Investment portfolioRSS Feed

Following three extremely competitive and rigorous bidding and assessment processes, the UK Commission has so far invested £77m in 91 projects with 20 organisations.

Our £77m investment has been matched by £27m direct employer investment and £39m employer in-kind investment. All of our investment is aimed at driving a positive shift in employers’ attitudes to investing in skills.

Use the links below to view our current investment portfolio. You can view by project title, organisation, sector, fund, or date.

Please note: the information on this website only relates to those Employer Investment Fund and Growth and Innovation Fund investments managed by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. For information on the National Skills Academy and Joint Investment Programme investments managed by the Skills Funding Agency please visit the GIF pages on the Skills Funding Agency’s website.


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  • EIF phase one investments

    30 Jun 2011

    A table and range of documents which summarise all the EIF phase one investments.

  • Energy and Utility Skills: Generating Skills Investment through Supply Chain Collaboration

    5 Jan 2012

    Through this investment, Energy and Utility Skills will create a step change in the scale and efficiency in skills investment by the sector’s supply chain.

  • Energy and Utility Skills: Market Intelligence to raise Employer Investment

    5 Jan 2012

    Energy and Utility Skills will use this investment to deliver in-depth foresight work for the rapidly changing energy, utility and environmental sector. The investment will extend the use of the Energy and Utility Skills Workforce Planning Model (WPM), and will provide analysis of new skills needs on which investment decisions can be made.

  • Energy and Utility Skills: Raising the Sector Profile to Attract New Entrants

    5 Jan 2012

    Energy and Utility Skills will create a suite of interactive tools aimed specifically at potential new entrants to raise the profile of the sector. The interactive tools will be supplemented by new e-learning materials for careers advisors and influencers. A Green Ambassadors programme will be rolled out across the four nations to work with schools to stimulate interest in careers in the Renewables sector.

  • Energy and Utility Skills: Stimulating New Entrant Training in Renewable Energy

    5 Jan 2012

    This Energy and Utility Skills project will deliver extensive and co-ordinated engagement and actions including the creation of a Group Skills Purchasing Scheme. The investment will also provide quality assured training to address the skills needed for the delivery of new energy technologies and to meet the anticipated growth in jobs in renewable energy.

  • e-skills UK: Cyber Security Learning Pathways

    5 Jan 2012

    e-skills UK is developing Cyber Security Pathways; sector-backed learning pathways for cyber security. The aim is to drive the uptake of vital skills and qualifications in the IT sector.

  • e-skills UK: Employment and Entrepreneurship

    5 Jan 2012

    This e-skills UK project will help businesses and individuals develop the skills to participate fully in the e-economy. This will be achieved through increasing digital literacy among employers and working with “Startup Britain” to help entrepreneurs to make the most of technology to promote innovation and growth.

  • e-skills UK: Higher Education Pathways

    5 Jan 2012

    Through this investment e-skills UK will develop a world-class pipeline of graduate talent into IT careers. Employers will support the enhancement of university degrees and offer attractive student placements, this will also address gender imbalance in IT degrees.

  • e-skills UK: Informed Choices

    5 Jan 2012

    e-skills UK will use this investment to inspire young people to pursue IT-related education and careers in the high growth IT sector

  • e-skills UK: Sector Managed Apprenticeships

    5 Jan 2012

    e-skills UK is creating a sector-managed Apprenticeship programme to increase Apprenticeship engagement in the IT sector for individuals and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This model will be delivered through employers and will give organisations access to a Talent Pool of quality Apprentices.

  • e-skills UK: Vocational Pathways

    5 Jan 2012

    Through this investment, e-skills UK will transform the opportunity for people to enter IT through vocational pathways rather than the traditional academic route.

  • e-skills UK: Workforce Skills

    5 Jan 2012

    This e-skills UK project will enable the UK’s IT professional workforce to better derive business value from technology through the adoption of IT Professional Standards, and skills benchmarking using a common language.

  • Extending the Tick – a skills sat-nav

    30 Jun 2011

    Skillset is creating a gold standard for the creative industries signposting the very best in training and education, the Skillset Tick. This project will extend the kitemark to Apprenticeships, Internships, vocational progression and feeder courses. It will also provide a navigation tool to identify good practice.


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