We believe that continued learning and development is essential for you, the organisation, and for the service users of the organisation to achieve outcomes associated with the delivery of the services we provide.
We offer a full range of opportunities for development, from job specific core skills training through to all levels of National Vocational Qualifications. At all levels in the organisation you are encouraged to develop your own skills and take responsibility for your learning.
Skills Pledge – First Initiatives signed the Government’s Skills Pledge in 2010. This public commitment to support all our employees to develop their basic skills will enable them to work towards relevant and valuable qualifications.
We are making a commitment that we will:
- Actively encourage and support our employees to gain skills and qualifications that will help us meet the needs of our business, and will support their future employability.
- Further support our employees to acquire basic literacy and numeracy skills and work towards their first full Level 2 qualification.
- Demonstrably raise our employees’ skills and competencies to improve our organisational performance through investing in economically valuable training and development.
The purpose of the Skills Pledge is to ensure that all our staff are skilled, competent and able to make a contribution to the success of the organisation.
Investors in People – First Initiatives are a user of the Investors in People symbol and are committed to the award.
We would like to take this opportunity in thanking all staff for their participation and commitment to this Award.
