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Our mission is to work with and through our partners to secure a greater commitment to invest in the skills of people to drive, enterprise, jobs and growth.

Our strategic objectives in 2012/13 are:

  • To provide world-class labour market intelligence which helps businesses and people make the best choices for them
  • To work with sectors and business leaders to develop and deliver the best solutions to generate greater employer investment in skills
  • To maximise the impact of changed employment and skills policies and employer behaviour to help drive jobs, growth and an internationally competitive skills base

In pursuit of these objectives, our Commissioners are working towards achieving the following priority outcomes across the UK. Click the images to read more about our work on each outcome:

Outcomes

In order to deliver these outcomes, the UK Commission is delivering on and through the following key work areas. Click to read more about our work in each area:

Assets

Below, you can also browse our work by themes e.g. Apprenticeships, Information, Advice and Guidance etc. Use the A-Z if you know the name of the project you are looking for.

Standards and frameworks Commissioners Investment Employer ownership Investors in People Research

More employers investing in the skills of their people More career opportunities for young people More collective action by employers through stronger sectors and local networks More employers stepping up and taking ownership of skills



Investment funding

  • Building business success through investment in skills

    12 Jun 2012

    This project is central to the UK Commission’s ambition to transform the UK’s approach to investing in the skills of our people. It outlines the performance challenges faced in the sectors, the ‘real-life’ skills solutions implemented by leading and successful businesses to overcome them, and the benefits from doing so

  • Investment

    Yesterday

    One of the UK Commission’s key activities is to stimulate employer investment in skills. To do this two funds have been launched: the Growth and Innovation Fund and the Employer Investment Fund. These funds will support employer-led initiatives to increase the contribution skills make to enterprise, jobs and growth. So far we have invested £75m in 89 projects across 20 different employer-led organisations. Our £75m has been matched by £19m of direct employer investment and £38m of employer in-kind support. Summaries of all projects can be seen on the portfolio page.


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