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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.


Raising employer ambition

  • Employer behaviour in relation to Investors in People

    8 Apr 2013

    The aim of this project is to further explore employer behaviour in relation to the Investors in People product and service offering.

  • Employer collective measures review

    12 Jun 2012

    The Employer Collective Measures project explored the levers of employer investment in skills and whether these are suboptimal. It also explored the effectiveness of levers available to encourage employers to invest collectively in skills.

  • International approaches to high performance working

    17 Jul 2012

    This project considers policy approaches to high performance working (HPW) in seven countries. It covers how HPW is interpreted in different national contexts and the different methods used to encourage the take-up of HPW, and explores policy learning.

  • Skills pledge

    8 Jan 2013

    The development of a new pledge was set out in the skills strategy, Skills for Sustainable Growth. The Commission has developed proposals for an approach which fits firmly within our employer ambition strategy. We aim, in encouraging the development of pledges, to encourage increased investment in skills and to drive enterprise, create more and better jobs and support economic growth.

  • Skills utilisation

    8 Jan 2013

    This research project examined skills utilisation and its relationship with productivity, focusing specifically on the role of high performance working (HPW) in UK firms.


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