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Addressing skills shortages in the UK 💡 How should the new government address this persistent challenge for the UK? What can business leaders do to forge long term partnerships with Westminster and Whitehall? Join the IoD Education Group for this panel debate with senior colleagues from across the UK's business groups and senior civil service. 📅 18 July ⏲ 8am-9am 🌟 FREE and open to all What to expect: ✔ Insightful discussions: How should the government tackle the persistent skills challenge? Learn what business leaders can do to build long-term partnerships with Westminster and Whitehall. ✔Expert panelists: Hear from senior colleagues across UK business groups and the civil service, including Alex Hall-Chen (IoD), Gareth John (IoD Education SIG), Faye Skelton (Make UK), Jane Gratton (British Chambers of Commerce), Paul Wilson (Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Robert Nitsch(Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education), Rob west (CBI (Confederation of British Industry), and Simon Ashworth (Association of Employment and Learning Providers). ✔Current challenges: Understand the latest Institute of Directors (IoD) research revealing that 40% of members report skills shortages negatively affecting their organisations. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with key policymakers and industry leaders on shaping the future of skills in the UK. 👉 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eeM5RDgM #IoD #SkillsPolicy #BusinessGrowth #SkillsShortage #SkillsChallenge

Another set of swift, strong decisions by #Departmentforeducation. Setting up a shadow Skills England to begin establishing its role while the legislation goes through, is a great move. Richard Pennycook will have strong connections to join the dots across the system and lay the ground for the permanent team in due course. He will want to get things moving, as shown on the DFE board, and to keep the skills agenda front and centre as it should be. Being in a position to influence key upcoming decisions including the spending review, industrial strategy and future devo deals is critical to the future of Skills England - having a shadow body in place prevents it being left to play catch up.. This move suggests the changes to the levy could come quickly. Lots to think about and prepare for in the sector in advance of that... MH&A #skills #skillsengland #newgovernment

There could be a skills/ industry shortage element added to the funding bands, for those areas with high,medium or low skill shortages or future predicted skill shortages. Lower funding or no funding for courses where there is no skill shortages or predicted shortages. If not the bands could just be funded higher for apprenticeships with industry skills shortages or future shortages. And promoted more effectively by Industry Training Boards.

The King’s Speech marks a real moment for the UK's education and skills landscape. The new Labour government has introduced plans to establish Skills England, a body set to streamline and enhance the collaboration between businesses, providers, unions, and governmental entities. The initiative aims to address the growing skills shortage and align training with industry demands. Skills England is designed to foster a more coherent and responsive skills system, providing learners with the necessary tools to succeed in life and support businesses in driving economic growth. The reform of the apprenticeship levy into a more flexible "growth and skills levy" has been welcomed today across the industry as a crucial step toward this goal, ensuring that training schemes are better tailored to meet current and future skills needs. As an executive search consultant in Berwick Partners (an Odgers Berndtson company) education practice, I am excited about the potential impact of Skills England on workforce development and economic prosperity. The task of creating a highly skilled workforce that meets the evolving demands of our industries and regions is a huge one, but it is good to see today’s moves being generally welcomed by leaders and experts across the sector. #Education #SkillsEngland #ApprenticeshipLevy #WorkforceDevelopment #EconomicGrowth

Lots to digest in today's budget! https://lnkd.in/etes2zfE The Federation for Industry Sector Skills and Standards (FISSS) welcome the focus on stimulating economic growth and on long-term funding for growth-driving sectors. The evidence is clear – a government that is serious about achieving its economic growth ambitions also needs to be serious about investing in #skills. The £300m for further education and £40m to transform the Apprenticeship Levy into a more flexible Growth and Skills Levy are a welcome first step. As government continues to develop its plans, a focus on responding to employer skills needs must remain a priority.

