On the Job Training on the up in NPT

Gwenda Thomas, AM for neath, today welcomed recently published statistics that show an increase in the number of workers receiving job related training in Neath Port Talbot.

The latest figures show that, in 2009, one in five workers in Neath Port Talbot had undertaken some form of training in the previous four weeks. This is a 66% increase on the previous year.

In Neath Port Talbot the increase was particularly marked in the service sector where the percentage receiving job related training in the previous month went up from 13% to 23%.

Mrs Thomas said: “This shows that Welsh Assembly Government’s ‘Workforce Development Programme’ is starting to have a real impact in this area. A highly skilled and continually developing workforce is key to Wales’ future in the global economy.”

WAG’s ‘Workforce Development Programme ‘ offers free advice to businesses looking to develop their staff. Through a team of Human Resource Development advisors they can help companies find and finance training courses for their employees.