SC will still consider making a ntribution provided that certain
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nditions are satisfied. It must be uenibered that these are local training nits: if employers are members of an iustrial training organisation, such as Li Road Transport Industry Training yard, grants may be available from 2SC organisations to support training such is best organised on a national sis.
Many road transport companies, ,penally snrall tirms, will not have inmse expertise in planning training 7ogrammes. Where this is the case nployers should consider discussing le need for training, with a recognised aining organisation, or with the nployee or his representatives. Buying iecialist help to analyse training needs iay also be worthwhile.
In all three cases your local technical )1Iege is well placed to help, advise, sign training programmes and provide le training. In the case of Swansea area, ir instance, the West Glamorgan istitute of Higher Education (the utomotivc and Transport Centre for (ales) has pioneered education and aining programmes in automotive ectronics for the motor industry, iotor trades and road transport idostries. This provides local employers ith a consultancy service, flexible pdating education and training rogrammes leading to recognised :andards of competence and respected ocational qualifications awarded by :GU and BTEC. Education and iaining can be provided on a block lease basis, through day release or in sort periods of less than a day on-the-th and (a-the-job, to fit in with peaks rid troughs in a company's work.
Work is currently taking place on selfmtained open-learning packages 7oviding greater flexibility where nployees can undertake training at ieir own speed and time convenient to iem and their employer. Many of the arning packages are designed to be ;ed in conjunction with periods of raetical on the job training and can be used by more than one employee.