Taking the initiative to train
April 1st 2009 MITIE has secured a National Employer Service (NES) contract to fund a series of
training programmes as part of its Skills Pledge
MITIE has secured a National Employer Service (NES) contract
to fund a series of training programmes as part of its Skills
Pledge.The training will help its people across England to
develop their skills, including literacy and numeracy.
The Skills pledge is a government initiative to try to combat the
findings of the Leitch report in December 2006, which stated that:
More than a third of adults do not hold the equivalent of a basic
school-leaving qualification; 17 million have difficulty with numbers;
and five million are not functionally literate.
On 14 June 2007 MITIE claims it became one of the first employers
to make the Skills Pledge – a specific promise, made by an employer
to its employees, to support its people in developing their skills,
including literacy and numeracy, and work towards relevant, valuable
qualifications to a minimum of Level 2 (equivalent to 5 A* – C grade
GCSEs). It's a promise that, through training, the employer will work to
boost the productivity and efficiency of their business and realise the
potential of their employees.
In November 2008, MITIE secured funding from the National
Employer Service (NES) to help deliver on its promise.
"Signing up to the Skills Pledge gives us the opportunity to
demonstrate publicly the importance MITIE places on investing in the
skills of our people," says Joanne Bacon, HR director for MITIE."Now
that we have the funding in place,we will start to roll out the training
commencing with our security and cleaning teams who make up
65% of our 49,000 people.
"Courses offered include maths – which could help our people to
manage their money and English that could help improve their
quality of life.There are also nationally recognised qualifications and
apprenticeships on offer including specialist security and cleaning
NVQs.
"We will be testing the literacy and numeracy needs on-site and
will be delivering the learning in a variety of ways including on-site
tutorials, e-learning, or group sessions that will be delivered by a
contracted college.
"Over the next few years,we hope to help thousands of our
employees learn skills for life.The training will also provide benefits to
the business including reduced
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