Sector Skills Councils

Education and skills secretary Alan Johnson has announced that the Mayor of London will lead a new skills and employment board to drive forward London's continuing economic growth.

Semta acts to ensure no skills crisis in marine industry.

Sector Skills Council Proskills has embarked on a UK-wide consultation with employers which will shape the future of skills provision and funding for industries in its sector

Skills for Health, the sector skills councils for health, has revealed the members of its new board

Skills for Care, the sector skills council for social care work, has received £3m from the Department of Health to launch phase two of a programme to shape the sector’s future workforce

The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has warned the CBI that its repeated attacks on further education bodies will do nothing to improve the sector’s relationship with employers.

The Learning and Skills Council's (LSC) 400m Train to Gain programme will be rolled out across England on 1 August - four months after it became available in selected regions

Skills champion will work with businesses and government to ensure skills needs for 2012 Olympic games are met

Nine months before London stages the Olympic Games it will also host the international skills olympics

Sector skills council spends £3m on diversity projects for the Audio Visual Entrepreneurship programme

Union claims job cuts could be avoided at Learning and Skills Council.

The link between education providers and employers must be improved to tackle the UK's skills gap, business leaders urged last week

The Learning and Skills Council has launched a new training service aimed at helping UK employers cope with the skills shortage

Union condemns LSC for lack of skill in handling job cuts

The Cabinet Office, Department for Education and Skills and further education colleges are to work together to reduce the red tape faced by lecturers.