Sparkling Reward for YMS

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20 April 2011 - A day to remember for YMS Training - after only a couple of years in business, we have our own dedicated Training Centre.

NECC member YMS Training Ltd has won a luxurious prize for participating in a Teesside University skills survey.

In February of this year, the University tapped in to the Chamber's assistance, using the database of members to conduct its High-Level Skills survey. As an incentive to take part in the study, half a case of champagne was offered as a prize to one lucky participant.

Operational Director for YMS Training Ltd, Sandra McGeachy, was delighted to hear they had won the prize, which she accepted from the University last week on behalf of the business.

An accredited training centre based in Seaham, the company specialises in courses from First Aid and Manual Handling to Security and Teacher Training.

As a special thank you to the Chamber and to Teesside University, the company is offering all NECC members for June and July a massive 20% discount from their PTLLS (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) courses. Members are asked to quote the reference NECC1 when booking.

The University survey was circulated to over 900 NECC member organisations, taking the form of an online questionnaire. Its aim was to investigate employer views of high-level skills and the extent to which they are prepared to pay for associated training.

Catherine Kearney, Enterprise & Business Liaison Manager at Teesside University said: "It was important to administer the survey to a diverse but accessible sample of businesses, and we thank NECC for allowing us to use their member list for this purpose."

The survey revealed that the majority of businesses (89%) rate high-level skills as important or very important, with high quality provision being the main factor for most (82%) to determine which training provider they use.

Catherine added: "The findings identified in the study will help us meet the needs of our business customers, and will also act as a prelude to a more detailed research exercise later in the year."