UKCES

This summary of Ambition 2020 highlights the key findings of the main report. It then goes further to outline the Commission's view of the actions that are required for the employment and skills system to respond to our current difficult economic conditions and to lay the foundations for recovery.

We begin with our key findings, outlining the existing challenge, before setting out our ambition to be in the top quartile of OECD countries, and the UK’s current position on the road to that ambition. We then assess our prospects for attaining this goal by 2020 before examining how far the skills of the workforce match our future employment needs. We conclude by examining employer ambition and the role of public policy in meeting the UK’s skill and employment needs.

Following this summary of our findings, we set out five priorities that we believe are essential to economic renewal and to securing our place in the upper quartile of OECD countries. Finally, we outline the Commission’s Strategic Plan.

If you would like to receive a hard copy please email ukces@prolog.uk.com quoting the full report title, the reference number 00492-2009BKT-EN and a full postal address. Copies will be distributed free of charge whilst stocks last. Please note there is a five copy limit per person.