Workplace skills specialists Pitman Training has opened a new centre in Maidstone.

The firm which has specialised in developing office skills since Isaac Pitman created shorthand, already has sites in Dover and Canterbury.

It will now also operate from The Master's House in College Road, Maidstone.

Sally Miles, manager of both the new and Canterbury centre said, “It was a big step to take but after building the business in Canterbury, we knew there was a definite need to expand our reach.

"Although our training can be studied in the centre or distance learning, private and corporate customers were contacting us on a regular basis asking if we still had a base in Maidstone, now we can say yes."

Courses available will include Microsoft diplomas, secretarial, bookkeeping, graphic design and a host of others.

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