Employers
Skills and training support for employers and businesses are available via Apprenticeships, Businesslink and Jobcentre Plus. We are making the skills system more responsive to the needs of business, including reforming vocational qualifications.
We recognise and value the commitment UK employers demonstrate towards training their workforce, it is estimated that in 2010 they invested £49bn in staff training. Working closely with the UK Commission for Employment and Skills we are reforming the skills system to support employer investment and co-investment in skills and training.
Key policies include a £250 million fund to give employers more power over skills training; increasing demand and improving access to leadership and management training and breaking down barriers some groups of employers face towards training to encourage wider participation.
The Government plans to use the 2012 Games as a catalyst to create sustainable job opportunities in all sectors and regions. In London alone, the aim is to bring 70,000 people into sustainable employment, including 20,000 in the 5 host boroughs.
The games offer a great chance to stimulate the number of people entering work and increasing their skills across the UK.
For more information please visit www.london2012.com
