The Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, and education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, have announced the launch of Skills England, which will be tasked with identifying current and future skills gaps and driving forward plans to enable young people and adults to develop the skills they need.
This week, responsibility for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (ifATE) will transfer to Skills England, under the Skills England Bill, included within the King’s Speech for the State Opening of Parliament.
The body will be established in phases over the next 9-12 months.
Skills England will bring together central and local government, businesses, training providers and unions, with the aim of meeting the ‘skills needs of the next decade’ and provide ‘strategic oversight of the post-16 skills system, as per the Government’s Industrial Strategy.
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