Of course training is important - in the context of an overall skills base for global competitiveness. We know Europe is keen to become the most advanced knowledge-based economy in the world, and only has four more years to meet that 10-year target set in 2000. But didn't Britain in the 1960s want to build its skills base to sustain economic competitiveness?
The Government legislated for a levy on employers across key sectors, so that you either delivered yourself or paid so others could deliver.
This was to address the problem of poaching, as one way of recruiting staff is to attract those who have been trained by others with higher wages. That approach was steadily scrapped under successive Conservative administrations.
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