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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Lantra: Professional Standards Framework
5 Jan 2012
Employers want to recognise the professional standards to which individuals work in the industry and have requested the development of Continual Professional Standards schemes to recognise and continue to develop and enhance these professional standards.
Lantra: Promoting Careers: supporting entry and progression routes
5 Jan 2012
Through this investment, Lantra aim to solve the recruitment problems in the sector by combining an information, advice and guidance (IAG) portal with employer/stakeholder support
Lantra: The Land Based Business Centre
5 Jan 2012
The Land Based Business Centre is a web-based tool for stimulating workforce development by ensuring that employers and learners can readily access sector specific on-line information regarding skills and business development. This will enable them to maximise the economic return on their investment in human capital.
Life Sciences Skills Pathway
6 Oct 2011
This Cogent project aims to increase the supply of essential skills to the UK Life Sciences economy by increasing the number of science technicians and the development of more ‘work‐ready’ graduates through an employability kite marking scheme.
Life Sciences SMEs and Licence to Practise
30 Jun 2011
Cogent are exploring the applicability of a framework to operate based on the existing Cogent Gold Standard. The focus will be on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Life Sciences sector.
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