The expansive offer of training courses and qualifications available to adults, fully supports lifelong learning, providing development opportunities to all, with many courses available to both unemployed and employed individuals.
However, as part of our ongoing partnership and work with local businesses, the Employer Services team can clearly see that the support package adult skills can offer to businesses and their employees, continues to be overlooked or undervalued.
In addition, to supporting individuals in and out of the workplace, the benefits of adult skills for businesses are endless. Training for employees helps businesses shape their organisation to meet business needs and addresses any identified skills gaps, enabling businesses to develop and adapt in response to demand and economic evolution.
Many businesses take the approach to suspend staff development in challenging and uncertain times when it is arguably the most crucial and beneficial time to invest in workforce development. With many government initiatives and funding available to adult employees, costs should not be a barrier for organisational development. The improved productivity and contribution that this training enables, both in the short-term and long -term, outweigh any cost implications being considered.
The Employer Services team at Weymouth College are seeing more organisations investing in CPD courses to retain, retrain and upskill their staff and have witnessed organisations offering redundancy and redeployment packages to support the transition and future outcomes for their employees.
For more information about how a range of adult skills training solutions can benefit your organisation, please contact Employer Services.
employerservices@weymouth.ac.uk | 01305 208709
www.weymouth.ac.uk/employerservices
This article is featured in the February issue of the Dorset Business Focus magazine. Read on the online version here.