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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.


Standards, qualifications and frameworks

  • National Occupational Standards (NOS) - Strategy

    17 Jul 2012

    The UK Commission for Employment and Skills worked with a wide range of stakeholders to develop and build consensus on the NOS Strategy. The four governments of the UK approved the NOS Strategy for 2010-20 at the end of March 2010 and agreed that the UK Commission should work with stakeholders in 2010/11 to prototype and pilot a number of aspects and evaluate these by the end of March 2011, to enable the full roll out of the Strategy from April 2011. This has resulted in Version 2 of the NOS Strategy and associated documents being published in June 2011

  • Progression into Higher Education (HE)

    8 Jan 2013

    The UK Commission asked the Universities Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) to build on work they carried out for the Westminster government looking at progression routes to higher level skills provision in England for those with applied and vocational qualifications.

  • Review of Adult Vocational Qualifications in England

    13 May 2013

  • Standards and Frameworks

    26 Apr 2013

    High value, high quality National Occupational Standards (NOS) and Apprenticeship Frameworks are critical tools which underpin employers’ ambition to raise skills levels and support individuals’ career aspirations.


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