Skills Gap Widens As Employers Face Workforce Challenges Skills gap widens as employers struggle with workforce planning, AI adoption, and productivity challenges in a rapidly changing labour market.

Closing the Skills Gap: Why Workforce Needs To Evolve theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/blog/sk...

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What the New Apprenticeship Assessment Rules Mean for Training Providers Major changes to apprenticeship assessment are here. Discover what the new AO-led model means for training providers and how to prepare in the next 3 months.

AO consultation is now mandatory.

If you don’t engage, others will shape the standards for you.

Training providers finally have influence, so use it.

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Skills England unveils 'roadmap' for local skills to drive growth Development of second round of Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) is now underway. New guidance to steer the process has been launched by Skills England.

Skills England unveils 'roadmap' for local skills to drive growth
Development of second round of Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) is now underway. New guidance to steer the process has been launched by #SkillsEngland #LSIPs

Co Chief Executive Officers of #SkillsEngland Sarah MacLean CBE and Tessa Griffiths CBE at the @aoc-info.bsky.social conference in Birmingham.

Local Skills Dashboard Data dashboard presenting local skills data from Skills England.

If you’ve not checked these out and you’re interested in anything to do with skills at a local/regional level, then you should! #SkillsEngland

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"MCFADDEN'S SKILLS TAKEOVER"
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#SkillsEngland will become part of the Department For Work And Pensions (#DWP), #KeirStarmer has confirmed.

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Providing our future workforce with the skills to succeed Data-led insights from employers give us a clearer picture on routes to great jobs in priority sectors, writes Skills England chair Phil Smith

Skills England: 250k+ enter priority jobs annually. Growth expected in digital, social care, construction & engineering by 2030. Skills landscape "too complex" - why flexible online education matters. How can we better support learners?
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Skills: Meeting The Challenge For The Future Skills England highlights significant acceleration in demand for “priority skills” across ten key sectors aligned with the Government’s objectives

Skills England highlights acceleration in the demand for “priority skills” across 10 key sectors theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/blog/sk...

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Skills Shortages: Mixed News New data on skills shortages reveals both signs of improvement and persistent challenges for employers across all sectors.

Skills Shortages: Slight Improvement, But Underlying Problems Remain theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/2025/07...

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Skills England & The New Industrial Strategy New Act transfers the duties and responsibilities of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) to a new body called Skills England

Skills England & The New Industrial Strategy theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/blog/sk...

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Skills England: Skills for growth and opportunity Findings of Skills England's analysis and engagement with sectors on the growth and skills offer, and skills needs assessments for 10 priority sectors.

Skills England: Skills for growth and opportunity

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This new analysis from Skills England is a really insightful read. Great to think about the ways that university-industry collaboration can help address these needs!

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Don’t believe the hype – Skills England isn’t doomed to failure Skills England has been dismissed as ‘stillborn’, but with collaboration it could prove transformative

Silverstone's FE Week piece challenges 'Skills England is doomed' narrative. He's right we need collaboration, not criticism. At NEC, we've proven online education works. What educator-employer partnerships have you seen succeed? (@feweek.bsky.social FE Week) #SkillsEngland #Education

Our Director of Policy, Alison Morris, has responded to today's official launch of Skills England. As the national conversation shifts toward long-term skills reform, we’ll be playing our role in ensuring employer needs remain front and centre. 👇

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Delighted to be joining the #SkillsEngland Board, helping ensure that skills policy and delivery meets the varying needs of sectors and places within a coherent national policy framework.

Review highlights ways to strengthen the HTQ approval process | Education | Gatsby

NEW: our review of the Higher Technical Qualification #HTQ approval process by Prof Elizabeth Cleaver, highlighting provider insights—from the benefits of employer-aligned curriculum design to the need for streamlined processes and national promotion www.gatsby.org.uk/education/la... #SkillsEngland

Apprenticeships: High Levels Investment Surges New data released by the Department for Education has revealed that spending on high level apprenticeships doubled during the period 2019-24

Investment In Degree Level Apprenticeships Soars theemploymentlawsolicitors.co.uk/news/blog/ap...

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At a recent ESNZ Select Committee meeting, I questioned experts on adapting our curriculums to align with evolving industry needs. With nearly 20 years in the field and representing a constituency rich in skilled workers, I know how crucial a trained, adaptable workforce is. #SkillsEngland

I voted to create Skills England to boost training, create jobs, and expand apprenticeships.

Bridget Phillipson and the Department for Education are ensuring that workers have the skills that employers demand.

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Tech exec and ex-DfE perm sec to lead Skills England Phil Smith and David Bell named chair and vice chair respectively, while two senior civil servants will jobshare as CEO

Edge welcomes the appointments of Phil Smith as chair and Sir David Bell as Vice Chair of #SkillsEngland along with Tessa Griffiths & Sarah Maclean as joint chief executives. They bring a wealth of experience to the roles and we are looking forward to working with them. feweek.co.uk/tech-exec-an...

Congratulations to the newly appointed leadership team at #SkillsEngland. Looking forward to working with them to help establish a better, coherent, inclusive post-16 education and skills system

A film we recently made for @wearebcs.bsky.social youtu.be/YL_YWPacvlk?... #VideoProduction #EventFilming #solo16 #BCS #SkillsEngland #IT

Skills England. What is it and what should it do? - The Productivity Institute Skills England needs to be at the centre of efforts to build a system with long term clarity and stability.

Worth reading this piece from @andywestwood.bsky.social on how and why #SkillsEngland needs to be both the brain and the brawn of the skills system. www.productivity.ac.uk/news/skillse...