First Aid Academy makes the pledge to develop its staff and
associates effectively.
 We are the latest company to join the growing
band of those who have joined Skills Pledge. The Skills Pledge aims to achieve a shared understanding of the value
of training and encourage businesses to invest in skills accordingly.
The Skills Pledge is a voluntary, public commitment made by an
organisation to invest in the skills of its workforce. The Skills
Pledge is open to organisations of all sizes, from all sectors, with a
workforce in England in the private, public and voluntary sectors.
It's a promise that the employer will work to realise the potential
of all their employees by developing their basic skills and working
towards relevant, valuable qualifications. By making the Skills Pledge
employers commit to train their workforce to at least Level 2 – the
equivalent of five good GCSEs, grades A–C.
Many
organisations choose to use the Skills Pledge as a starting point,
going on to help employees gain higher-level qualifications. To ensure
employees’ skills meet their industry standard, we encourage businesses
to make this commitment a long term investment by raising their targets
beyond the Level 2 benchmark.
Employers who make the
Skills Pledge can also access the support of a Train to Gain skills
broker at no cost to their business. Skills brokers not only establish
a company’s skills needs and design a tailored training package but
they also source funding to help cover the cost of training.
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