| Linsey Miller,
HR Advisor at Leisure Connection, is aware of the benefits of training
employees of all levels:
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"We have really noticed the link
between training, the quality of our services and staff retention and can see
how our business and staff benefit from training programmes. This is why we
back the launch of the skills campaign. We see that it will help people realise
the importance of skills and encourage them to take action."
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Jacqui Henderson CBE, Chief
Executive, UK Skills:
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"We support the skills campaign because
we believe that everyone benefits when a country has high level skills and a
commitment to learning and development. Skills are the key to us being
successful as individuals and as a nation. I look forward to seeing our
commitment to skills being successfully demonstrated to the world when London
hosts the WorldSkills competition in 2011."
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Nigel Moore, Head of Group
Marketing, City & Guilds, explains:
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"We welcome this innovative
campaign that will do much to raise awareness of the value of skills for
individuals and employers."
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Steve Pallas, Training and
Development Manager at Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK, is keen to emphasise the
advantages of training:
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"The business benefits of
training are clear and, at Nissan we see a direct correlation between training
and improvements in productivity. If we measure key performance indicators
before and after training, we always see an improvement. Gaining new skills at
work also helps improve employees' attitudes and commitment."
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Ian Hetherington, Chief
Executive, Skills for Logistics:
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"A better-skilled workforce is
good for all of us."
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John Brennan, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges (AoC),
says:
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"Skills are crucially important to the
future prosperity of us all – as individuals, employers, and the nation.
Colleges make a vital contribution in equipping us to improve our capabilities.
AoC and its member colleges are delighted to support a campaign that seeks to
inspire individuals and employers to take control of their own futures."
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Catherine Dymond, Head of
Marketing, Ufi, states:
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"The more we can work together,
the more choice and support we can give learners."
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