Skills recognition service for employees affected by redundancy

Learning State is offering a skills recognition assessment service so that State sector employees affected by redundancy can gain a tertiary qualification based on their existing skills.

This means that they're able to gain a National Certificate (a qualification registered on the National Qualifications Framework) in a much shorter timeframe than usual because they are gaining recognition for their current skills - not learning new ones.

Learning State is offering this service to help those agencies and employees affected by restructuring. The service has been tailored to take account of the fact that employees may only remain in employment for a short time. It is possible therefore for an employee to sign up to this service in the last three months of employment and undertake the assessments in the following three months after redundancy has occurred.

Learning State is the industry training organisation for the State sector. Its role is to provide structured workplace learning programmes for State sector employees, which result in tertiary qualifications that are recognised on the National Qualifications Framework.

As part of its skills recognition assessment service, Learning State will provide the employee with a registered assessor who will match their competencies to the requirements of the National Certificate.

The following National Certificates are currently included in Learning State's skills recognition assessment service:

• Front line management Level 3 and level 4
• Client/Customer Service Levels 3 and 4
• Business Administration and Computing Levels 3 and 4
• Adult Education Level 4
• Contact Centre operations Level 3
• Field Advisor Level 5
• State Sector Induction Programme Level 3

For more details on this skills recognition service, and how it might benefit you or your agency, please contact Learning State.