan.
Mission and Objectives
Train 2000 seeks to be an innovative organisation that provides quality enterprise and employment services for women and influences policy in order to improve the economic position of all women.
We achieve this mission in three key ways:
- Through providing a range of quality, client sensitive enterprise and employment services for women in Merseyside.
- By influencing local, regional, national and international policy and practices in the area of women's economic development.
- By developing and maintaining Train 2000 as a sustainable organisation able to achieve its mission.
Our Values
All of Train 2000's activities are underpinned by our organisational values, which are:
- To be inclusive, recognising the needs of individual women and particularly ensuring that we reach and respect the needs of disadvantaged and underrepresented women.
- To be innovative, continually improving the way we work and provide services by incorporating new ideas, information and methods.
- To work in partnership, adding value to what we do by working with others to build trust, develop mutual understanding and through reciprocal actions develop social capital.
- To strive for quality, committing the organisation to improvement and high standards in all aspects of its activities and working environment.
