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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.
Our strategic objectives in 2012/13 are:
- To provide world-class labour market intelligence which helps businesses and people make the best choices for them
- To work with sectors and business leaders to develop and deliver the best solutions to generate greater employer investment in skills
- To maximise the impact of changed employment and skills policies and employer behaviour to help drive jobs, growth and an internationally competitive skills base
In pursuit of these objectives, our Commissioners are working towards achieving the following priority outcomes across the UK. Click the images to read more about our work on each outcome:
In order to deliver these outcomes, the UK Commission is delivering on and through the following key work areas. Click to read more about our work in each area:
Below, you can also browse our work by themes e.g. Apprenticeships, Information, Advice and Guidance etc. Use the A-Z if you know the name of the project you are looking for.
- More and better jobs (progression into and on in employment)
- Raising employer ambition
- Sectors
Raising employer ambition
Employer behaviour in relation to Investors in People
12 Jun 2012
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.
Encouraging employers to use human capital reporting: A review of options
13 Apr 2012
This Review explores options to encourage employers to adopt and use human capital reporting (HCR), in which employees are not solely seen as a cost but also as an intangible asset to their organisation. Greater HCR is seen as a way to optimise employer investment in workforce skills.
International approaches to high performance working
12 Jun 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.
Occupational regulation and its impact
12 Jun 2012
This review deepens our understanding of one of a range of policy levers, or best market solutions, designed to encourage employers to train on a collective basis (Collective Measures).
Skills pledge
12 Jun 2012
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
12 Jun 2012
This research project examined skills utilisation and its relationship with productivity, focusing specifically on the role of high performance working (HPW) in UK firms.
Stimulating Demand for Intermediate Skills amongst Employers
12 Jun 2012
This project aims to enhance understanding on the demand side, by in particular exploring the drivers of current demand for intermediate level skills amongst employers in England.
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