Working with Businesses
An imminent skills shortage and the fight for talent have been ongoing sources of concern for UK employers, often overshadowing the potential that is already within their grasp. Working with businesses of all sizes, and from all sectors, Exemplas supports employers to access the training and funding available to help businesses realise the benefits of developing the skills and capabilities within their workforce: “Skilled people are more productive, they are more innovative, and they build stronger businesses.”1
In an increasingly competitive global economy, ensuring that employees are equipped with the right skills and knowledge for the job, and are able to continue developing and learning, is critical for all organisations.
Organisations that invest in their employee’s training and development are better positioned to respond to change, to innovate and to retain talent.
Exemplas works with organisations to identify – and meet - their individuals’ training needs in order to achieve their business’ objectives. Moving towards demand-led skills provision which recognises and responds to businesses’ individual needs, Exemplas has worked with funding agencies to support over 35,000 businesses to identify skills gaps within their organisations, and provided them with easy access to funded and non-funded training provision.
Supporting businesses to realise the benefits of a more skilled workforce, Exemplas can:
- Help organisations to identify training needs and skills gaps
- Provide information and advice on training options
- Match training needs with available funding to pay for all or part of the training
- Match training needs with potential training advisors
- Working with businesses across all sectors and of all sizes, we are able to support skills development from entry to leadership levels, including:
- Apprenticeships
- Vocational Qualifications
- Leadership and management qualifications and training
- Customer services training
- Coaching and mentoring schemes
“Research consistently shows that a skilled workforce is a productive workforce, better able to respond to the challenges and opportunities posed by ever greater competition, technological changes and new markets.”2
1Skills for Growth:The national skills strategy (Secretary of State’s Foreword)
2Skills for Life: Changing Lives (Foreword, Sir John Denham)