Skills England

Without real teeth, Skills England risks drifting off course

It has a capable chair and a credible start. But unless ministers give it teeth, funding and genuine...

Jessica Hill
John Cope
Skills reform

For Skills England to succeed, the sector must lead

Skills England is already on borrowed time, because no quango survives the churn of Westminster. If the sector wants...

Jessica Hill
Mark Dawe
Skills reform

Skills England launches beta version of skills classification tool

Skills classification tool to be fully rolled out next year

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Skills reform

Skills England’s right about the shortages, but who will pay?

Skills England’s latest report maps UK skills gaps but without funding and action, its recommendations risk gathering dust says...

Jessica Hill
Heather Akehurst
Long read

Phil Smith, chair, Skills England

Phil Smith reveals he’s working all hours since becoming chair of Skills England but believes he has all the...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Skills England

Don’t believe the hype – Skills England isn’t doomed to failure

Skills England has been dismissed as ‘stillborn’ but with collaboration between educators and employers it could be transformative

Jessica Hill
Dr Benjamin Silverstone
Skills reform

Clarity needed on Skills England reform, not rushed change

Seven areas of improvement a system-level evolution could deliver as skills legislation progresses in Parliament

Jessica Hill
Rob Nitsch
Long read, Skills reform

Unions could strike back with post-Tory learning fund revival

Gavin Williamson blitzed it but government-backed union training could return under a new guise now Labour holds power. By...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Skills reform

AI skills: Building a workforce for the future

As the government lays out its blueprint to turbocharge AI, skills minister Jacqui Smith sets out the steps being...

Jessica Hill
Jacqui Smith