British businesses employ some of the most highly skilled people in the world. But we also lag behind many of our competitors in terms of the basic literacy, numeracy and language skills of our workforce.
Many businesses do not realise that some of their employees may benefit from developing their literacy and numeracy skills. No matter which sector you operate in, employees will have to use literacy, numeracy and language skills in order to carry out their job effectively. These are just some of the tasks they may need to undertake:
- Respond to questions from colleagues and customers
- Follow verbal instructions
- Understand health and safety signs and leaflets
- Read instructions, forms and directions
- Complete forms
- Make calculations using addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
- Use calculators accurately
- Use estimating skills
- Handle money accurately
The knock on affect can be that employees are:
- less resistant to change
- more willing to take responsibility within the workplace
- Are less likely to make mistakes
Developing the literacy, numeracy and language skills in the workplace will not only improve performance, morale and commitment of your staff, but will make your organisation more productive, efficient and ready to cope with developments within the economy.
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If you would like to know more, there are a number of ways that you can access support:
Essential Skills Support Unit
We will visit you to talk about how the literacy, language and numeracy needs of your workforce can be addressed. Our new Basic Skills in the Workplace project offers awareness raising for managers and non accredited literacy, language and numeracy learning for your workforce which is customised to meet your needs as well as theirs.
Train to Gain
Train to Gain offers free and subsidized training to employers.
For details of how literacy, numeracy and language and vocational training can help you to succeed please contact Train To Gain by calling:
0800 015 5545 or go to their website http://www.traintogain.gov.uk |
