On 16 November 2010, the UK’s Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government published a new skills strategy, Skills for Sustainable Growth (393Kb PDF) [1]. It outlines the coalition’s plans to address ‘current failings’ in England’s further education and training system. One of the main aims is
On 11 November 2009, the UK Labour government published a white paper on Skills for growth: The national skills strategy [1]. The white paper, which applies only to England, is the government’s second skills strategy, the first having been launched in 2003 (*UK0307105F* [2]). While the first
On 7 May 2009, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES [1]) published a report, Ambition 2020: World Class Skills and Jobs for the UK (799Kb PDF) [2], which warns that without concerted action the UK will not achieve its goal of becoming a world leader in skills by 2020. [1] http://www
On 17 March 2008, the UK Labour government published a consultation white paper, entitled Raising expectations: Enabling the system to deliver [1], which proposed radical changes to England’s education and training system. The government’s plans include a proposal to abolish the country’s Learning
On 5 December 2006, the UK Labour government published the final report of the Leitch Review of Skills, Prosperity for all in the global economy – world class skills (719Kb PDF) [1], which recommends ambitious new targets and far-reaching reforms aimed at making the UK a ‘world leader in skills’ by
On 27 March 2006, the Labour government published a white paper, Further education: Raising skills, improving life chances [1], setting out a ‘new economic mission’ for the further education sector. The white paper identified further education as a ‘key driver of economic growth and competitiveness
In February 2005, the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC [1]) published the report Pregnancy discrimination at work: A survey of women (1.26Mb PDF) [2], which examines the experiences of women throughout their pregnancy, maternity leave and after their return to work. The findings are based on
New research, published in 2006 by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP [1]) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI [2]), has explored the extent to which current employment policies and practices comply with equal opportunities [3] regarding age. The report aimed to evaluate the effects
The National Employers Skills Survey 2004 (1.4Mb pdf) [1] (NESS 2004), commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), together with the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA), is the largest survey of skills issues faced by employers in
On 22 March 2005, the Labour Party government published its latest skills white paper, entitled Skills: Getting on in business, getting on in work [1], which aims to tackle Britain’s 'skills shortages' and help companies to compete successfully in the global economy. The white paper sets out details