The new Government's Skills England body is raising obvious questions about the future of the CITB and our skills crisis. I have not softened my view that an ITB approach to developing industry skills is not fit for a modern economy - a view substantiated by our skills crisis showing no sign of reversal. Latest research shows that a growing majority of the industry are hoping that our tax levy for both apprenticeships and the CITB will be reviewed. We are not getting return on investment within our businesses. My advice to Government would be to uphold the review that has been ongoing regarding the future of the CITB, and use Skills England as a catalyst for change. My concern is that they will look at Construction and simply say 'we already have something in place, lets move on'. But if we want to see results, we need to demand measurable change. Measurable using the right metrics - not vanity metrics! According to the CITB's own figures we need 250,000 more people in our industry to deliver our pipeline. If an ITB cannot help us reach these numbers, they need to free up the levy so we can invest in our own businesses' efforts to lead change. #construction #skills #infrastructure

💼 Apprenticeship news from the King's Speech! 35 Bills were announced, including the Skills England Bill. This Bill could significantly reform the Apprenticeship Levy, aligning with a Labour manifesto pledge. Reforming this Levy is crucial to addressing the skills shortage in our sector, especially with the rise of electric vehicles. 🚗🔋 Sue Robinson, CEO of the NFDA, welcomed this move but stressed the need for government collaboration to ensure the Levy meets business needs. Similarly, Kevin Finn from the IMI highlighted the urgency of addressing critical skill gaps in EVs and ADAS to maintain road safety and achieve government goals. Let's hope this Bill brings the flexibility businesses need for effective training programmes. 🤞 How do you think the Skills England Bill will impact the staff shortages? #SkillsEnglandBill #AutomotiveIndustry #EVTraining

In the King’s Speech, Government has announced its plans for a Skills England Bill to ensure the country has the highly trained workforce it needs. 👷🔨🧱 The Bill aims to… 🔹 Transfer functions from Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education to Skills England. 🔹 Support economic growth by greater coherence to the assessment of skills needs and training landscape. 🔹 Ensure training programmes are well designed and delivered to meet business needs. 🔹 Ensure regional and national skills systems are providing the skilled workforce needed. Measures include 👇 1️⃣ Developing a single picture of current and future skills needs at a national and local level with industry, the Migration Advisory Committee, unions and the Industrial Strategy Council. 2️⃣ Identifying training eligible for the Growth and Skills Levy. 3️⃣ Using local and regional vacancy data to ensure systems are meeting skills needs. 4️⃣ Engaging with MCAs and other key stakeholders to identify skills system issues to develop a more coherent system. For more detail on Planning and Infrastructure Bill and other policies announced, read our member briefing. 👉 https://lnkd.in/ecMCG4B3

Good to hear that the King's Speech to Parliament included several elements that support our manufacturing base including - - Stability being the cornerstone of the Government’s economic policy. Critical for decision making in industry. - Securing economic growth through a new partnership with business by establishing an Industrial Strategy Council, hopefully delivering a common voice between Government and industry. - Pursuing sustainable growth by encouraging investment in industry, skills and new technologies. - Supporting local growth plans that bring economic benefit to communities. - Raising educational standards and breaking down barriers to opportunity by establishing Skills England, which will have a new partnership with employers at its heart. It will be important that Skills England understand the future skills needed to support a word-class manufacturing sector. - Reforming the apprenticeship levy, which will hopefully encourage more businesses to look at earn and learn schemes. We look forward to working with our partners to support these initiatives

💼 Apprenticeship news from the King's Speech! 35 Bills were announced, including the Skills England Bill. This Bill could significantly reform the Apprenticeship Levy, aligning with a Labour manifesto pledge. Reforming this Levy is crucial to addressing the skills shortage in our sector, especially with the rise of electric vehicles. 🚗🔋 Sue Robinson, CEO of the NFDA, welcomed this move but stressed the need for government collaboration to ensure the Levy meets business needs. Similarly, Kevin Finn from the IMI highlighted the urgency of addressing critical skill gaps in EVs and ADAS to maintain road safety and achieve government goals. Let's hope this Bill brings the flexibility businesses need for effective training programmes. 🤞 How do you think the Skills England Bill will impact the staff shortages? #SkillsEnglandBill #AutomotiveIndustry #EVTraining