World Class Skills: Implementing the Leitch Review of Skills in England is published today
On Wednesday 18th July, the Government unveiled major new plans for making our nation a world class leader in skills by 2020, aimed at creating new opportunities for citizens and businesses, and delivering prosperity for all. The plan, World Class Skills: implementing the Leitch Review of Skills in England is the Government’s response to the independent Leitch Review of Skills and sets out how Government will lead the country into a skills 'revolution.'
Download World Class Skills: implementing the Leitch Review of Skills in England (PDF file 921KB). Alternatively, hard copies can be ordered from TSO by calling 0870 600 5522 or emailing customer.services@tso.co.uk, quoting ISBN reference: 978-0-10-171812-7.
Further Education update
In March 2006 the Government published the Further Education Reform White Paper - Raising Skills, Improving Life Chances. The White Paper set out a programme of change in the Further Education system needed to realise the potential of Further Education as the powerhouse of a high skills economy, with the ability to deliver the Government's skills ambition. This update sets out progress made in delivering these changes and taking forward the recommendations from the Foster Review of 2005.
Download Further Education:Raising Skills, Improving Life Chances - Update: July 2007 (PDF file 1.4MB) and more information can be found on the Further Education website.
Recommendations summary
In his final report Lord Leitch set out a package of recommendations to make the UK a world leader on skills by 2020. Download a summary of Lord Leitch’s recommendations and the Government’s response to each of them – as set out in World Class Skills (PDF file 84KB).
Stakeholder events
Following the publication of Lord Leitch’s report in December 2006, the Government and its partners held a series of events with a broad range of stakeholders to build consensus around how best to take forward the recommendations in the report. These discussions informed the policies that are set out in World Class Skills and a summary of the events can be downloaded here (PDF file 29KB).
Regulatory Impact Assessment
The Prime Minister requests that no proposal for regulation which has an impact on businesses, charities or voluntary bodies be considered by Ministers without a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) being carried out. An RIA is an essential part of the policy-making process because it assesses the impact, in terms of costs, benefits and risks, of any proposed regulation. Download the World Class Skills RIA here (PDF file 64KB).
To find out more about skills and the Leitch Review, please visit the Skills Strategy website.
