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In a letter, the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has proposed key changes to the skills system
CLC has sent a letter to Skills England outlining the importance of construction as a critical growth sector.
It has also highlighted the need for an effective skills system that meets the needs of the construction industry.
The letter explains that CLC works in partnership with government, employers and clients, so is “well placed to advise on and support new skills initiatives and interventions".
It outlines three priority objectives for Skills England:
- Facilitate an employer-demand driven skills system across government. Skills England can play a crucial role in coordinating across government to deliver a transformational shift towards a clearer, smoother, more responsive skills system that is driven by employers’ skills needs and reflects employer demand.
- Unlock a more collaborative approach to evidence for better informed analysis. Skills England has an opportunity to develop a more collaborative approach to gathering, sharing, and analysing the evidence base on skills demand and supply to ensure there is one single agreed version of skills needs.
- Ensure the growth and skills levy supports and incentivises employers to meet the industry’s strategic skills needs. Skills England has an opportunity to help employers engage less transactionally and more strategically with the new levy. This could be achieved through weighted funding that incentivises employers to take on apprentices at the levels, occupations, and geographies that reflect industry and government’s strategic needs.
The government launched Skills England in July as part of its mission to boost skills across all regions.
Skills England aims to bring together central and local government, businesses, training providers and unions, providing strategic oversight of the post-16 skills system aligned to the government’s Industrial Strategy.
