A lack of good Essential Skills can prevent employees from carrying out their jobs to the best of their abilities, whether it’s reading and understanding health and safety instructions, completing an appraisal form or grasping new technologies.

Improved Essential Skills in the workplace means:

• improved profits
• improved performance
• improved accuracy
• improved quality
• improved communication
• improved compliance with regulations
• improved recruitment
• improved staff retention
• improved customer relations
• improved morale, motivation and job satisfaction

It’s a win-win situation for both employer and employee!

There is a key role for businesses to play in supporting the development needs of their employees and to encourage staff who want to improve their literacy and numeracy skills to sign up for courses, which in turn, will also benefit the employer.

A big part of the approach is accessibility and flexibility – taking learning to the learners in the workplace and delivering FREE, customised training that fits with business requirements.

The leaflet "The Essential Skills Qualification - what it means for your business" outlines some benefits for employers

• The Essential Skills Qualification - what it means for your business (PDF 533KB)
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To get more information on Essential Skills Essential Skills Employers Guide