1. Successful Employer Training
at East End Foods
RUCHI SHARMA

2. NEED
 Skilled employees
• To deliver EFSIS (industry standard)
• Health and Safety needs
 Poor spoken English
Overall, we wanted more motivated,
effective, efficient employees

3. BARRIERS
 Management reluctance
 Employees’ acceptance
 Finding the right training programme
 Finding the right provider

4. BARRIERS
 Management reluctance
 Employees’ acceptance
 Finding the right training programme
 Finding the right provider

5. PROCESS
 Each learner interviewed and assessed
 Summary report to training department
and programme agreed
 East End requirement to improve Health & Safety
and Hygiene incorporated into programme
 Delivery at each East End outlets
• small groups of 3-4 in 2 hour workshops during
work time
• safety training also took place during work time on
Saturday mornings
 Both practical and theory
 Outcomes were from E1 – Level 1 Basic Skills

6. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
 Competitive advantage
 Improved safety
 Improved hygiene
 Improved verbal communication
 Improved written communication
 Improved IT skills
 EFSIS accreditation / re-accreditation

7. OTHER BENEFITS
 Commitment
• Better trained staff are more loyal
 Motivation
• Skilled, efficient, happy employees
 Directors are convinced
• We are moving forward together
 Team Work

8. East End Foods Plc
train2gain
“As A Personnel Manager I was
looking for a training program
which could deliver, I found
one in train2gain”

9. MOVING FORWARDS
 Continuation of training
• IOSH
• Assessors Award
• ITQ
• ESOL