Cameron issues new promise to employers

Conservative leader David Cameron has pledged to offer organisations greater freedoms in the development of staff skills, it has emerged.

According to reports by Personnel Today, Mr Cameron said that while the current government's response to the Leitch Review has been slow, a government under the Conservative party would given employers greater scope to help create the necessary training schemes.

In a separate speech, Mr Cameron called for an increase in numeracy and literacy standards.

"There has been some progress, but it has been far too slow. The frustration is that further education colleges cannot respond to local demand," said Mr Cameron, in an interview with the publication.

"Guidelines from the Learning and Skills Council mean they cannot rip up the rule book and provide what businesses want," he added.

The Leitch Review was commissioned by the current government in an effort to improve economic productivity and growth, among other aims.