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This week's training news
Brewery students graduate in kitchen skills
- The first student kitchen staff and chefs at Scottish & Newcastle Retail have graduated from its guild training programme. Linked to City and Guilds, it offers the students the chance to gain three recognised qualifications: NVQ in kitchen skills, NVQ Level 2 in food preparation and NVQ Level 3 in kitchen supervisory skills. The courses combine on-the-job and off-site training delivered by S&N Retail's food training team. S&N is planning to expand the programme across the retail pub sector of the company in May. www.scottish-newcastle.com/
Survey highlights gap in NHS training
- A report published by the Audit Commission reveals large discrepancies in provision of training in the NHS across the UK. The review of education and trainee nurses, midwives and other healthcare staff found that some NHS trusts spend five times as much as others on training per staff member than others. One-third of staff had not agreed training needs with their managers in the past 12 months, the survey revealed www.audit-commission.gov.uk
T&G's 13 steps to better coaching in haulage
- The T&G union, in conjunction with employers, has outlined a 13-point plan to improve training standards in the road haulage industry. Among the key points, the plan calls for the DfEE and the employment services to change the rules of the New Deal to allow the unemployed to have free training for the haulage industry providing an employer takes them on. The TGWU said that tripartite action was required from the Government, employers and trade unions to combat skills shortages in the road haulage industry. www.tgwu.org.uk/
Apprentices make the grade at Standard Life
- Standard Life employees who joined the firm as school-leavers in 1997-98 have qualified for their modern apprenticeship programme. The training initiative, which is part-funded by the Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian, assessed the 25 employees on administration, information technology, core skil
