Train to Gain

Train to Gain is a new service run by the LSC (Learning and Skills Council). The service offers impartial advice, matches training needs with training providers and ensures that training and support is delivered to meet those needs. It is a free service, provided through a network of specialist skills brokers, who will assess your training needs as well as offering independent advice on a wide range of training and business development needs.

The Train to Gain specialist skills brokerage is provided by East Midlands Business Ltd, who are contracted by the LSC in the East Midlands.

Once the skills broker has completed their assessment with you, they will put together a proposal to help you find and fund the right training for your business. Once you've decided what training you need and who you would like to supply it, the broker will introduce you to your chosen training provider and allow the negotiations to proceed to enable a relationship to grow.

There is flexibility about the style, content, time and place of training.

Train to Gain is backed by more than £200M in its first year and you may be eligible for the following:-
• Free training for employees to gain their first full Level 2 qualification
• Training for staff with low basic skills such as numeracy and literacy and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Wage contribution for comapnies with less than 50 employees
• £1000 grant for small businesses for leadership and management training
• Support for apprenticeships, Foundation Degrees and Investors in People
• Support for Level 3 qualifications and beyond for regional priority sectors - construction, engineering, health/social care, retail, logistics and distribution, tourism, culture, leisure/hospitality and manufacture of food and drink.

To find out more about how you can access the service pleae ring 0845 057 1817 or visit the web site