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Skills

DIUS wants the UK's businesses and citizens to prosper and flourish. We're committed to equipping the workforce with a world class skills base so that the UK can compete in the global market

Policy at a glance

New one stop shop for training

The Adult Advancement and Careers Service (AACS) can help with training and getting back into work, but also offers advice on childcare, money matters, housing and more


More on the AACS

Skills Funding Agency: Q&A for employers

DIUS has produced a booklet to answer employers' questions about the new adult Skills Funding Agency

Download the booklet - Skills Funding Agency: questions and answers for employers(211 KB)

More and better training for benefit claimants

Secretary of State John Denham's Work Skills plan includes compulsory training and an overhauled system to help people get into and on at work


More about Work Skills

Our future. It's in our hands

This campaign calls on employers and individuals to take control of their future by investing in skills


Visit the campaign website

World Skills comes to London

The world's largest skills competition is coming to the UK in 2011 and provides a valuable opportunity to celebrate excellence at a national and international level


Visit the World Skills 2011 website
More about the competition

Vocational Qualifications and planned reforms

This UK wide programme aims to create a system based on learner and employer need that offers greater clarity and choice


Visit our VQ Reform pages

Strategic Skills

The Windsor Consultation explored the possibilities of a sustainable skills proposition, while a John Denham CBI speech explains DIUS' approach to the Leitch Report


Windsor Consultation
Denham on Leitch Report

Offender learning

The Government is determined to turn offenders away from crime and into work, encouraging them to lead productive lives


Visit our Offender Learning pages