Select Committee on Education and Skills Minutes of Evidence


Supplementary memorandum submitted by Dan Wright, Managing Director, Protocol Skills and Training

  During the session I was asked what percentage of Train to Gain places are taken up by SMEs. Protocol Skills currently has approximately 1,800 learners on the Train to Gain programme, of which some 1,200 are employed by small to medium sized local or regional employers. The question was also raised regarding the cost of a Train to Gain placement. I can confirm that this is £1,200 per placement and the margin made by Protocol Skills is around 10%. I should add that some qualifications attract higher levels of funding (for example, Care) but we are not involved in the delivery f these programmes.

  The issue of administration processes was also raised and I can confirm that on a paper based signup 14 forms are required. The electronic processes we have introduced in Yorkshire and Humberside have reduced the total number of forms to five, which includes one paper document (Health & Safety). The electronic system gives huge advantages in the reduction of administration and bureaucracy and is welcomed by the learner and the employer. However, I can confirm that we still do not have authority to proceed with electronic signature.

April 2007





 
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