Demystifying the Government’s skills agenda. And how that’s driving the need for skills-focused strategies.

Session Overview:

The Government’s new approach to skills, policy, and funding is taking shape through multiple initiatives: the formation of Skills England, the recent Budget update, the ‘Get Britain Working Again’ plan, ‘The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy’, the ‘Devolution’ White Papers, and the evolving Skills and Growth Levy. For businesses, navigating these external influences to develop an effective skills strategy is becoming increasingly complex. This session aims to demystify the Government’s plans and their implications for employers, particularly regarding apprenticeships, higher technical qualifications, skills bootcamps, and T-level placements. We’ll explore how these changes are driving the transition toward skills-based organisations, and why this matters for your business. And how analysing talent, labour, and skills data can help organisations become more skills-aware and better understand both their current and future skills needs to maintain competitiveness.

Speakers:

  • Chair – Mark Cameron, CEO, The 5% Club
  • Nicki Hay, Director of Apprenticeship Strategy and Policy
  • Emma O’Dell, Skills and Capability Planning Director

To Book

  • Date: Wednesday 30 April
  • Time: 11am-12noon
  • Venue: online, zoom
  • To book: please register here

Audience:

Those involved in early career, earn and learn programmes and or skills strategy