'Poor training cuts profits'

3rd May 1968, Page 62

3rd May 1968

Page 62

Page 62, 3rd May 1968 — 'Poor training cuts profits'

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• In London on Monday the Road Transport Industry Training Board held its first regional training meeting. The forerunner of similar gatherings to be held throughout the country, it was organized by the London and South Eastern Regional Office. Over 370 attended and the response to the Board's invitations was so heavy that a second meeting will be held on May 9.

The purpose of these meetings is to define the Board's current and future role and to clarify the grants claims procedure.

Elaborating on the need for a training board, Mr. E. A. Reffold, the London regional manager stressed that, whether he realized it or not, any employer who recruited labour undertook training. Often it was ineffective because training was just allowed "to happen" without thought and recruits had to make out as best they could. Not only was this poor training; it also increased costs and reduced profits. But a first task of the Board was to get more accurate and reliable statistics as to the industry it served, on which to base an effective training policy.

In some quarters "levy" was considered a dirty word. In contrast the word grant had some magic about it. Even so, it was surprisingly difficult to get employers to fill in a form which would be to their benefit.

This meeting will be reported fully in Management Matters next week, May 10.