Train to Gain

[2] Train to Gain was designed to ameliorate the skills deficiency in the UK identified by the Leitch review.

[3] The purported idea of the service was to offer skills advice and match business needs with Further Education and training providers.

Despite these benefits, a National Audit Office report published in July 2009 "concluded that over its full lifetime the programme has not provided good value for money.

Qualifications that were eligible for funding via Train to Gain were identified as such in the LSC's Learning Aims Database (LAD).

A further flexibility allowed exemption from the criteria concerning prior attainment (i.e. no full level 2), for learners coming through the local employment partnership (LEP) route.