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Train to Gain programme has helped businesses |
Last updated 10:14, Friday, 05 February 2010 BUSINESS leaders have hailed the Government's flagship Train to Gain programme, saying it has helped them provide vital training to their staff during the downturn.
Both large and small businesses have reaped the benefits of Government funded training support, which is backed up by figures released today by the Learning and Skills Council.
In a survey of employers who use the training initiative, 80 per cent said they were likely to recommend Train to Gain to other employers and use it again themselves. A significant number of employers (41 per cent) also said Train to Gain had helped them cope with the recession.
Skills Minister Kevin Brennan said, "These reports show that businesses value the change to offer staff high quality training, that they otherwise may not have been able to, through Train to Gain.
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Train To Gain Helps Businesses Of All Sizes Fight Recession |
Last updated 12:50, Thursday, 04 February 2010 Business leaders have hailed the Government's flagship Train to Gain programme, saying it has helped them provide vital training to their staff during the downturn.
Both large and small businesses have reaped the benefits of Government funded training support, which is backed up by figures released today by the Learning and Skills Council.
In a survey of employers who use the training initiative, 80 per cent said they were likely to recommend Train to Gain to other employers and use it again themselves. A significant number of employers (41 per cent) also said Train to Gain had helped them cope with the recession. Skills Minister Kevin Brennan said:
"These reports show that businesses value the change to offer staff high quality training, that they otherwise may not have been able to, through Train to Gain. |
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Scrap 'wasteful' Train to Gain, says think tank |
Last updated 16:38, Friday, 08 January 2010 Report recommends redirection of funding to employer-led apprenticeship training The Government should scrap its “wasteful” Train to Gain programme and give some of the cash to employers who want set up their own apprenticeship schemes, according to a leading think tank. A report published today by Policy Exchange says the UK’s current skills policy is centrally driven and too focused on meeting government qualifications targets rather than delivering the skills that students, employers and the economy need. It says the billion-pound Train to Gain scheme fails on two counts: in its attachment to government targets and because it subsidises training employers would have done anyway. |
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