constant change holds back qualifications
Tue 25 Mar 2008
25/03/2008
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The constant change of learning agencies has held back the development of work-based qualifications, according to a senior business leader. David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, spoke out at the government's decision to close the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and re-direct its £11 billion of funds. "We have seen little progress in vocational qualifications because of a constant reshuffling of deck chairs," he told Personnel Today. "The LSC alone has been through three major changes since its inception in 2001, and the business community sits back in utter amazement, bemused by government's latest announcement. It should be getting on with the job." Sarah van der Heyden, policy adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, said there had been a "mixed response" from its members about the quality of training provided by the government's agencies. She told Personnel Today: "Employers will only invest in training if there is a clear business case to do so."
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