Subject - Train to Gain

Posted : (Thursday 19th July 2007 ) By - Jane (Registered User)Train to Gain is a new initiative designed to help businesses of all types and sizes get the training they need to succeed. Train to Gain is the Learning and Skills Council's (LSC) new service which has been designed specifically to meet businesses' training needs. Stockport Training for Business, a division of Stockport College can help you by:

• Offering free advice on your training needs in order to identify the skills your employees need, in order to do the best job;


• Responding quickly and effectively in order to pinpoint the most appropriate training for your organisation, from our wide ranging portfolio of training programmes;


• Agreeing a tailored training package to meet your specific needs;


• Providing information with regard all available funding for training that you may be eligible for;


• Designing, delivering and reviewing training for your employees.

If you have employees with no previous level 2 qualifications, are over 19 years of age, have an employment contract and have resided in the UK for the last 3 years - they may qualify for free NVQ level 2 training.

Many NVQ level 2 qualifications are available through Train to Gain including: Health and Social Care, Early Years and Childcare, Team Leading, Customer Care, Business Administration, Team Leading, Security, Retail, Lab Technicians, Cleaning and Skills 4 Life.

For more information on any of these training opportunities contact Jaseem Qureshi by email: jaseem.qureshi@stockport.ac.uk,
or telephone: 0161 958 3656.