Employers benefit from Star Units because of their ‘Starburst’ effect. In other words exposure to Star Units should rub off on everyone involved in a programme so as to sharpen up performance and aspiration even amongst those who do not achieve them. As a result
  • The quality of learners coming through Star Unit – associated S/NVQ programmes should, on balance, be higher than the average.
  • If your apprentices or trainees are working towards a S/NVQ programme associated with Star Units you should notice a difference in terms of the depth of their awareness.
  • If an individual gains a Star Unit then you can be confident that you have someone of outstanding abilities on your team.
  • A job applicant with a Star Unit should stand out by virtue of their talent, attainments and attitudes.
These features should help you in terms of recruitment, selection and longer term career development and succession planning.