About e-skills UK

Alliance of Sector Skills Councils

The role of the alliance

e-skills UK is part of the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils - an employer-driven organisations that, together, articulate the voice of 89% of the UK’s employers on skills issues.

The Alliance is a new organisation (since 1st April 2008) comprising all 25 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs). The full extent of the Alliance's scope will develop over time, but its core purpose is to:

• Promote understanding of the role of SSCs within the skills system across the four home nations
• Co-ordinate policy positions and strategic work on skills with stakeholders across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
• Help build the performance capability of the Sector Skills Councils, to ensure they continue to work effectively on the employer-driven skills agenda

For more info, check the Alliance Q&As (PDF - 15KB).

Website: www.sscalliance.org

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills

Launched on 1 April 2008, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) is a key recommendation in Lord Leitch's 2006 review of skills. The UKCES is responsible for the licensing process of the 25 Sector Skills Councils (SSCs).

The UKCES aims to raise UK prosperity and opportunity by improving employment and skills.

Its ambition is to benefit employers, individuals and government by advising how improved employment and skills systems can help the UK become a world-class leader in productivity, in employment and in having a fair and inclusive society: all this in the context of a fast-changing global economy.

Because employers, whether in private business or the public sector, have prime responsibility for the achievement of greater productivity, the UKCES will strengthen the employer voice and provide greater employer influence over the employment and skills systems.

Website: www.ukces.org.uk 

 

Last modified: 04 Apr 2008