Right to Request Training
Guidance Published.
GUIDANCE is today
being published to inform employers about the new right for
employees to request time for training.
The guidance for employers is being made available through
Business Link and is being published 12 weeks before the right
comes in on 6 April 2010.
Guidance is also being published today on the DirectGov website
to inform employees about how they make a request under this new right.
Skills Minister Kevin Brennan, said:
“Now, more than ever, we need learning and training
opportunities in place that empower people to gain the skills and
training they need to get on.
“Many businesses and organisations are really good at training
their staff and already recognise the benefits of having a highly
skilled and motivated workforce. While two-thirds of businesses do
train their staff, we need to encourage employers and employees
who do not to speak about training opportunities.”
The right to request time to train was included in the
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act, which received
Royal Assent in November 2009.
The introduction of the right will be phased and will be made
available to employees in organisations with 250 or more employees
from April 2010 before being extended to all employees from April
2011. This will give smaller organisations and businesses more
time to prepare for the introduction of the new right.
Notes to Editors
The guidance for employers on the right to time to train is
available on the Business Link website:
www.businesslink.gov.uk/timetotrain.The guidance for employees on
the right to time to train is available on the DirectGov website:
www.direct.gov.uk/timetotrain.The right to time to train was
brought in when the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning
Act received Royal Assent on 12 November 2009. Press notice
available to read here:
http://nds.coi.gov.uk/clientmicrosite/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=408558&NewsAreaID=2&ClientID=431
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