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Our mission is to work with and through our partners to secure a greater commitment to invest in the skills of people to drive, enterprise, jobs and growth. 
To find out more about the UK Commission, including our strategic objectives, remit and business plan see the about us section.

Together with our Commissioners we will work towards achieving the following priority outcomes across the UK:

More employers investing in the skills of their people More employers investing in the skills of their people More employers stepping up and taking ownership of skills More collective action by employers through stronger sectors and local networks

The key areas of focus in 2012/13 are:

Commissioners Employer Ownership Research
Investment Investors in People Standards and Frameworks

Below, you can also browse our work by themes e.g. Apprenticeships, Information, Advice and Guidance etc.
Or use the A-Z if you know the name of the project you are looking for.


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  • Tackling Exclusion

    8 Jan 2013

    This project was a scoping one, which aimed to identify employment and skills outcomes for the most excluded in society. And also assesses whether the current performance management and funding framework encourages providers to work with the hardest to help, and explored options of delivery that would improve outcomes for socially excluded groups.

  • Talent Bank

    6 Oct 2011

    Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills)will establish an employer led Talent Bank, providing a recruitment and training hub, developed in collaboration with sector employers and other stakeholders. Talent Bank builds on the Group Training Association (GTA) model offering an innovative solution to meet future skills requirements.

  • Targets, measures, incentives and funding

    8 Jan 2013

    This project focused on identifying measures to support the success and raise the aspirations of delivery organisations in the UK.

  • Technical Apprenticeship Service (TAS) for Science based industries

    6 Oct 2011

    Cogent are launching the Technical Apprenticeship Service (TAS) that will double Apprenticeship numbers in the science-based industries, particularly in Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) and deliver over 1000 new apprenticeships into the Science sector by 2017.

  • The Academy of Music and Sound

    12 Feb 2013

    The Academy of Music and Sound are working with music instrument retailers and distributers to establish the first-ever apprenticeships for music instrument retail.

  • The Glass Academy

    15 Mar 2013

    British Glass has launched its own industry-led learning and skills development programme, ‘The Glass Academy’, designed to ensure the industry has the skills to be a world leader by 2020

  • Thematic Reviews

    12 Jun 2012

    The Thematic Reviews series comprise a suite of evidence reviews that provide topical information on critical labour market and skills issues. The aim is to further develop the evidence base by drawing together information from a number of different UK sources

  • Timpson Group

    1 Mar 2013

    This project will expand and develop the ground breaking ex offender training already in place at Timpson.


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