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Last updated: 23 November 2008
28 November 2007
John Denham, the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), has announced an extension of the Train to Gain scheme run by the Learning and Skills Council. The new funding will see the service extended to volunteers working in the third sector. Train to Gain aims to encourage all businesses and individuals to realise the benefits that learning and skills can bring.
The doubling of funding in the Train to Gain service is part of an investment programme which will see more than £11 billion a year invested in education, employment and training.
Since its launch in 2006, Train to Gain has helped more than 52,000 employers and enabled over 240,000 employees to undertake training. A call to the Train to Gain helpline gives employers access to an impartial and independent skills broker to help them identify their skills and other business needs, and source training from a range of available skills solutions to best meet those needs.
The increased funding will see the service extended to volunteers working in the third sector, to enable non-profit community organisations to identify and meet their skills needs
Phil Hope, Minister for the Third Sector said:
“In extending Train to Gain to volunteers we are giving new opportunities to thousands of people to gain new skills, enabling them to contribute fully to a fairer and stronger society.”