If you are an employer who is interested in offering learning opportunities within the workplace or at your local Further Education College, this section provides information on what to do next.

10 things you might not know about Essential Skills courses

• Classes are FREE
• Classes are informal and not like school
• Some classes have free creche facilities
• Classes are held at different times of the day
• You can learn at your own pace
• You can learn in a small group
• You can learn at a college or a local community centre
• You can learn using a computer
• You can gain a qualification which employers recognise
• You are never too old to learn

Improving essential skills in the workplace

For further information on the impact of Essential Skills on your organisation please read on.

How can essential skills help my business?

This section of the site describes the benefits that Essential Skills offers employees within the workplace,which, in turn, will also benefit the employer.

Employer case studies

A number of local companies, both large and small, are now seeing the benefits of workplace learning programmes. Please read on for examples of organisations that have implemented Essential Skills.

How to get help

For further information on how to obtain FREE advice on tackling literacy and numeracy problems in the workplace please enter this section of the site.