The Learning and Skills Councils Annual Report and Accounts for ...

Sector Skills Councils (SSCs)
Independent UK-wide organisations
representing groups of employers, SSCs
exist to improve skills and productivity
in their sector.
Skills for Life
The Government’s strategy to help
adults who have missed out on
educational achievement. It aims to
improve the literacy, language and
numeracy skills of 1.5 million adults.
Skills Funding Agency
This agency oversees the distribution
of funds to the sector and manages
the performance of FE colleges.
It houses the NAS, the National
Employer Service and the Adult and
Careers Advancement Service.
skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk
Skills Pledge
The Skills Pledge is a public
commitment by businesses to train
their employees. The Skills Pledge
is voluntary and is supported by
impartial advice from the Train to
Gain service.
businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/
layertopicId=1084719426
Skills Strategy
The Government launched its Skills
Strategy in July 2003, promising to
improve support for businesses that
develop their workforces.
Train to Gain
Train to Gain helps employers to find
the training they need for their staff.
A dedicated skills broker analyses
individual business needs and works
with each employer to help them plan
a tailored training programme. Train
to Gain skills brokers do not work for
any training organisation, so the advice
they give to employers is impartial.
traintogain.gov.uk
Young People’s Learning Agency
(YPLA)
A national non-departmental
public body with responsibility for
championing education and training
for young people in England. It does
this by providing financial support
to young learners, by funding
Academies for all their provision
and by supporting local authorities
to commission suitable education
and training opportunities for all
16–19-year-olds.
ypla.gov.uk
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