Regeneration & Renewal,
9 November 2009
Education watchdog Ofsted has criticised the quality of literacy and numeracy training provided through the Government's on-the-job Train to Gain scheme.
The Ofsted report, published last week, says that Train to Gain had
improved employees' knowledge and self confidence at work, and added
that many employers had reported improvements in work practice and staff
retention as a result of the scheme.
But it adds that in more than half the cases Ofsted inspectors examined
in the review, the training in maths and literacy that was available to
employees was "insufficient".
The report also criticises the time it took for employees to complete
their qualifications under the scheme. "Too few employees gained their
qualifications before the planned end date of their programme," it
says.
The study also says that too few employees were able to progress to more
advanced training and higher-level qualifications through Train to
Gain.
Ofsted learning and skills development director Melanie Hunt said: "Not
enough employees are completing their qualifications within the planned
times and some aren't getting the training they need in skills for life
such as numeracy and literacy."
- The Impact of Train to Gain on Skills in Employment is available via
www.regen.net/doc
