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Train to Gain offer

The Train to Gain service is designed to help business like yours solve the problems you might face when identifying training needs and choosing the right solutions.

Train to Gain can improve your productivity and competitiveness by making sure your employees have the right skills to do the best job. There are three key ways it does this:

  • Through a skills needs analysis that assesses your organisational training needs (for now and the future). The Skills needs analysis is entirely free. It's provided by Train to Gain Skills Brokers who are independent and impartial individuals.
  • By making recommendations on the most suitable training providers and support services available.
  • Based on their analysis and your support to their plan, Train to Gain Skills Brokers put together a set of recommendations to help you find and fund the right skills training for your business.
  • By helping you get the best value for money from your investment in training including helping you choose the best way to pay for your training.

There are many sources of funding available and it can be difficult for businesses to work out what suits them best. The Train to Gain Skills Broker will assist you with this and identify what funding is available, and where your business might have to pay for training itself.

The role of the Skills Broker does not end when your employees start their training: they will continue to help you evaluate the effectiveness of the training so that you get the best value for money from your investment.

As well as helping business access other sources of funding and support, the Train to Gain service can provide some funding itself. The following list gives brief details: your Skills Broker will be able to explain all the funding options and what might be available to you in your area:

  • Free training to help employees gain their first, full level 2 qualification, (those without 5 GCSEs A-C or equivalent).
  • A wide range of training for low skills staff, such as Skills for Life.
  • Possibility of wage compensation for companies with less than 50 employees.
  • Some funding for training to help employees gain Level 3 qualifications (two A level passes or equivalent) or for non-qualification based training.
  • Local training funding details. 

For more information please contact your local Train to Gain Skills Broker