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Welcome to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. Our aim is to raise UK prosperity and opportunity by helping to develop world-class employment and skills systems in all four UK nations.
Around the UK Commission
- The National Employer Skills Survey for England 2009 Key Findings Report has been launched today.
- 5th Mar 2010
Skills For Logistics Relicensed
Skills for Logistics, the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the logistics sector, has been given a further trademark licence to operate as an SSC, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson announced today, on behalf of the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations. - 23rd Feb 2010
UK Employment and Skills Almanac 2009
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills today launched the 'UK Employment and Skills Almanac 2009' publication on its website. - The UK Commission for Employment and Skills launched its latest publication today, 'Towards Ambition 2020: skills, jobs, growth for Scotland.'
- 25th Nov 2009
A New Home for Investors in People
Strategic ownership of the Investors in People framework is being transferred to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, with effect from 1 April 2010.
Featured Publication
Towards Ambition 2020: skills, jobs, growth for Scotland
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Ambition 2020 challenges government and businesses to redouble their efforts to raise their ambitions and the nation’s skills to prevent the UK slipping behind international competitors over the next decade in jobs, productivity and competitiveness.
Watch the Skills, Jobs, Growth video
Simply providing learners with “food labelling” style information about courses could free up more money for front-line learning and fund thousands more college places, according to our Skills, Jobs, Growth publication.
Watch the 2010 Convention video
The Convention brought together over 40 of the world’s leading employment and skills experts for a two day conference to help tackle the serious shortcomings of the UK’s competitiveness in the world economy.