Adult Learner
National Skills Strategy
In July 2003 the government launched its new National Skills Strategy. Its goal is to maximise the contribution of skills to raising productivity, economic competitiveness and sustainable employment in the UK.
The Learning And Skills Council wants to support business in developing the skilled workforce it needs to achieve key business objectives: improving productivity; retaining staff; reducing costs and increasing profits.
The LSC has teamed up with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) in the Great Skills Debate now gathering momentum up and down the country. From Devon to Durham local LSCs and Chambers are gathering the views of employers and business people on the current crisis in skills in England, and how to address it.
You can have your say in person or electronically – contact your local LSC to find out when they’re holding events. In some regions there are online questionnaires and telephone hotline services to capture your opinions.
You can get a copy of the Skills for the 21st Century White Paper at www.dfes.gov.uk/skillsstrategy
