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• Business Secretary praises UK wide Talent Retention Solution

  24 Jan 2012

  Business Secretary Vince Cable met Allan Cook, Chairman of SEMTA and the Skills and Jobs Retention Group on January 18th, together with representatives from BAE Systems, Rolls Royce and Nissan.

• New Providers selected for Universal Services – Standards and Frameworks

  21 Dec 2011

  After a rigorous commissioning process, the UK Commission is pleased to announce that we now have nine new providers to cover the delivery of standards and frameworks within the Universal Services family.

• Report recommends employers take centre-stage on training

  13 Dec 2011

  Employers should be offered the opportunity to step up and develop the training their business needs for growth, according to a report published today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

• £61m investment in employer led projects to boost enterprise, jobs and growth

  24 Nov 2011

  Over £61 million will be invested in projects to drive employer investment in skills across all four nations of the UK, it was announced today. The investment, provided through the Employer Investment Fund administered by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, will support 18 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) with a range of employer designed and led skills solutions.

• Ministers re-open £60m fund to boost business skills & growth

  23 Nov 2011

  BIS PRESS RELEASE: The second phase of the Growth and Innovation Fund (GIF) was launched today by Business Secretary Vince Cable and Minister for Skills John Hayes. The fund will support businesses to develop their skills solutions tailored to their own needs, transforming growth in their sector, region or supply chain.

• £250m pilot to give employers power over skills training is announced

  17 Nov 2011

  Government announces a £250 million plan to give businesses the power to design, develop and purchase vocational training.

• Investors in people at twenty – new push to support small business growth

  3 Oct 2011

  New case studies reveal how small business owners work with Investors in People to achieve recession-beating growth.

• UK Commission for Employment and Skills strengthened by new appointments

  21 Jul 2011

  Business Secretary Vince Cable and Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith have appointed nine new Commissioners to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

• £5m skills investment projects get the go-ahead

  30 Jun 2011

  Projects totalling over £5 million have been given the green light, thanks to a new Employer Investment Fund (EIF), run by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. Launched on 8 March, the fund aims to raise employer investment in skills across the UK by supporting innovative and sustainable programmes run by Sector Skills Councils (SSCs).

• Investors in People launches new delivery arrangements

  1 Apr 2011

  Employers working with Investors in People can look forward to more choice and flexibility than ever before, thanks to a new network of delivery partners launched today. The refreshed network means that customers get more choice of delivery partners, including three new centres and two which have been awarded new licences.