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Training increases knowledge and expertise within a business, without which it will struggle to maintain performance in an increasingly competitive marketplace.  Cases of low customer satisfaction or of targets that were not achieved often highlight skills gaps within the workforce.

Training can remedy these with the benefits of saving costs on recruitment, fostering employee loyalty, improving efficiency and, in the long-term, making a significant difference to company performance and the bottom line.

Types of Training

Coaching and Mentoring: using existing experienced employees to support staff builds confidence within the business.

Distance Learning: correspondence courses allow employees to fit in study with their working life.

E-learning: on-line training also enables employees to fit in study where convenient, at home if need be.

In-house training: courses run on company premises, using existing staff or a training provider, encourage participation and avoid transport problems.

Outside training: courses on a provider's premises avoid tying up company facilities.

Evaluating Training Providers

Recognised quality marks include: 
The Training Quality Standard (TQS): an assessment and certification process to identify the best training organisations.

Learning and Skills Beacon status: recognition of excellence in further education for providers funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and inspected by the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted).

Ofsted: government body which, as part of its remit, regulates further education, publicly-funded adult skills and employment-based training.
Qualifications

Range from Entry Level or Pre-Foundation courses, through Level 1, up to Level 5.
Each level has its equivalent in Academic, Vocational, and Occupational categories.

Therefore, equivalent qualifications in Level 1 are GCSE (D-G Grades), GCSE Vocational (D-G) and NVQ Level 1.

Level 2: GCSE (A*-C) Grades); GCSEs Vocational (A*-C), BTEC First; and NVQ

Level 2 (also taken under Apprenticeships)

Level 3: A Levels; AVCE, BTEC National; and NVQ Level 3  (also Advanced Apprenticeships)

Level 4: Degree; HND/HNC; and NVQ Level 4

Level 5: Post-graduate; other professional qualifications; and NVQ Level 5

Basic skills qualifications (literacy, numeracy and English for speakers of other languages - ESOL) are also available up to Level 2.

Apprenticeships normally consist of an NVQ, a Technical Certificate and Functional Skills, approved by a Sector Skills Council.

Sources of Help

UK Register of Learning Providers: a 'one-stop' portal used by government departments, agencies and employers to share information about learning providers.

Train to Gain: a national service that helps employers improve the skills of their workforce as a way to improving business performance.

Skills for Life qualifications: designed to help employees develop the skills used in everyday life, such as reading, writing and maths.

The National Apprenticeship Service: the new agency with overall responsibility for promoting and supporting Apprenticeships in England.

Sector Skills Councils (SSCs): employer-led organisations that work to boost the skills of their sector workforces.

National Employer Service: offers specialist advice on workforce development, plus funding options, to national employers with more than 5000 employees.

The Investors in People Standard: helps organisations improve through the management and development of their people.

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