WHAT IS TRAIN TO GAIN?
Train to Gain is a new service from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) designed to help businesses identify and undertake the training they and their employees need to succeed.
BUSINESS BENEFITS
More and more companies view training & development for their workforce as an investment, not as a luxury and view NVQ's (National Vocational Qualifications) as an
integral part of their business development strategy. NVQ's give you a focused, on-the-job context for the skills development of your staff. They are an excellent way of making sure that your staff development programmes and your business strategy go hand in hand.
NVQ's are based on national standards of performance developed by representatives from industry, commerce and education. Matching the skills and knowledge of your potential candidates against these nationally agreed industry standards gives you a good idea of where there might be room for improvement. This kind of skills and knowledge audit is a useful business exercise in its own right, following this up with an effective NVQ programme to develop the skills of your staff gives you a significant competitive edge.
PERFORMANCE
Once a training and development programme is underway and staff are working towards their NVQ's, many employers begin to notice clear material benefits including healthier bottom-line performance. One extensive study of NVQ's in the food and drink manufacturing sector reported the following improvements:
- Productivity up 20%
- Quality up 12%
- Wastage down 6%
- Complaints down 12%
- Accidents down 56%
- Absenteeism down 20%
- Staff retention up 27%
These figures are fact! Working to national standards of competence through an effective NVQ programme is the way forward for progressive companies.
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THE TRAINING?
Train to Gain works to further the skills of all kinds of people, including:
- contracted employees (full and part-time)
- self-employed people
- volunteers
- employment agency workers
- Learners must have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years
I HAVE ALREADY ACCESSED FUNDING THROUGH TRAIN TO GAIN, AM I ABLE
TO ACCESS ADDITIONAL FUNDING SUPPORT?
New funding flexibilities for Train to Gain were made available from 1st August 2008; please contact Train’d Up for further information on funding eligibility.
NVQ’s CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THROUGH TRAIN’D UP:
- NVQ Business Administration Level 2
- NVQ Business Administration Level 3
- NVQ Customer Service Level 2
- NVQ Customer Service Level 3
- NVQ Gas Network Operations Level 2
- NVQ Performing Engineering Operations Level 2
- NVQ Plant Operations Level 2
- NVQ Engineering Maintenance Level 3
- NVQ Railway Engineering Level 2
- NVQ Railway Engineering Level 3
- NVQ Team Leading Level 2
- NVQ Management Level 3
All of the above NVQ’s are work-based assessed and are delivered in such a way as to minimise disruption to normal working activities. Our assessment team always arrange visits well in advance and will provide regular reports on candidate progress. Train’d Up also provide a free training needs analysis service for all participating employers.
For further information or to discuss your organisations training and development needs in detail
please contact our Workforce Development team on 0845 6029 665, email train2gain@traindup.org or fill in our online form.
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