This is the final edition of Train to Gain News. We plan to launch a Skills newsletter later this year - more information on this in the editorial. Also in this issue we look at a new offer which aims to improve employer access to business and skills support and we examine the continued success of Train to Gain. Below are some of the items included in this edition.
The LSC's Sharon Gray examines the main challenges facing the Skills Funding Agency when it launches in April.
Sue Veszpremi from Jobcentre Plus looks at the Integrated Employer Offer and how it will provide employers with a simplified employment and skills service.
The new offer, which launches in April, will make it easier for employers to access a range of support, create a more integrated service and implement a new multi-agency framework.
This month, the number of learners achieving a qualification is due to hit the 1 million mark, proof that the Train to Gain service continues to go from strength to strength.
The latest learner statistics show impressive evidence for the rising success of the service.
How Train to Gain helped a Hull-based maritime communications business stay afloat during the economic downturn.
Read about the growth of the Skills Pledge.
