News: Brinsworth Training make the Skills Pledge

South Yorkshire's leading engineering and manufacturing training provider, Brinsworth Training in Rotherham, has recently been awarded the Skills Pledge certificate in recognition of their commitment to developing their own staff as well as the skills of future engineers.

The Skills Pledge is a voluntary, public commitment by the leadership of a company or organisation to support all its employees to develop their basic skills, including literacy and numeracy, and work towards relevant, valuable qualifications to at least Level 2 (equivalent to five good GCSEs). The purpose is to ensure that all staff are skilled, competent and able to make a full contribution to the success of the company/organisation.

The Pledge can be given by the Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, owner/manager or other Board member, on behalf of the organisation. It is a corporate commitment covering the whole company/organisation. For those employees who do not already have a full Level 2 qualification, the Government will provide funding to help them gain basic literacy and numeracy skills as well as their first full Level 2 qualification.

Business Development Director Paul Reeves said: "It ts more important than ever to invest in your people during an economic downturn. Organisations that continue to invest in the skills of their staff in a recession are two and a half times less likely to fail than those that don't. The evidence is clear: improving skills improves productivity.

"We commend those businesses which have made the Skills Pledge and encourage other organisations to follow this lead and invest in their own staff to develop their skills."

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