When most companies are tightening their expenditure, making people redundant and putting on hold any training or personal development programmes, PeopleCo, a specialist recruiter of IT staff to niche markets is doing just the opposite. Training your way through a recession requires courses that can demonstrate an immediate return on investment.

According to Martyn Barrow, managing director of PeopleCo when you’re in a competitive business like recruitment, it’s vital to ensure that you stand out from the crowd.