UKCES

Continued...

Whilst the UK Commission for Employment and Skills develops its first strategic plan, this first year of work will focus on developing the UK Commission and its knowledge base. The work will provide clearer pictures of the existing employment and skills systems, the experience of employers and individuals in engaging with the systems and approaches to ongoing development and utilisation of skills in the workplace.

This work is expected to generate some immediate recommendations for improvements but more importantly will provide a firm foundation for the UK Commission’s future work.

The plan has been developed in line with priorities set in the annual Grant Letter:

• To establish the UK Commission as a functioning organisation, including the preparation of its first five year strategic plan;
• Publication of a ‘State of the Nations’ report assessing progress towards making the UK a world leader in employment and skills by 2020, and monitoring progress against international competitors in the context of the aims and priorities of the four nations;
• Preparatory work towards publication of the 2010 Review of the Employment and Skills system, including establishment of the terms of reference, in negotiation with the four nations;
• Substantial progress on reforming, relicensing and empowering Sector Skills Councils (SSCs). The UK Commission needs to fund and manage SSCs to deliver an effective network focused on continuous performance improvement against the revised SSC remit using the standards set down in the relicensing Prospectus;
• Offer a holistic view of the employment and skills systems (including HE), and how they might be better organised to meet the needs of employers and individuals;
• Advise the UK Government on how we can make it simpler for employers and individuals to access the employment and skills.

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