Skills strategies
The skills reviews and strategies identified below underpin our work to support our clients to develop their skills for the future.
In December 2006, the Leitch Review of Skills identified the increasing importance of building the skills of our workforce if the UK is to prosper in an increasingly competitive global economy.
World Class Skills: Implementing the Leitch Review of Skills in England explains how the Government will provide the right supporting framework to act as the catalyst for a ‘skills revolution’ and to close the gap between where we are now and where we need to be in 2020. (© Crown Copyright 2007)
The Skills Investment Strategy 2010–11 underpins the priorities announced in the recently published national skills strategy Skills for Growth.
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) plans and funds the provision of further education and training for everyone in England and Wales. It aims to raise participation levels and improve the level of skills across the country. The LSC Local Area Statement of Need for Staffordshire identifies the actions that are required at a local level, to improve participation levels and attainment across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
