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Growth and Skills Levy consultation (engagement) For those that have not spotted it yet, Skills England have added some more information about the stakeholder engagement that was referenced in their policy paper https://lnkd.in/eXSQCnTA They will be consulting with employers and other key organisations, as detailed on their webpage https://lnkd.in/eN-9x4NP : "The initial engagement exercise will take place in November and December 2024 and feed into DfE’s consideration of the priorities for the Growth and Skills offer. Skills England will prioritise 10 sectors in this initial engagement: - the 8 growth-driving sectors identified in the Industrial Strategy - construction and health and social care which are essential to the government’s missions" Possibly linked to this you may or may not have spotted that MAKE UK has launched its Industrial Strategy Skills Commission which is co chaired by Co-chaired by former Minster for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education Robert Halfon, and is designed to find a solution to the growing skills deficit in manufacturing and engineering

Advancing British Standards? Exploring public attitudes towards a baccalaureate-style 16-18 education system. Read our report as we unveil findings from our poll of 2,000+ adults with Public First exploring 16-18 education, apprenticeships, and the plans to introduce the ABS. https://lnkd.in/e4EjkFcZ

Advancing British Standards? Exploring public attitudes towards a baccalaureate-style 16-18 education system. Read our report as we unveil findings from our poll of 2,000+ adults with Public First exploring 16-18 education, apprenticeships, and the plans to introduce the ABS. https://lnkd.in/eS4wF9A9

Today's King's Speech (17 July 2024) sets out the new Government's legislative programme, which will include: 🔹 English Devolution Bill - to give local leaders greater powers over the levers of local growth, including enhanced powers over skills and employment support, enabling them to create jobs and improve living standards, with an accompanying duty to produce Local Growth Plans. 🔹 Skills England Bill (with a commitment to reform the Apprenticeship Levy) - The Bill will transfer functions from the IfATE (Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education) to Skills England, which will sit at the heart of the skills system in England, and will: 🔸 Support economic growth by bringing greater coherence to the assessment of skills needs and the training landscape; ensuring training programmes are well designed and delivered to meet these needs; and that regional and national skills systems are providing the skilled workforce needed to enable businesses to thrive and to contribute to the Industrial Strategy needed for growth. 🔸 Convene employers, unions, education and training providers, and experts within national government to: ○ Develop a single picture of national and local skills needs. Skills England will work with industry, the Migration Advisory Committee, unions and the Industrial Strategy Council to build and maintain a comprehensive assessment of current and future skills needs. This will also inform the Department for Education’s policy priorities. ○ Identify the training for which the Growth and Skills Levy will be accessible - this includes consulting on (and maintaining a list of) levy-eligible training to ensure value for money, and that the mix of government-funded training available to learners and employers aligns with skills needs. ○ Ensure that the national and regional skills systems are meeting skills needs and are aligned, including using local and regional vacancy data as part of a robust evidence base. Skills England will convene Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) and other key stakeholders to identify system issues and provide advice to Government, leading to a more coherent system. 🔸 To deliver this role, it is expected that Skills England will need to take on several of the functions the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. The full King's Speech is here - https://lnkd.in/euazKwc8 The supporting explanatory notes are here - https://lnkd.in/eVbkHseg Initial analysis from FE Week is here - https://lnkd.in/g3CjqRXw #newgovernment #legislativeprogramme #apprenticeshiplevy #IfATE #earnandlearn #workplacelearning #skillsengland

Advancing British Standards? Exploring public attitudes towards a baccalaureate-style 16-18 education system. Read our new report as we unveil findings from our poll of 2,000+ adults with Public First exploring 16-18 education, apprenticeships, and the Gov’s plans to introduce the ABS. https://lnkd.in/eTGQ8idX

Our brand new report - Advancing British Standards? - is out now! We unveil findings from our poll of 2,000+ adults with Public First exploring 16-18 education, apprenticeships, and the Gov’s plans to introduce the ABS. Read the report here 👇 https://lnkd.in/egP77Frx

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

The Department for Education is establishing 'Skills England' to help identify the skills needed to drive economic growth with a clear strategy for post-16 education: https://lnkd.in/en46Up2e #Education #SkillsEngland #DepartmentforEducation

A key reform to post-16 education and skills by the new Labour Government will be the creation of Skills England. Join Campaign for Learning and panel members to discuss what the options may be for the structure, role and responsibilities of this new organisation in terms of 16-18 education, adult education, higher education and apprenticeships. Critical issues to discuss will be which parts of the £35bn post-16 sector will be covered by Skills England, and the extent to which Skills England will shape Level 4-8 funding as well as Level 3 and below funding. Panel members are: • Simon Ashworth, Deputy CEO, AELP • Stephen Evans, Chief Executive, Learning and Work Institute • Jane Gratton, Deputy Director, Public Policy • David Hughes, Chief Executive, Association of Colleges • Alistair Jarvis, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of London • Susan Pember, Policy Director, HOLEX Facilitator: Mark Corney, Senior Policy Adviser, Campaign for Learning. Book now 👇 Shaping Skills England Policy panel 9 September 2024 I 11am - 12.30pm By Zoom: register here: https://lnkd.in/eFAKaz_u

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.