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Data and research to help understand current and emerging skills gaps and the type of jobs people take after training.
Find information and resources for the skills campaigns currently running.
Foresight project exploring the future of skills and lifelong learning in a changing world.
Documents relating to the employer skills survey 2022 conducted by the Department for Education in England, the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and the Welsh Government.
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We are a publicly funded, industry-led organisation that offers guidance on skills and employment issues in the UK.
Explore the specialist skills you need to grow professional expertise - part of the Government Campus learning curriculum.
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The paper derives the skill content of 30 countries, ranging from low to high income, from the occupational structure of their economies
Minister Halfon delivers a speech on adult education at the Skills Matter Event.
Reforms to post-16 technical education and training to support people to develop the skills needed to get good jobs and improve national productivity.
A collection of all the sector skills insight reports created by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES).
The essential digital skills framework defines the digital skills adults need to safely benefit from, participate in and contribute to the digital world.
Information about the qualifications available under the statutory digital entitlement.
Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan launches new push for career-transforming Skills Bootcamps.
Lord Leitch was commissioned in 2004 o examine the UK’s optimal skills mix in order to maximise economic growth, productivity and social justice. In addition, the Review was asked by the Chancellor in Budget 2006 to consider how best to...
Research and analysis on the future of UK jobs, skills, and labour markets.
The Government Skills and Curriculum Unit (GSCU) was created in September 2020 and is part of the Government People Group within the Cabinet Office. GSCU is part of the Cabinet Office and the Government People Group .
A collection of all sector skills assessments created by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES).
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