Why use Vocational Qualifications?

Vocational Qualifications aim to develop skills that are directly relevant to a particular job. Staff who gain skills through vocational training are more likely to:

• meet health and safety requirements
• increase productivity
• reduce absenteeism
• reduce errors and wastage
• improve customer relations
• remain long term employees

There's a lot more information about vocational qualifications in this recently published guide prepared by the Guardian newspaper in collaboration with the educational charity Edge:
Vocational Qualifications: the Next Step

Why use Kats Learning for your Training?

We work harder to meet your needs.

Our vision is to be a truly responsive, flexible provider of work based training solutions for employers and our mission is to help employers develop the skilled and qualified workforce they need in order to be successful.

We want to:

• generate an appetite amongst employers and individuals for improved skills
• share how doing things for real in the workplace integrates theory and practice and provides a doorway to the working world
• support the quest for gaining National Approval of Vocational Learning

Research findings from the CBI support some of the findings from our own personal experience that:

• Employers remain concerned that too many school leavers do not have the skills to succeed in life and work
• Good employability skills such as team working and problem solving are relevant to all businesses and are vital for success in the workplace
• Middle management and supervisory staff have an important part to play in ensuring that the strategic aims of the business are achieved, but their skills are often seen as weak
• Firms invest considerable sums in training their staff, but individuals do not always acquire qualifications as a result

Training tailored to meet your needs

We can create ’chunks’ of learning that can be accredited and meet your own needs. Please consider these questions, then contact us to discuss a training solution:

1. Where are there skill gaps in your workforce? If you know this, you can ask for training that will meet your specific needs, rather than an off-the-shelf course.
2. Can you describe what your employee needs to be able to do at the end of the course?
3. Are you after a qualification or a level of skill for a particular job?
4. How up to date is the employee’s job description? Is it clear how it fits with the overall objectives of your business?
5. In what timescale do you want your employees to complete the training?
6. Have you considered what your employee is realistically capable of achieving?
7. Do you need advice on what training will be most beneficial to your organisation?

Contact us to discuss your requirements

We'd be delighted to talk to you about training for your staff - please use this form to help us assess your requirements. You can either print and post the PDF version, or email us the Word document:
Expression of Interest Form (PDF version)
Expression of Interest Form (word .doc version)

We look forward to hearing from you.