Use ITC training to retain your good staff
In business areas where work diminishes, shedding staff is often seen as the answer. However, redundancy can be painful for your business as well as the individuals who are affected by it.
There may be staff you want to retain because you have invested in them and they have the right attitudes and skills. Retraining can be an attractive alternative to redundancy where staff’s existing knowledge of your business could be allied with expertise in a new practice area.
Where speed is of the essence
Your staff can become familiar with a new area of law and associated procedures very quickly by selecting from our ILEX Level 3 courses in law and practice. Qualified staff requiring foundation knowledge in a new discipline might expect to complete the courses in a shorter period of study than the recommended 60 hours. If your staff study for the optional exam you can be confident that they will retain the knowledge attained.
Subjects that might be of interest include Family Law, Family Practice, Employment Law, Employment Practice or the Practice of Law for the Elderly Client. The law courses cost £245.83 (£295 including VAT) and the practice course fees are £270.83 (£325 including VAT). ILEX membership and exam fees are also payable.
Proficiency in selected practice areas – ITC Specialist Courses
These ITC Specialist Courses will help practitiioners to operate effectively in a specific practice area, such as personal injury litigation. Priced below £220 ex VAT, these courses can be completed in a matter of weeks, although they are valid for 12 months for maximum flexibility. ITC Specialist Courses do not form part of the ILEX qualification.
A selection of the courses has been endorsed by professional associations as being suitable for their members. They also attract CPD points (for legal executives and solicitors).The range of ITC Specialist Courses includes Claimant Personal Injury, Defendant Personal Injury, Insolvency and Debt Recovery and Mortgage Repossession. The personal injury courses typically require 50 hours' study time, and are priced at £187.50 (£225 including VAT). The other two courses, which have fewer study exercises, can be worked through in 34 hours, and are priced at £166.67 (£200 including VAT).
For in-depth knowledge
For your experienced and/or qualified staff, our ILEX Level 6 courses are available in 21 law and practice subjects. Level 6 is approximately equivalent to honours-degree level in academic standard. You can be sure that your staff will acquire a thorough and current understanding in their chosen subject.
EAch course requires a recommended 190 hours' study, so staff will require a minimum of six months to complete a course at this level, and each course is valid for a period of 15 months to offer maximum flexibility. Solicitors’ CPD of 12 hours is available if the course is completed, even if the exam is not taken.
The range of subjects means that you can almost certainly select a subject which is suited to your business’s requirements. ILEX Level 6 subjects that are currently popular for redeploying staff include Employment Law; Family Law; Immigration Law; Law of Wills and Succession; Planning Law; The Practice of Family Law; The Practice of Employment Law and Probate Practice. Law courses cost £450 (£540 including VAT) and practice course fees are £475 (£570 including VAT). Exam fees are £96 per subject for ILEX members and £136 for non-members.
Contact
If you would like to discuss your staff's training needs with us please call our Business Team on 01234 844326.