Written by: James Burke
Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Virtually every worker now needs a "portfolio of skills" in order to be able to function effectively in the workplace. How this “portfolio of skills” is articulated and measured by both employer and employee for higher-level skills (level 3 and above) and the application and effect on the organization remains a bit of a grey area.

This new culture of joined up employer and employee skills needs for the workplace has been identified as one in which "everyone is a committed partner, fully engaged in meaningful work, understanding and controlling their own job, supervising themselves, and actively seeking to improve their performance through communicating their knowledge and their insight".

For this to be truly effective there needs to be better dissemination of good practice, case studies and an improved sharing of materials both within the workplace, and across UK plc to illustrate embedded learning in the workplace. There are many research initiatives being carried out by the UK government, particularly DfES, into dissemination and promotion but reach out to the average SME is likely to be a very indirect path.

Business support organizations such as RDAs and Business Links have a role to play along side DfES, LSCs and Train to Gain in order to assist employers and employees to understand the benefits of higher level skills and the tangible benefits that it can yield on a personal and organizational level.

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