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Advantages and Uses Of Skills Standards

Uses and Advantages of SkillS Standards 

Skills Standards benefit all stakeholders. The success of a Standards development project will be useful to the community and depends on the full participation and commitment of all stakeholders. This benefit can be used as a benchmark to evaluate the effectiveness of the joint effort.

 Importance to Employers : 

    i. Determine the level of skills of the workforce

    ii. Guide to list the duties and scope of work

    iii. Evaluation of employee performance

    iv. Save cost and time to retrain workers

    v. Improve/enhance the quality of productivity, innovation and competitiveness

 Importance to Workers/Employees:

    i. Provide information on scope of work clearly

    ii. Provide information on career opportunities in related sectors

    iii. Help in career advancement

    iv. Be the benchmark for performance

    v. Make the right decision for appropriate training for relevant career advancement

    vi. Allow employees to undergo training in a flexible manner based on the appropriate   competency unit

 Importance to Skills Training Institute /Trainer/Instructor:

    i. Development of an appropriate training curriculum which meets industry needs 

    ii. The training centre may design a full-time training program or one customized to  industry needs

    iii. Have a clearer understanding of the skills required by the industry

    iv. Basic assessment of re- training needs of instructors/trainers to meet current  industry needs

    v. Proper career advice may be given effectively to trainees. 

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