Response to the Government's launch of Skills England

Responding to the Government's launch of Skills England on 22 July 2024, Stephen Evans, Chief Executive of Learning and Work Institute, said:

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22 07 2024

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Stephen Evans

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It’s good to see the Government making progress with establishing Skills England and providing some more information on its role. The skills landscape in England is overly complex and fragmented. Skills England can play a role bringing that together and ensuring skills are a core part of delivering national priorities such as clean energy and increased homebuilding. But we also need a simpler and more coherent system. We look forward to seeing the Government’s plans for simplification and an integrated post-18 system and Skills England’s role within it. I hope it will develop those in an open and collaborative way, drawing on the expertise of all of those working in the learning and skills systems.

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