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TRAIN TO GAIN EMPLOYER TRAINING SCHEME GOES
NATIONAL13 September 2006
More than 22,000 individuals and 6,000 employers have already
been helped by the Government’s new £1 billion national training
programme in the build up to full national roll out of the scheme
across England this month.
Evidence shows Train to Gain will help 50,000 employers and
350,000 employees every year get the skills they need to boost
productivity and competitiveness and improve life chances for
low-skilled employees.
The service managed and delivered by the Learning and Skills
Council puts employers in the driving seat by giving them access to
a free Skills Broker service, offering independent and practical
advice to match training needs with training providers.
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, and Secretary of
State for Education and Skills, Alan Johnson, visited Hardy Group
Printing, London today to see first hand the difference Train to
Gain can make in the workplace.
The Bermondsey-based company employs six people and manages
the production of a wide range of company magazines on behalf of
large businesses. The company says the free training and advice
offered by Train to Gain’s skills broker is vital in helping them to
compete in a highly competitive market.
Alan Johnson said:
“Train to Gain puts employers at the heart of the drive to
close skills gaps and boost productivity. Training providers will
ensure that top quality training is adapted to the needs of
employers and their staff and is delivered in a targeted and
flexible way within the workplace, from basic reading and maths up
to key technician level and beyond.
“Education does not and should not stop when people leave
school or college – people must be able to tap into education
throughout life, whether it is academic, trade, basic or vocational.
That is why we have made record investments in education and are
putting millions into Train to Gain over the next few years.”
Gordon Brown said:
“If Britain is going to succeed in today’s global economy, it
is vital that we are world leaders in education and continuously
develop the skills of our workforce. That is why we want to give
every schoolchild the opportunity to learn a trade and get practical
work experience so they are ready to enter the jobs market when they
leave school or college. And we want to give every adult the
opportunity to learn new skills or train for a new career. Working
together, government and business can create the high-tech,
high-wage and high-skills jobs of the future, and ensure we have the
people ready to fill them.”
David Way, National Director of Skills at the Learning and
Skills Council said:
“The Government’s investment in Train to
Gain underlines its firm commitment to address skills shortages.
Train to Gain is the most important service available to employers
today, putting the strategic needs of the business at the heart of
decisions about training. All employers, big and small, have a
chance to define the skills and training needed, address skills
shortages using the help and guidance of a specialist advisor.”
Training and skills advice under Train to Gain will be
offered at a time and place to suit the needs of the business.
Without up to 50 Skills Brokers operating in each of the nine
regions with partners such as Investors in People and Sector Skills
Councils, more than half a million learners across England are
expected to have achieved a first full Level 2 qualification - the
equivalent of five good GCSEs - through Train to Gain by the end of
2010.
Editor's Notes
This press notice relates to
'England'
1. Train to Gain is a new service to help
businesses get the training they need to succeed. It will offer
employers impartial advice and easy access to quality training,
match training needs with training providers and ensure that
training is delivered to meet employer’s needs. The key features of
the service will be:
o A free Skills brokerage service targeted at hard to reach
employers, to source any training provision they need at all
levels
o Fully subsidised training, delivered at a time and
place to suit the employer for low skilled up to a first full level
2 qualification, and with support for progression to level 3
o Free information, advice and guidance for employees,
accessible through the workplace
o For employers with less than 50 employees wage compensation
to compensate them for the time employees spend in training.
As
well as the core offer there will be flexible (optional) elements
which will include:
• Leadership and management programme for Small and Medium
Enterprises (SMEs) offering formal training and informal support
(such as mentoring and coaching) up to £1000 for Managing Directors
and other senior Directors aiming to help up to 17,000 SME managers
by 2007-08
• For the individual - Foundation degrees, Skills coaches and
Union Learning Representatives, Skills Passports.
2. Both the training and the skills advice offered through
the service will be impartial, flexible, responsive and offered at a
time and place to suit businesses.
3. Train to Gain is funded by the Department for Education
and Skills and delivered by the Learning and Skills Council.
For
further information go to http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/index.html
Contact Details
Public Enquiries 0870 000 2288, info@dfes.gsi.gov.uk
Press Notice 2006/0129 | |
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