More employers stepping up and taking ownership of skills
To achieve sustainable growth, employers of all sizes must have the space to step up and work within their supply chains and business networks with employees and providers to develop the skills they need. This must be framed within a skills agenda which is employer rather than government owned. This outcome aims to test this approach by piloting and evaluating the principles of employer ownership of skills.
Our Commissioner team leading this outcome:
Lead Commissioner: Nigel Whitehead, Group Managing Director, BAE Systems
Prof. John Coyne, Vice Chancellor, University of Derby
James Wates, Deputy Chairman, Wates Group Ltd.
Tony Lau-Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Eastleigh College
Seyi Obakin, Chief Executive, Centrepoint
Dave Prentis, General Secretary, UNISON
Our key deliverables in 2012/13
- A balanced portfolio of significant, innovative Employer Ownership proposals supported in Phase 1 to test the principles (by Q2) and an agreed commissioning approach for Phase 2 by Q3
- Early evidence from the Phase 1 pilots has been evaluated with employers, colleges, training providers and governments, to assess their achievements to date and future potential impact by Q3
- Principles established about how a mainstreamed model could work by Q4
- Evidence has been provided to government which demonstrates how greater employer ownership of skills can be achieved, challenges government policies that are getting in the way, and showcases employer ownership best practice by Q3.
