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Lack of training can damage future employment prospects and undermine your confidence and ability. Sue now looks back with disbelief at her time working in a further education college. ‘The only training available was about how to deal with the ever growing paperwork; there was nothing that helped me develop my subject knowledge or teaching skills. On top of that, to attend such sessions, I had to find someone to cover my classes for me; which was never easy. For the last year I've been working back in industry and can't believe the difference. I get the chance to participate in worthwhile training, at least, once a month, which keeps me updated, and inspires me to do more. This is a give and take situation, so I'd be happy to do work in my own time, but that's not expected. It seems bizarre that the hardest place for me to get training was in the education sector.’
Lack of training can damage future employment prospects and undermine your confidence and ability. Sue now looks back with disbelief at her time working in a further education college. ‘The only training available was about how to deal with the ever growing paperwork; there was nothing that helped me develop my subject knowledge or teaching skills. On top of that, to attend such sessions, I had to find someone to cover my classes for me; which was never easy. For the last year I've been working back in industry and can't believe the difference. I get the chance to participate in worthwhile training, at least, once a month, which keeps me updated, and inspires me to do more. This is a give and take situation, so I'd be happy to do work in my own time, but that's not expected. It seems bizarre that the hardest place for me to get training was in the education sector.’
Be proactive
If your employer is not providing you with the training you deserve, there are several ways in which you can improve the situation:
- Identify your training needs and find solutions to them. Then prepare a strong case for how upskilling yourself would benefit the company.
- Be prepared to meet your employer half way; for example, offer to do some of the training in your own time, in exchange for having fees paid.
- Investigate Individual Learning Accounts. This is a scheme whereby, if you pay an initial £25 towards the cost of certain courses, the Government will contribute an extra £150. Get your employer to chip in too. You can find out more about which courses are eligible on www.my-ila.com.
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