TAILIEUCHUNG - Employer engagement and industry sector approach in the UK

The UK has a long history of involving employers in the design and delivery or its skills systems. The precise mechanisms for engaging employers has evolved over the years, but the fundamental principle remains that vocational education and training should be demand - led and driven by employers. Prior to the change in the English Government administration in 2010, the main way employers were involved in vocational education in the UK was through Sector Skills Councils. | INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT AND INDUSTRY SECTOR APPROACH IN THE UK BRITISH COUNCIL The UK has a long history of involving employers in the design and delivery or its skills systems. The precise mechanisms for engaging employers has evolved over the years but the fundamental principle remains that vocational education and training should be demand - led and driven by employers. Prior to the change in the English Government administration in 2010 the main way employers were involved in vocational education in the UK was through Sector Skills Councils. Sector Skills Councils Since 2005 Sector Skills Councils SSCs have been licensed by government to provide employer leadership to address skills needs within and across sectors. They have been a focal point for raising skills in sectors to drive enterprise jobs and growth. Through their sector reach SSCs have .articulated the voice of employers on skills . developed innovative skills solutions .galvanised employer investment in skills and job creation. . SSCs work with employers by .carrying out sector research and labour market needs analysis .developing National Occupational Standards .developing Apprenticeships .designing delivering other sector skills solutions such as National Skills Academies promotional campaigns to recruit students into the sector and working with schools to support progression from school into vocational education. Many SSCs now operate National Skills Academies which are employer-led organisations with a role in developing the infrastructure needed to deliver specialist skills. National Occupational Standards Since the mid-1980s National Occupational Standards NOS have become an important feature of the sector skills landscape. They are developed by and for employers normally through a Sector Skills Council or other Sector Skills Organisation. They are national UK-wide statements of the standards of performance that an individual must achieve when carrying out functions in the

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• Employer engagement
• Industry sector approach
• Industry sector approach in the UK
• Sector Skills Councils
• Involving employers