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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.


More and better jobs (progression into and on in employment)

  • Customer Journey

    8 Jan 2013

    This project investigated the individual’s experience of the employment and skills system on their journey into work, and progression in work and training.

  • Employee demand study

    12 Jun 2012

    For a core group of the UK’s employees, post-compulsory learning and skill development is not part of their life story. The Employee Demand project sought to understand why many employed people do not engage in learning and to explore the policy implications of this evidence.

  • Empowering Customers: Labelling and Scorecards

    8 Jan 2013

    This work takes forward the proposal made in Towards Ambition 2020: Skills, jobs, growth to "Increase trust in, and authority to, learning providers, through the use of outcome-based public course labelling and institutional scorecards, which empower customers and communities to drive provider responsiveness, quality and continuous improvement".

  • 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.

  • Value of skills

    8 Jan 2013

    Making the business case for investing in skills starts with identifying the value of skills.

  • Youth Employment

    3 May 2013

    Over 1 in 5 young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training. By 2022 this will result in nearly £28 billion in costs to the exchequer and lost output to the economy, on top of the human and social costs. Employers now need to step up and commit to helping young people get in and move up in the workplace. The UK Commission is committed to the outcome of more career opportunities for young people. Explore this page to find out more information on youth employment, discover the benefits of working with young people and see what support is available to help you recruit a young person.

  • Youth Inquiry

    10 Jun 2013

    We were charged by Commissioners and key sponsors - DWP, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government - to investigate the kind of activities, including improved education / employer engagement that most effectively support young people into employment, particularly those who are likely to be furthest from the labour market.


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