Consultation outcome

Skills for Sustainable Growth: Future Direction of Skills Policy

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This consultation has concluded

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Skills for Sustainable Growth: Strategy Document

Detail of outcome

The government’s strategy on improving and using skills for sustainable economic growth and extending social mobility and inclusion.


Original consultation

Summary

Consultation on reform of key areas of skills policy to develop a skills system that would better meet the employers' and learners' needs.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

Sought views on reform of key areas of skills policy, to develop a skills system that would better meet the needs of employers and learners.

Views and ideas were particularly sought on:

  • where public investment was most valuable
  • how the skills system could be made simpler and more effective
  • how we could better support employers and individuals to invest in learning and develop the skills they and the economy needed

It also provided the background for the technical funding system and methodology consultation that was launched at the same time.

The ‘Skills for Sustainable Growth Strategy’ is the government’s response to this consultation.

Documents

Skills for Sustainable Growth: Consultation on the Future Direction of Skills Policy

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Skills for Sustainable Growth: Summary of Responses to a Consultation on the Future Direction of Skills Strategy

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Skills for Sustainable Growth and Investing in Skills for Sustainable Growth: Equality Impact Assessment

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Published 22 July 2010