unicornnews: Government move to offer training rights

Here’s the good news: Government skills secretary John Denham has said that the government are planning to give employers the legal right to request time off work to train. Outlining plans, the MP suggested that as many as 300,000 people a year could benefit from the scheme, with anyone who has worked for their employer for more than 26 weeks will be eligible for.

Here’s the slightly less good news: a bill will have to be passed by parliament, and if it does, it won’t be in force for another two years. Ah well, at least it might happen, and would hopefully mean a marked improvement – at the present time, a third of employers offer no training to their staff

Denham added that “investment in skills is key to ensuring we come through with a stronger economy”, adding “We need to find new ways to bring the drive for skills into every workplace and to every worker.”

Posted Wednesday June 18 2008 by Caro Moses