Employer ownership of skills: securing a sustainable partnership for the long term
Employer ownership of skills: securing a sustainable partnership for the long term is the UK Commission’s long term vision for skills in England. The paper outlines why skills matter, issues in the current system, our five high level principles for reform, proposals, benefits and a call to action to employers to come forward with their own bold propositions for how they would step up and take responsibility for training.
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Published December 2011
The paper sets out the UK Commission’s high level vision for what employer ownership means and how it has the potential to transform skills in England. It outlines why skills matter, the current system, five high level principles for reform, proposals, benefits and a call to action to employers to come forward with their own bold propositions for how to step up and take responsibility for employer-based training such as Apprenticeships.
Our five high level principles for reform are:
- Employers should have the space to own the skills agenda
- There should be a single market for skills development
- Skill solutions should be designed by employer-led partnerships to reach more people and businesses
- Public contributions for vocational training should move to employer incentives and investments
- Transactions should be transparent
