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- Experts today warned that the UK’s economy – currently the sixth largest in the world – is set to slide down the international rankings unless its skills and employment systems are fundamentally reformed and improved.
- Experts today warned that the benefits of economic recovery and growth will only be fully realised if there is continued investment in skills.
- Research published today reveals that most employers are happy with the calibre of their employees, with some 93% of the UK workforce thought to be proficient at their jobs.
Skills For Logistics Relicensed
5th Mar 2010Skills 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.- Report finds that some VQs lead to large pay increases, but benefits are not universal.
- Following advice from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills Lord Mandelson has announced today that Skillfast-UK will not be relicensed as a Sector Skills Council (SSC) in its own right.
Skills System Getting Simpler – New Research
14th Dec 2009The country’s notoriously complex skills system is gradually becoming simpler and more responsive to employers’ needs, according to new research published today. The report, “Hiding the Wiring”, assesses progress towards implementing 10 recommendations for simplifying the skills system made by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills last year.- Four further Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) have been relicensed, Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary Lord Mandelson announced today, on behalf of the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations.
- Two further Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) have been relicensed, Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary Lord Mandelson announced today, on behalf of the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations.
Give Courses Food Labels, Commission Says
23rd Oct 2009Simply providing learners with “food labelling” style information about courses could free up more money for front-line learning, according to a report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills published today.