The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Minister of Education made a joint call to employers to urge them to sign a "skills pledge" in which they commit to guarantee all their employees an instruction level equal to a GCSE or a technical school certificate (which corresponds to the second level in the British educational system). (Ref 070135)
This program, open to all employers, with no requirements concerning size, status or sector, should be launched next summer. Willing employers commit themselves on a calendar and a budget to enable employees to acquire both accepted professional skills (adapted to the firm’s needs) and a general instruction level equal to level 2, with the core subjects such as reading, writing and counting. Currently, employers spend 33 billion a year in professional training. However, a third of them still o
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