The Government's announcement today (Monday) that three UK companies -Flybe, McDonalds and Network Rail - will be able to award nationally recognised qualifications through their company training programmes has been welcomed by the CBI as a positive move towards an awards system that can deliver the skills employers need.
John Cridland, CBI Deputy Director-General said:
Today marks a significant milestone on the road to reforming qualifications so that they better reflect the skills and competencies employers and employees need.
Companies currently invest 33 billion every year in training their staff, but only one-third of employer training leads to qualifications because not enough official courses offer the competencies that employers require. Firms have instead run their own bespoke training programmes and formally recognising more of this employer training will lead to more relevant qualifications and give a greater recognition to business and employee investment in skills.
The progress that the QCA has made is very encouraging. It is vital that reform continues apace and we look forward to further developments before the pilots conclude in March.
Flybe, McDonalds and Network Rail deserve recognition for trail blazing this initiative and making it easier for companies wanting to follow in their footsteps.
CBI applauds first major step on way to companies awarding own quialifications
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