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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People 1st: Accelerating social mobility in the workplace
5 Jan 2012
Hospitality, passenger transport, travel and tourism is one of the few UK sectors predicted to grow significantly in the coming decade. People 1st have identified four key projects essential to this growth.
People 1st: Achieving economic growth by improving the customer experience
5 Jan 2012
Despite tourism’s importance to the economy, the UK is ranked only 13th in the Nations Brand Index for warmth of welcome.
People 1st: Aligning employers and stakeholders to deliver sustained growth through skills
5 Jan 2012
As part of the product development strategy for People 1st the proposal seeks investment to continue researching and developing initiatives that employers will invest in across all four nations to ensure it is able to respond to the changing and challenging economic climate.
People 1st: Helping The Unemployed
5 Jan 2012
Employers in some parts of the sector are over reliant on migrant workers whilst others find it difficult to recruit new staff due to poor perception and image of the sector.
People 1st: Increasing business investment in skills and reducing wasted public expenditure
5 Jan 2012
This People 1st project will strengthen the links between pre employment training programmes and apprenticeships to help individuals progress from unemployed into higher skilled and management roles.
People 1st: Professionalising the workforce and increasing the effectiveness of training
5 Jan 2012
The hospitality sector requires better skilled workforce. Many of the gaps are around customer service, technical skills and management and leadership. People 1st have developed a project to address these gaps.
Professional Institute
6 Oct 2011
The Employment Related Services Association (ERSA), working in partnership with the industry wide POWER group, will introduce a Professional Institute which will oversee the development of new professional qualifications and standards for the welfare to work industry.
Professional standards for agriculture and production horticulture
6 Oct 2011
Lantra are developing a Professional Standards Framework to allow businesses and employers to make investment decisions, record outcomes and identify key skills gaps.