UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Employer Ownership pilot update : the Government has received 269 bids from employers looking to take part!
Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the appointment of four new Commissioners to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
UKCES Commissioner, Dr Deirdre Hughes, is appointed as Chair of the new National Council for Careers
Employer Ownership Pilot
Businesses in England have been given direct access to up to £250 million of public investment. They will work in partnership with providers and their employees to boost Apprenticeships and other vocational training.
A prospectus giving details of the Employer Ownership Pilot Fund is now available
Check #EOskills on Twitter for the latest news and information
Our programme of research
Our research and evaluation programme seeks to provide robust high quality intelligence that draws on good practice, partnership working, the work of leading experts and the most innovative thinking.
Our research programme spans five key areas:
Our Investments
The UK Commission is co-investing across the UK to drive enterprise, create more and better jobs and boost economic growth. We have invested £75m to date and in 2012-13 we have an additional £29m available for investment.
- £66m has been invested through the Employer Investment Fund
- £9m has been invested through the Growth and Innovation Fund. A further £29m is available in 2012-13 for employer-led organisations
UKCES on YouTube
Our latest video : Our Commissioner, Nigel Whitehead, introduces the Advanced Manufacturing Higher Apprenticeship
See all of our YouTube videos here
New publications
- Big challenges bring big rewards -The big picture narrative : 20 April
- Business and Schools working together : 18 April
- Developing Occupational Skills Profiles for the UK: A Feasibility Study : 24 February
- Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning : 23 February
- Why businesses should recruit young people : 10 February
Browse the full list of publications
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- @NickLinford Pleased to hear it :)@FEweek will definitely receive the notice on publication, but no embargoed copies for now I’m afraid.
Yesterday - Make sure to check back through the week for previews of our results and data visualisations. #ess
15 May 2012 - UK Commission’s Employer Skills Survey 2011: UK Results will be published one week today! #ess
15 May 2012
