Time off for training!
by Philip
Consultation has now opened on the proposed new right for employees to request time off for training and for such requests to be seriously considered by employers. The proposal suggests that the right would mirror the right to flexible working currently in existence.
The Government is inviting your views during the consultation period which will run until September 2008. No doubt there is a wide ranging spectrum of views ranging from:
- The skills gap starts at school, many school leavers can’t read and write either at all or to the required standard, government should concentrate on that issue rather than imposing further regulation on business.Get basic skills right before building extra skills on top.
- The country needs to move up the skills chain and anything that encourages employers to train and re-skill their workforce should be encouraged.
The legal profession requires each Solicitor to have a mandatory 16 hours of CPD (continuing professional development) each year.The profession is also opening a skills academy to systemise and identify the skills required to practice succesfully.
Whatever way you look skills are moving up the agenda.
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