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Skills • People •
Success
Successful businesses/organizations require a
skilled workforce to realise
their growth and profit aspirations. This can
mean re-skilling or up-skilling employees to
match the skill set required. CODA has recently
been awarded a contract by the the Welsh
Assembly Government to help
businesses/organisations to do this by:
Providing a Human Resource Development (HRD)
advisor under the ‘Workforce Development
Programme’ who will work with the company
free of charge to:
• Review the company’s strategy to ensure all
staff development and training helps deliver on
business objectives.
• Help the company improve its approach to
management and training by building an agreed
organisational development plan, and advising
on its implementation.
• Identify training and development requirements
and produce an agreed learning plan.
• Help the company fulfil its training and
development needs by linking it with training
organisations and sourcing the right courses.
• Support the company towards the Investors in
People award.
Our advisor will try to find the most
advantageous arrangements to deliver on the
learning plan, including use of:
• Work Based Learning: The Welsh Assembly
Government will fund the contracted supplier to
deliver training programmes, including Modern
Apprenticeships, generally at no cost to an
employer. NVQ Qualifications can be gained
whilst learning at work, and a wide range of
topics is on offer.
• REACT: if the business employs a worker who
has been made redundant from a company in Wales
in the last six months, it will receive a
subsidy of £2,080 payable in four installments
over a 12 month period. The Welsh Assembly
Government will also reimburse 70% of the cost
of retraining each redundant worker, up to a
maximum of £1,000. (This is subject to European
State Aid rules).
• Leadership and Management Development
Workshops: this programme is based upon National
Occupational Standards. It is subsidized and can
be tailored to meet company specific
requirements. SMEs receive 70% subsidy towards
the cost of the programme whilst large companies
receive a 50% subsidy.
• Sector and European funded programmes:
There are a number of these currently underway
or in development including sectors such as
automotive, metal skills industry, electronics,
energy and optronics.
Where training and development needs cannot be
met through existing programmes, discretionary
funding may be made available.
To find out more about how your company can
benefit from the Workforce Development
Programme, please contact Jacqui Niven via 01633
811845 or
jacqui.niven@codagroup.co.uk
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