To translate this page | Diese Seite übersetzen | Traduire cette page | Traduci questa pagina | Traducir esta pagina
Use the general translation tool for other languages Click here

Cleaners, caterers, porters and housekeepers at a Hampshire hospital have been the first to gain from a new training programme aimed at raising skills in public services, which we announced in Cleanzine in June.

A total of 53 staff employed by facilities firm OCS at Lymington New Forest Hospital have been awarded their NVQ level 2 in customer service, including teamwork, health and safety and equality and diversity through The Public Sector Skills Framework (PSSF).

One of those given a certificate was Harry Racey-Brighty who, at the age of 78, has the task of cleaning the hospital’s operating theatres.

“I’m really pleased to have gained the NVQ,” he says. “It goes to show that it’s never too late to learn.”

The PSSF equips staff with skills over and above those needed for their basic role to help improve their job prospects and give increased motivation and improved morale.

Picture caption: Hospital cleaner Harry Racey-Brighty and ward housekeeper Anne Goddard accepting their certificates

0845 678 2 888
E: torton@assetskills.org
W: www.assetskills.org