Simplification of Skills in England - an interim assessment of progress on implementing the recommendations
An interim report examining the progress made into the implementation of the Phase 1 recommendations made in the Simplification of Skills report published in October 2008.
Simplification of Skills in England - an interim assessment of progress on implementing the recommendations (PDF, 385 Kb)
Published September 2009
The UK Commission’s initial simplification report, published in October 2008, contained a series of ten recommendations to address the complexities faced by employers in working with the publicly funded post-compulsory training and skills system.
These recommendations were designed to make it much easier for employers to find and obtain the support they need, and concealing complexity behind the scenes with the different government agencies and delivery organisations.
We have organised these recommendations under six main areas for action as follows:
- The Talentmap: how employers can find out about publicly funded skills services on-line.
- Integrated Brokerage Service for skills and business support: how employers of all sizes get access to the support they need for their businesses, through suitably skilled intermediaries.
- Train to Gain Core Service: the comprehensive service for employers to meet their mainstream business skills needs.
- Train to Gain “Plus”: specialised skills services to meet strategic skills needs such as sectoral or higher level skills and services.
- Branding: coherent, consistent messaging to business by government on all publicly funded skills and business support.
- Bureaucracy reduction: reducing the complexity of funding and contracting systems, simplifying qualifications and making quality assurance fit for purpose.
