Are your cleaners' skills up to scratch?
August 1st 2007 Named as one of the country's best training companies by a government watchdog, B-Skill says it can help contractors ensure staff are delivering on their promises With new offices opened recently in London and Birmingham; being named by a Government watchdog as one of the country's best training companies and accolades such as the Investors in People Standard and the Matrix Award, B-Skill helping boost skill levels within the cleaning and related industries.. Set up in March 2000 to provide training for employers, adults and young people, the Tyne and Wear founded firm has five regional offices in Birmingham, Harlow, Leeds, London and Newcastle and puts its success down to one key ingredient a commitment to providing the highest standards of quality. With the majority of the company's courses and qualifications centred on support service industries, its range of tailor-made training packages include: Cleaning buildings Cleaning food premises Caretaking Health and safety Vehicle valeting Catering Support work for health care organisations B-Skill says it has also been quick to meet the growing demand from employers who need workers to keep abreast of developing health and safety legislation, as well as competing effectively for cleaning contracts, adhering to stricter tendering processes and being able to withstand the public scrutiny that accompanies health care work. As a result B-Skill's customer base now includes major health care organisations such as the NHS and BUPA, local councils, HM Prison Service and numerous blue chip companies. "B-Skill already has a great reputation in the North East of England, where our business was first founded. So we were really delighted to discover that we are already amongst the top companies of this type in the London area as well," says md Paul Wileman of the recent Adult Learning Inspectorate endorsement and Matrix Award."This puts us in a good position to help local support service companies and departments to plan ahead and develop their employees, so that they too can secure extra work from large scale events such as the 2012 Olympics." "More and more organisations are now looking to us to help them train their support workers. It shows that they understand the impact that these important employees can have to the success of an organisation," continued Paul.As well as larger firms, the company says smaller companies are increasingly recognising the benefits of people development plans in their long term tinking. New College Durham one customer that has benefitted from BSkill training.According to cleaning manager Beverley Miller (pictured, eighth from left), staff were apprehensive about introducing new approaches."Yet, after only two visits from B-Skill, my staff are more confident and aware of their role within the organisation. They are personally responsible for the first impression of clients, customers and visitors and now they take pride in their achievements."Call the number or visit:www.b-skill.co.uk More articles from B-Skill Ltd: | 
