Why SkillCheck?

In today’s highly competitive market place many businesses are being forced to keep costs down to maintain profits.

As a result, spending on training often comes low on the business agenda. But maintaining profits in the long term means that you must continue to invest in yourself and your staff, ensuring that you and they remain skilled to meet the specific demands of your company.

SkilICheck is a systematic way of looking at your business activities in order to create structured training and development plans. SkillCheck works, and over 3,500 land-based businesses have completed a SkilICheck to date.

What is SkillCheck?

SkillCheck has three different formats. Each is tailored to a different size of business.

SkillCheck 1

...is for small businesses and individuals wanting to review their skills and identify where training & development can be of benefit.

• It is carried out as a self assessment.
• It can be completed in an evening.
• It identifies development needs.

SkillCheck 2

...is for businesses employing up to ten people.

• It can be completed in half a day.
• It helps identify business performance, employment and succession issues.
• It helps you prepare a detailed training & development plan.

AchieveAbility PLUS is a LANTRA accredited training provider who can assist your business to prepare and agree a training and development plan.

SkillCheck 3

...is designed for larger businesses that wish to undertake a consultant led in-depth review of staff development and training issues, leading to a written report and action plan.

• It is led by an experienced consultant.
• It takes one day to complete.
• It addresses a range of staff development issues.
• It provides the business with a written report, complete with a recommended action plan.

How much will SkillCheck cost?

* price on application: please contact us.

The Next Step...

Whatever the size of your business there is a SkillCheck tailored to meet its training and development needs.

AchieveAbility PLUS is a LANTRA accredited training provider available to give advice, support and assistance, to help your business benefit from SkillCheck.

To find out more about how your business can benefit please contact us.

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Action Plan For Farming

Realise your potential!

Are you looking for ways to help your business prosper?

Would you like to be one of the first people to get funding for training under the England Rural development Programme?

So you want a slice of the £22 million available over the next seven years to fund training relevant to your business in key areas such as

• information and communication technology (ICT)
• business development skills
• marketing skills
• conservation and environmental skills?

If yes, then AchieveAbility PLUS in conjunction with Lantra National Training Organisation may be able to help you - take a few moments to read on.

All you need to do is identify the training you and your employees need so that when funding becomes available, you are able to show how this will help improve the performance of your business.

This will put you at the front of the queue when the first £1 million of Government money becomes available later in the year 2000. The timing will be dependent on how quickly the European Commission approves the England Rural Development Plan

How do I do this?

Simple – get an Action Plan for Farming SkillCheck completed for your business.

Lantra National Training Organisation has developed a simple training needs assessment called Action Plan for Farming SkillCheck. This will enable you to identify your training needs and will help you meet the Government’s requirements for accessing funding for training.

Complete an Action Plan for Farming SkillCheck today with AchieveAbility PLUS, who are one of LANTRA’s trained representatives. Contact us to make arrangements to complete an Action Plan for Farming SkillCheck at your convenience.

Government funding may be available as early as Autumn 2000, so don’t delay -  identify your training needs now.

The information on this page is based on ‘Building The Skills For Business Success’ and ‘Action Planning For Farming’ which are both the copyright of LANTRA National Training Organisation. To obtain the most up to date information please contact AchieveAbility PLUS.

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