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	MDS - Delivering Vocational Training MDS has been delivering vocational training to the textiles industry since 1999. MDS has worked predominantly in the East and West Midlands, delivering qualifications that will enhance employee’s skills and increase their underpinning knowledge of company policies and procedures. MDS currently delivers NVQ Level 2 (accredited by City and Guilds) as part of the government’s Train to Gain programme. Training has proven to be beneficial to sewing machinists, cutters, dyehouse workers, screenprinters, knitters, to name but a few. MDS delivers the following qualifications Manufacturing Textiles (which comprises of the following units): Maintain health and safety at work Maintain effective working relationships at work Contribute to achieving product quality Maintain and improve your work Prepare for textiles operations Maintain machinery and equipment Performing Manufacturing Operations (which comprises of the following units): Complying with statutory regulations and organisational safety requirements Promoting effective working relationships Transferring materials Preparing for manufacturing operations Concluding manufacturing operations Contributing to improving effectiveness in the workplace How are qualifications delivered in the workplace? All trainers and assessors that work for MDS come from manufacturing backgrounds and have amassed considerable manufacturing skills, they are able to empathise with employers and can provide flexible work-based training programmes that consider the importance of hectic company production schedules. MDS fully understands the pressures on companies and will work with them to ensure that all training delivered is flexible, convenient and at an appropriate time and pace for both employers and employees. Assessors are also able to recognise employee’s skills-gaps and use their own experience to deliver effective, very flexible, non-prescriptive training programmes. The majority of MDS’ assessment team are also multi-lingual and can therefore deliver training in a variety of community languages. MDS’ targets are simple – every candidate who enrols on a first full NVQ Level 2 will receive whatever support is necessary to ensure successful achievement. Information, Advice and Guidance All learners will receive ongoing information, advice and guidance concerning their course and its benefits. Learners will have a Training Needs Analysis at the start of the course, an Individual Learner Plan will be created to address training needs. Learners will be supported throughout the course and there will be ongoing sessions to discuss training and progression routes. Benefits of Training: Employers have commented that MDS training has provided the following benefits: Improved multi-skilling Diversification of employee skills – which can lead to increased customer orders Increased productivity (company reports suggest an increase of at least 10%) Increased awareness of company legislation - policies and procedures Raised awareness of training opportunities Improved quality Increased efficiency Enhanced competitiveness Economic benefits due to increased output / quality MDS will also help companies to improve or implement Health and Safety Policies / Employee Contracts of Employment / Equal Opportunities Policy / Grievance Procedures Employee success indicators include: Formal recognition for your skills Boosted morale Transferability of skills Improved employability Increased underpinning knowledge of industry Better health and safety awareness Boosted confidence to progress / undertake additional training Improved piece-rate wage Improved quality How have learners benefited?: ‘I know so much more now and I will get a certificate’ (M S Qureshi), ‘ I have worked hard to get a qualification about my job, I know I can now benefit further’ (Sukhvir Singh), ‘I am very grateful to my company for letting me do this NVQ’ (Mustafa Rassul), ‘I have learnt to communicate better’ (Baljinder Singh), ‘I am more aware of quality and how important it is to tell the supervisor about problems quickly’ (Satnam Singh), ‘I am better at problem-solving’ (Hemant Patel), ‘I enjoyed learning new things’ (Babubhai Patel), ‘ I am more confident in what I do’ (Abdul Wahab Saiyeed), ‘It is a very big thing for me to get a certificate’ (Kashmir Kaur) How have employers benefited?: ‘ Productivity has improved by 20% on a weekly basis’ (Ashfield), ‘Now employees follow work procedures taught to them in training’ (Crystal Dyers), ‘Work is of a better quality’ (Jeantech), ‘Employees feel more confident in their job’ (Mirage Fashions), ‘Training has helped work to flow in the factory as employees are more aware of their responsibilities’ (Meesha Graphics), ‘Employees communicate better now, production has increased…the training has been good for the company and for the staff’ (Dharam Knitwear)       Companies who have undertaken training with MDS in the last four years: A & R Garments A & S Supply A E Charlesworth Amar Brushing A-One Cutting A-One Jeans Arjun International Ashfield (UK) Avenue Fashionwear Blue Mill Blue Star Jeans BMS Fashions Bodyline Boston Dyers Capers UK Cherry Fashions Chicago Clothing Chirag Colours Dyers and Finishers Crestwise Crosspatch Crystal Dyers Dev (UK) Dharam Knitwear Esprio Faiz Clothing Fashion Fabric Transprinters Fashion Finishers Flexistyle Focux Friends Fashions GDM Gee Bee Fashions Gill Knitwear Gold Camp Grantcraft H.M. Hosiery Hitz Design Ideal Garments J D Fashions Jack Masters Jeantech Justice Wear Kayess Knitwear Kukus Fabrics L S Manufacturing UK Leicester Binding M.W. Fashions Mars Knitwear Meesha Graphics Midland Screenprint Mirage Fashions N & N Textiles N J Print New Style Fashions Oaktarget Original Leisurewear P & H Contract Packers Paul James Knitwear Perfect Seam Providence Rair International Reset Clothing S K Fashions Sky Fashions Garments Smart Boy Studio 59 Vinola (Knitwear) Mfg Who's Who Zodiac Designs   If there is any training that you would like to do, but is not delivered by MDS, you may find the following numbers useful : Learn Direct - Impartial Careers and Advice for all 0800 100 900 or www.learndirect-advice.co.uk Or, if you are an employer, you could call the Skills Hotline 08000 754557 – you will then be put in touch with a Skills broker who can advise you further.
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