Employers

Learning Skills Solutions can be the one-stop shop point of reference for employers and their staff. Let us navigate the minefield that is government funding for staff training. You may already know there is funding available, but how it works and how to get it can prove timely and frustrating for a lot of employers.

Learning Skills Solutions can help and advise you to access funding thus allowing your existing staff and new recruits achieve job relevant qualifications.

We can offer flexible training delivery solutions including:

  • QCF/NVQ vocational only delivered over a period of 3-6 months.
  • Full QCF/NVQ Apprenticeship qualifications delivered over a period of 12-18 months.We constantly evolve and add to our portfolio of available qualification subjects & frameworks.

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Benefits to the employer

In addition to eager, motivated staff who are committed to on-the-job training and development, industry research has highlighted numerous benefits of additional qualifications for newly recruited Apprentices and for training your existing workforce.

Data compiled by the National Apprenticeship Service says:

  • 92% of Employers who employ Apprentices believe that Apprenticeships lead to a more motivated and satisfied workforce.
  • 80% of Companies who invest in workplace learning have reported a significant increase in employee retention.
  • 77% of Employers believe Apprenticeships make them more competitive.
  • 76% of those Employers who employ Apprentices agree they make their workplace more productive.
  • 81% of Consumers favour using a company which takes on Apprentices.
  • 83% of Employers who employ Apprentices rely on their Apprenticeships programme to provide the skilled workers that they need for the future.
  • Apprenticeship programmes allow training to take part at the workplace with little disruption to business operations.
  • Over three-quarters of respondents expect Apprenticeships to play a bigger part in their recruitment policy in the future.