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GTG Training has welcomed comments from a host of the UK's top business people on building new skills in a bid to stop UK employers slashing staff training to cut costs as the economic downturn becomes evident. Grahame Smith, General Secretary of the Scottish TUC, urged employers to sustain or even increase their investment in training, saying: "Now is precisely the time to keep investing in the skills and talents of our people. It is the people we employ who get us through. Investing now in building new skills will put us in the strongest position as the economy recovers."

David Scott, Chief Executive of GTG said, "There is no better time for businesses to invest in people and strengthen the skills and talents of their employees. The present economic climate is slow, however, the country will recover and businesses will have a competitive advantage with improved staff skills."

Echoing the thoughts of the GTG Chief Executive, Maureen Watt, Minister for schools said, "I am delighted with the initiative being shown by key business leaders and trade unions, who are reminding employers about the continued importance of staff training - training which will ensure that businesses can more quickly adapt to the changing economic climate and more quickly recover from the current downturn. We must ensure Scottish businesses emerge from the current downturn stronger and more competitive on the changed world stage."

GTG Training has over 35 years experience delivering a huge variety of training courses, from Transport and Driver Training to Health & Safety and Business and IT packages. A variety of certified courses are also available at GTG Training, who are affiliated to prestigious bodies such as IMI, Microsoft Office, RHA, ILM, FTA, City and Guilds and most recently BSC.

With 14 meeting rooms and a spacious 200 seat theatre style conference suite, GTG is ideal for small or large conferences, meetings and intimate banquet dinners as well as providing an innovative arena for product launches.  The atrium at the front of the building can also be utilised for an event, with the 20ft windows making this an excellent space for showcasing products and hosting launches. All meeting rooms are fully air conditioned and wi-fi enabled, as are all public areas.  A comprehensive day delegate package is also available and GTG's dedicated events team is on hand to assist event organisers with every aspect of their event.