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- 29th Jan 2010
Edition 3 of Praxis: ‘An appetite for learning: increasing employee demand for skills development’
In this paper, McQuaid, Lindsay and Johnson explore the policy implications of this research and construct a policy framework shaped around the key barriers to learning faced by adults working in the UK. - 26th Jan 2010
2010 Review
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills is holding an launch event of the 2010 Review on Tuesday 16 February 2010, Hilton Paddington hotel. - 11th Jan 2010
Policy Convention
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills is holding its first Policy Convention on 8 and 9 February. - 4th Jan 2010
Vocational Qualifications Can Boost Earnings
A new report published today finds that vocational qualifications, often viewed as the poor relation in the qualifications framework, frequently have value in the labour market. - Following advice from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills Lord Mandelson has announced today that Skillfast-UK will not be relicensed as a Sector Skills Council (SSC) in its own right.
- Four further Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) have been relicensed, Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary Lord Mandelson announced today, on behalf of the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations.
- 9th Dec 2009
We’re Backing Young Britain. Are you?
Backing Young Britain is a new government campaign calling on organisations to create more opportunities for young people. - 25th Nov 2009
A New Home for Investors in People
Strategic ownership of the Investors in People framework is being transferred to the UK Commission for Employment and Skills, with effect from 1 April 2010.
Featured Publication
Towards Ambition 2020: skills, jobs, growth
The UK Commission has just published ‘Towards Ambition 2020: skills, jobs, growth’.
This is a report which contains our advice to government on how the UK’s education, employment and skills systems could be simplified, made more effective and become more responsive to the needs of their customers.
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#skills2010 about to end for the day - starts again tomorrow 9am. Follow UK Commission on twitterWe posted a tweet
SIr Mike Rake speaking at #skills2010 - employers need to offer more work experience, apprenticeships, internships etc for young people. Follow UK Commission on twitterWe posted a tweet
Memorandum of understanding shortly to be signed between UKCES and Skills Australia at #skills2010 Follow UK Commission on twitterWe posted a tweet
Question about banking fat cats raised at #skills2010 - what's their responsibility to their employees? Follow UK Commission on twitter
