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UK Commission for Employment & Skills

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills is a publicly funded, industry-led organisation that offers guidance on skills and employment issues in the UK. Their responsibilities include giving businesses and people advice on the labour market so they can make informed decisions, carrying out employment and skills policies to develop a workforce that can compete internationally and helping more employers invest in their employees’ skills.


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    CBI and BCC back call for employers to help tackle youth unemployment

    by Louisa Peacock 8 Jan 2010
    by Louisa Peacock 8 Jan 2010

    Business heavyweights from the CBI and British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) have joined the CIPD and TUC in urging employers...

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    Fashion and textiles skills council Skillfast to close after failing review

    by Kat Baker 15 Dec 2009
    by Kat Baker 15 Dec 2009

    Skillfast, the sector skills council (SSC) for fashion and textiles, will close after failing a government review of its performance,...

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    UKCES urges government to stop ‘tinkering’ with skills system to boost employer engagement

    by Daniel Thomas and Kat Baker 11 Dec 2009
    by Daniel Thomas and Kat Baker 11 Dec 2009

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    The government must stop “tinkering” with the skills system post-recession if it wants employers to engage with its over-arching...

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    New skills shake-up is needed

    by Personnel Today 21 Oct 2009
    by Personnel Today 21 Oct 2009

    Last month, my eight-year-old daughter offered me a swimming lesson: an hour’s tuition in ‘tumble turns’. Patiently, she broke down...

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    Four sector skills councils relicensed after audit process

    by Personnel Today 15 Oct 2009
    by Personnel Today 15 Oct 2009

    Four sector skills councils (SSCs) have been relicensed following an audit process by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills...

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    Tory skills chief David Willetts attacks ‘negative-value’ NVQs

    by Kat Baker 25 Sep 2009
    by Kat Baker 25 Sep 2009

    The Conservatives have attacked NVQs, saying they have “negative value on the labour market”, indicating that the vocational qualifications could...

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    UK skills reform must make system fit for purpose

    by Personnel Today 10 Sep 2009
    by Personnel Today 10 Sep 2009

    As all employers know, restructuring a large organisation is a time-consuming and stressful business. It inevitably creates uncertainty, and unexpected...

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    Fashion skills council to meet with minister to decide its fate

    by Louisa Peacock 4 Sep 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 4 Sep 2009

    The fate of fashion and textiles skills council Skillfast will be decided next week when its senior management team meets...

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    Fashion skills council claims licence was not properly reviewed by UKCES

    by Louisa Peacock 24 Jul 2009
    by Louisa Peacock 24 Jul 2009

    A sector skills council threatened with closure is “incensed” and has accused the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)...

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    UK skills system: UKCES is rewiring the system to help employers

    by Personnel Today 24 Jul 2009
    by Personnel Today 24 Jul 2009

    Type ‘electrician’ into the national database of qualifications and you’ll get a list of 84 accredited qualifications. These are offered by...

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    MacLeod Review struggles to engage senior HR professionals

    by Kat Baker 17 Jul 2009
    by Kat Baker 17 Jul 2009

    The government-commissioned MacLeod Review of employee engagement has been met with a lukewarm reception from senior HR figures, who are...

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    HR news today: UK car industry skills; autistic staff; employment and skills services too complex; Union anger at Lloyds job cuts

    by Personnel Today 17 Jul 2009
    by Personnel Today 17 Jul 2009

    This Personnel Today news round-up includes: UK car industry risks losing skills and jobs to other countries Danish firm with...

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    Shadow skills minister reveals plan to cut skills bureaucracy

    by Guy Logan 22 May 2009
    by Guy Logan 22 May 2009

    The Tory skills chief has mapped out how he would slash bureaucracy in the skills system to help employers gain...

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    Training funds wasted on irrelevant subjects to please bean-counters

    by Guy Logan 12 May 2009
    by Guy Logan 12 May 2009

    Employees are being enrolled in inappropriate training courses to satisfy government “bean-counters”, an independent five-year study has found. A study...

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    Financial Services Skills Council fails first review

    by Kat Baker 12 May 2009
    by Kat Baker 12 May 2009

    A sector skills council for financial services has been threatened with closure after failing to reach the required standards during...

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