Merton College

Train to Gain can benefit your business in many ways. It cuts the cost and effort of training, and provides the best value for money to make your training budget go further. 

Giving your staff up-to-date, high quality training will increase their loyalty and motivation. It'll also help your business to thrive and provide you with a powerful workforce. Amazingly, it might not cost you a penny!

Train to Gain is a fantastic training initiative that's been launched by the LSC (Learning & Skills Council) to improve the knowledge and skills of our country's workforce.  The scheme is designed to identify training needs or business development, agree a training package that is tailored to your needs and find the appropriate funding. The training can be carried out to suit you - at your premises, at college, or another location. 

• you'll get free and impartial advice
• we’ll help find the most appropriate education programme for your staff, including NVQs and other essential certification
• you can agree a training package that’s tailored to your employees and company
• we’ll help you find the funding for the training
• we'll support you and your staff every step of the way!

• All learners must be over the age of 19 and hold a contract of employment at the start of training.
• They must be live and work in the UK
• Although the funding is predominantly for those who do not hold a full Level 2 qualification (5 A-C grades at GCSE or vocational equivalent, some staff will be allowed to do a Level 3 course under Train to Gain.

We will work with you as an individual or as a company to meet your training needs. We will design and tailor the training to meet your requirements. Train to Gain will enable your employee to achieve a full Level 2 NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) in the workplace.

Courses that we provide under Train to Gain include:

• Health & Social Care - if you work in the health and social care sector as a carer you are required to work towards an NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care. Merton College offer free training to achieve this qualification.
• Cleaning Science: NVQ and British Institute of Cleaning Science courses
• Business Administration NVQ Level 2 
• Professional Cookery NVQ Level 2
• Customer service NVQ Level 2
• NHS Support Services: NVQ Level 2 (for housekeeping, porter, catering and admin staff)
• Oral Health Care