Training disrupted by Train to Gain funding freeze

An acute shortage of funding in Train to Gain, the government’s flagship skills programme, is hampering business efforts to recover from the recession, according to the Association of Learning Providers (ALP).

The cash shortfall means that employers are being barred from starting any more staff on the scheme until after 1 April, the group has said.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission