It's been a busy week so far this week, with people finally catching up on work now the festivities are over!
This morning we read about Sir Digby Jones' comment on skills training and how it should be free of charge.
So we spent the morning issuing a comment from one of our clients, a training provider, who agreed with the announcement but wanted to say that there is a great deal of funding available - around £20m in the East Mids alone - but businesses need to apply.
They can gain a real competitive edge if they were to commit to a programme of training for their work force. It would enable them to develop the skills and qualifications of their staff which would, in turn, help to increase their efficiency and productivity and ultimately would result in higher profits and growth.
The barrier really seems to be a lack of knowledge about funding and how to get it, as it often comes from a variety of sources, perhaps we should be addressing this?
Helen
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