Train to Gain
What is Train to Gain?
Train to Gain is a new service designed to help businesses of all sizes
across all sectors get the training they need to succeed. Managed by
the Government, Train to Gain has been developed from the highly successful
Employer Training Pilots and uses experienced, professional training
organisations to:
- Identify the skills your business needs
- Pinpoint the right training
- Agree a tailored training package
- Find available funding
- Review progress
As a key training provider, we are working with Train to Gain to offer a flexible portfolio of funded and unfunded training from the full range of our courses, products and bespoke programmes.
Why is Train to Gain important for businesses?
Skills shortages are one of the greatest challenges facing business
in the East Anglia , with over 37,000 skills gaps in Cambridgeshire alone*.
Although many companies recognise the value of investing in skills, some
find it difficult to identify exactly what skills development they need,
and they may not know where to go to find quality training providers.
If your business is to be successful you need to compete, and to compete you need to train your employees. For businesses, getting the right skills advice is essential to choosing the best and most appropriate training. Train to Gain helps you to do this.
Research shows that across the country 1.3 million people go to work every day without the skills they require to do their job proficiently. Employers are increasingly investing in staff development and reaping the benefits that come with it, including improved staff confidence and motivation, higher retention rates and increased productivity.
How does Train to Gain work?
Five simple steps to great training
By ensuring your employees have the right skills to do the best job,
Train to Gain can help boost productivity and keep you ahead of the competition.
Working closely with our highly experienced team, we can provide quality, affordable training for your employees. Together we can:
- Identify the skills your business needs
- Pinpoint the right training
- Agree a tailored training package
- Find available funding
- Review the progress you are making
Step 1: Identify the skills your business needs
Based on a clear understanding of your business goals, we will work
with you to carry out a free review and analysis of your business to
assess what skills your business has right now, and what it might need
in the future.
We are specialists in training and have a proven track record of providing effective advice to business and, if needed, we can also provide access to a wider network of business support services.
Step 2: Pinpoint the right training
We will then make training recommendations based on your skills analysis.
The recommendations will help you:
- pinpoint the type of training that best suits your needs
- choose how and when the training is delivered
- determine which qualifications will most benefit your business and employees.
Step 3: Agree a tailored training package
Together we will then agree a comprehensive training package with you.
Step 4: Find available funding
With the package decided and agreed, we can then recommend the best
ways of funding your training, explaining all the funding options available
to you. The Train to Gain programme itself provides some funding. This
might include:
- Free training to help your employees gain their first full Level 2 qualification and Skills for Life first numeracy and literacy qualification. This includes all training towards NVQ Level 2 or equivalent (equal to 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above), Skills for Life programmes, higher level skills and a wide range of other training for your staff.
- Wage compensation for companies with less than 50 employees.
- Funded programmes, including for Apprenticeships and Advanced Apprenticeships, NVQ Level 3 and above, such as higher education.
Step 5: Review the progress you are making
We will provide continual support through our partnership and will work
with you to review how your training is progressing.
Where can I get further information?
For further information, why not visit:
Employers Guide to Training -
http://inourhands.lsc.gov.uk/employers.html
Train to Gain -
www.traintogain.gov.uk
Or, for more information about how we can help your business, call us on 0845 8728722 or enquire on-line by clicking here.