Subsidised training for experienced employees - 18/9/2006
New training scheme launched for existing employees
Training and skills advice under Train to Gain will be offered at a time and place to suit the needs of the business. With 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.
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:
o 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
o For the individual - Foundation degrees, Skills coaches and Union Learning Representatives, Skills Passports.
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. Train to Gain is funded by the Department for Education and Skills and delivered by the Learning and Skills Council.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information please go to http://www.traintogain.gov.uk/index.html
For Public Enquiries:
LSC Helpdesk: 0870 900 6800