Investment portfolioRSS Feed
Following three extremely competitive and rigorous bidding and assessment processes, the UK Commission has so far invested almost £75m in 89 projects with 20 organisations.
Our £75m investment has been matched by £19m direct employer investment and £38m 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.
- Growth and Innovation Fund
Growth and Innovation Fund
*Recommended link* GIF round one investments
6 Oct 2011
A table and range of documents which summarise all the GIF round one investments.
Creative Skillset on Course
6 Oct 2011
Skillset is developing a quality assurance framework to ensure the most industry relevant qualifications are clearly signposted and to provide employers with the tools to identify high quality job applicants.
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: 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.
Group Training Association
6 Oct 2011
SkillsActive is creating a Group Training Association (GTA) for the Sport & Active leisure sector which will enable employers to have a single route to access and invest in quality approved training
Hospitality Guild
6 Oct 2011
People 1st is creating a Hospitality Guild which will broker 500 new Apprenticeship places, introduce four voluntary Licence to Practise schemes and support 15,000 unemployed people to find work.
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.
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.
Renewables Training Network (RTN)
6 Oct 2011
RenewableUK, the wind, wave and tidal energy trade association, has established the Renewables Training Network. The new body will tackle skills shortages in the renewable energy sector.
SME Gold Standard Skills
6 Oct 2011
Cogent are developing a bespoke approach for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) which will increase employer investment in skills and raise professional standards through the use of the Gold Standard competency framework.
Talent Bank
6 Oct 2011
Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills)will establish an employer led Talent Bank, providing a recruitment and training hub, developed in collaboration with sector employers and other stakeholders. Talent Bank builds on the Group Training Association (GTA) model offering an innovative solution to meet future skills requirements.
Technical Apprenticeship Service (TAS) for Science based industries
6 Oct 2011
Cogent are launching the Technical Apprenticeship Service (TAS) that will double Apprenticeship numbers in the science-based industries, particularly in Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) and deliver over 1000 new apprenticeships into the Science sector by 2017.
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