Work Based Training

Work based training provision is undergoing a period of immense change.

In the public sector, PFI initiatives have led to the building of several new purpose-built training centres. These centres are designed to deliver training services to meet the changing needs of their respective client base throughout a long term contractual commitment. These new centres are equipped with the complex and modern equipment that is now used regularly by the fire, police and defence services. Excellent administration and management of all training resources is key to meeting the delivery of these PFI initiatives. Reztec ensures that all resources are controlled effectively with minimum administrative effort.

In the wider work based learning sector, the Government struggles with ongoing criticism that school leavers lack many of the key skills required in industry today. Changes to the structure of the regional Learning Skills Councils (LSC) are ongoing and have created further uncertainty for training providers.

In addition, the LSC has signalled that, in future, training providers will be expected to meet more challenging targets and increase the number of apprentices trained year on year. At the same time, the level of funding to the providers is to be reduced and the ‘revenue gap’ will continue to widen. The choices are stark for all training providers: either to reduce services and enter into a downward spiral of ever reducing provision and further cuts, or to take steps to ensure survival by capturing a larger proportion of the training available and increasing the revenue from ‘commercial’ work.

To meet these challenges, the training providers need to adopt new strategies. The future providers will work more closely with both the LSC and their client companies. Their geographical boundaries will be ever changing, leading to new opportunities but with increased commercial competition.

Reztec forms a database of business intelligence for training providers that is essential to support this future strategy. Information acquired can be shared so that marketing, account management and training efforts can be co-ordinated. At the same time, Reztec will support the day-to-day administration tasks, providing quick and easy-to-use functions which assist with the management of booking and keep the customers and staff informed. Reztec’s comprehensive, customisable reports provide accurate information upon which managers can base their business decisions.

In short, those who implement Reztec will be able to respond to these new challenges and, with better knowledge, they will capture a larger market share.

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