1. Engage Employers on Literacy and Numeracy Make it your business

2. Background Why has the Skills for Life strategy been introduced Protocol Skills and Skills for Life Employers and Skills for Life What are the facts? Selling to employers

3. Make it Relevant! How much cost does inaccurate paperwork cause? How committed to quality are the organisation? How much time is taken up by incorrect orders? How much time do employers – or managers – spend trouble shooting problems that could have been avoided? How much is this costing each year – do employers know? Could improved skills substantially reduce these costs?

4. The Bottom Line Improved performance Improved quality assurance Improved communication Improved compliance with regulations Improved customer relations Improved recruitment Improved staff retention Releasing existing potential Increased profits

5. Convince the right people Leaders Key Workers Employee Representatives

6. Why Protocol Skills?

7. Why Protocol Skills Qualified colleagues to deliver literacy and numeracy qualifications Experienced Colleagues to deliver literacy and numeracy qualifications Dedicated learning support colleagues Adaptation of courses to meet the organisations needs Learning based on work tasks and experiences Flexible arrangements to make learning enjoyable Assessor visits the workplace Can be for groups or individuals

8. Funding

9. Remember Know the benefits of literacy and numeracy Relate the benefits to the employers needs Sell literacy and numeracy to the right person Sell Protocol Skills Delivery Sell the funding benefits Close the deal